What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

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ExedExes wrote:
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In another more important way, it sucks.
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If you buy a Lancia I think you get a slightly flirty co-driver as standard. "Easy right, bay-bee", indeed.

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Smile: Was able to mow the lawn last night, so one more thing crossed off my chore list.

Smile: Had a Birthday party for a good friend last night, and am hosting a party for a great guy tonight. Should be a packed house, and I have tons of party games planned. It'll be a bit bittersweet as said friend will be in Abu Dhabi for at least six months, and he's definitely one of my best friends. But I couldn't be happier for him.

Smile: Big marketing meeting this afternoon at the museum. Our enrollment for classes is dismal, but with this team I know we can turn things around.
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Luke wrote:Smile: Big marketing meeting this afternoon at the museum. Our enrollment for classes is dismal, but with this team I know we can turn things around.
You work at a museum, or are you just partnered with them? Or do you just like holding things there?
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:D One of my kitty cats is snuggling on my head.
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Luke Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:52 am wrote: Smile: Fifteen bucks. I got a landscaper to edge, mow, blow, and weed my yard for fifteen bucks because I gave him a jar of ice water and a ham sandwich. One and a half hours of work for fifteen bucks.
Luke Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:23 am wrote:Smile: Was able to mow the lawn last night, so one more thing crossed off my chore list.
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AmishSamurai wrote: You work at a museum, or are you just partnered with them? Or do you just like holding things there?
I'm the chairman of the marketing committee.

It's a really fun gig. I'm responsible for setting and holding meetings, increasing the museums visibility through multiple media outlets, scheduling events, generating foot traffic, coordinating with local tv stations and other media outlets, social media campaigns, etc.

I volunteer, but it's a big job, which I really enjoy. Love fundraising for good causes.

But our visibility stinks. Every time I bring someone to the museum their reaction is "Wow! I didn't even know about this place". That's what I'm changing. Not being arrogant, but facts are facts and I've helped raise over $100,000 for the museum in ten months. But there is still a lot more we could improve.

The museum is located across the street from a University who has an awesome art program, yet we haven't targeted the college crowd. We rely on big donations from old money, but old money goes away. I'm trying to get the Executive committee to realize that new money means old money in the future.

Check us out: http://gmoa.org/
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TSTR wrote::D One of my kitty cats is snuggling on my head.
Dawwww. Kitty hat, or are you lying on your side?
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Luke wrote:
AmishSamurai wrote: You work at a museum, or are you just partnered with them? Or do you just like holding things there?
I'm the chairman of the marketing committee.

It's a really fun gig. I'm responsible for setting and holding meetings, increasing the museums visibility through multiple media outlets, scheduling events, generating foot traffic, coordinating with local tv stations and other media outlets, social media campaigns, etc.

I volunteer, but it's a big job, which I really enjoy. Love fundraising for good causes.

But our visibility stinks. Every time I bring someone to the museum their reaction is "Wow! I didn't even know about this place". That's what I'm changing. Not being arrogant, but facts are facts and I've helped raise over $100,000 for the museum in ten months. But there is still a lot more we could improve.

The museum is located across the street from a University who has an awesome art program, yet we haven't targeted the college crowd. We rely on big donations from old money, but old money goes away. I'm trying to get the Executive committee to realize that new money means old money in the future.

Check us out: http://gmoa.org/
I've been trying to get a museum-related job for a while now (specifically collections, but would do p. much anything at this point) but all the open positions are at the very top and want ungodly levels of experience.
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MrPopo wrote:
TSTR wrote::D One of my kitty cats is snuggling on my head.
Dawwww. Kitty hat, or are you lying on your side?
Kitty hat! Lying down, though.
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Hobie-wan wrote:
Luke Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:52 am wrote: Smile: Fifteen bucks. I got a landscaper to edge, mow, blow, and weed my yard for fifteen bucks because I gave him a jar of ice water and a ham sandwich. One and a half hours of work for fifteen bucks.
Luke Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:23 am wrote:Smile: Was able to mow the lawn last night, so one more thing crossed off my chore list.
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Clarification is needed!

He took care of the front yard, which is a pain. I mowed the back yard, which takes about twenty minutes, as it's flat.

He said "Thirty bucks for the back and front". I asked "Fifteen for just the front?". He agreed, and I couldn't pass it up.
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