Good is Good, But Not Great.

I finally heard back from Azure, I didn't get it. They went with someone less technical and more of an administrator. At least that is the official word. I know what really happened. They couldn't compete with what the bank is paying me. <sarcasm>What a let-down. I guess I'll have to suffer with shorter hours and more pay.</sarcasm>

The only thing I really don't like about my job is trying to describe it to people.
"I'm a Lotus Domino programmer for the largest bank in the world," I say.
Their eyes start to glaze over.
I explain further, "I write applications for their intranet."
Their eyes glaze over even more.
I sigh and say, "I like it because the money is good and I can leave it behind at the end of the day and go home and paint."
That they understand.

I need to get my ass out to more arts events.

I Freakin' Love This Picture!

Sometimes I surprise myself

Lots of pictures

(N.B.: this is a repost of message sent to my mailing lists. These links are to a database-driven website and if you are using them after more pictures have been posted to that section, you won't get the date as noted in this post)

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Funny how my little hobby has turned into such a *thing*!

So here you are, all you picture hungry netizens...

August 11 at SinCity. These have been up for about a week now, I was just waiting to announce everything at once...
http://www.gothic.bc.ca/sincity
(Thanks to Evilyn and Jim S. for contributing)

August 26 at Sanctuary, also featuring a shot of downtown from behind the Onion, and the infamous "90 Alexander" from the "Eldergoth in Vancouver" list ( http://www.gothic.bc.ca/gothic_in_vancouver.htm#EGiV )
http://www.gothic.bc.ca/gothic/photogallery.nsf/jump?readform&jump=view:index::start:1::count:100::expand:4.2::hash:4

September 1 at Retrobution at the Element Pub. If you haven't seen the decor at the Element yet, here is your chance to live vicariously - but really it has to be experienced to be fully appreciated!
http://www.gothic.bc.ca/venue/Retrobution

September 2 at Sanctuary at Club 212 - small, extra Skanky, and equipped with go-go towers. It was a Twilight Zone flashback! Complete with an appearance by someone who was such a fixture at TZ that he is *part* of the Eldergoth list ( http://www.gothic.bc.ca/person/Snaggletooth )
http://www.gothic.bc.ca/venue/Sanctuary
(Thanks to SmartPatrol for contributing.)

September 2 at Luvafair - OK, I said I wasn't going to take any more pictures there when I got hassled after DM, but after a gazillion $4.50 doubles at Skank , I forgot ;-) (seriously, I think I had eight or nine) Besides 212 closed at 12, but Skuz was open until 2...
http://www.gothic.bc.ca/venue/Luvafair

What are you people going to do if I decide to sober up? Yeah, right...

Let me reiterate...

"Funny how my little hobby has turned into such a *thing*!"

Over 2100 hits in from over 40 unique user sessions in the first half hour of announcing the new pictures.

The only reason take the pictures is to collect material to paint or draw. I just started posting them for fun. I guess I'm not the only one who thinks they are fun!