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Up and running, kinda.
Welcome everyone, to SydneyOwen.com! I am pleased to introduce you to my blog, version 2.0. This is the second new look since it’s inception in October – and with each makeover, it’s getting better. In an effort to have some street cred for SXSW, I thought I’d nix the .wordpress part of my URL and go for the gold. As...
Mysterious vibrations
A colleague of mine, Nick, and I were emailing back and forth today and he asked me, mid-professional conversation, “do you ever get phantom phone vibrations? It has felt like my belt has been vibrating all day. Talk about annoying” And I was thinking, okay, I’m not the only one who is perpetually checking their phone to see if they are...
Dad switched gears three times in 50 years.
What will I be when I grow up? Well, it’s almost time for me to make a choice. When I think about where I am and where I’ll be in a year, 5 years, even 10, my mind does one of two things: shuts down or starts spinning with ideas. My dad always told me I could be whatever I...
Instant Gratification – Staying True to Gen Y Stereotypes
Extra, extra, read all about it! Being obsessed with instant results is a part of being a card-holding member of Gen Y. Critics of Gen Y, including this guy say we’re too lazy, we’re spoiled, we have a tremendous sense of entitlement and that we’re too self-centered. Well, sure, I slept in until noon every day of my winter break,...
Turn down the Christmas music, please.
Penelope Trunk made a good point on her blog earlier this morning. I commented, and my comment inspired me to elaborate on why Christmas at my “office” sucks. I’ll tell you what I hate about Christmas at my “office” (read: restaurant). I hate that one of my coworkers says “Merry Christmas” to guests as they leave. I told her we...
