- Congratulations to all that ran Blue Cross Broad Street Run, and thank you to all who supported the runners! So proud of the @ibxrun10 team. 2013-05-05
- @KaraLaFleur You rock! in reply to KaraLaFleur 2013-05-05
- Good morning! My body didn’t seem to want extra sleep, so I’m heading in early to see if I can beat @bengarvey into the office. 2013-05-06
- @bengarvey I can’t possibly claim victory based on your post-@ibxrun10 limp; I’d feel as if I fixed the results ;) in reply to bengarvey 2013-05-06
- @saranmatthews No mustard in the fridge; currently eating soft pretzels slathered in sriracha. 2013-05-06
- @saranmatthews Also contemplated: Sriracha Butter in reply to saranmatthews 2013-05-06
- @saranmatthews Sriracha Veganaise would essentially be vegan sushi spicy sauce, no? Sriracha and Mayo is how I make mine at home. in reply to saranmatthews 2013-05-06
- @saranmatthews It’s more or less just creamy sriracha. Related: I want sushi for lunch. in reply to saranmatthews 2013-05-06
- @SmashleyDubs I cannot turn off my inner Peggy Olson. 2013-05-06
- @SmashleyDubs No, but that doesn’t mean I suddenly have a Peggy Olson off switch ;) in reply to SmashleyDubs 2013-05-06
Personal
What I Tweeted, 2013-05-04 Edition
- @themslyss You might have to come back here, I don’t think I’m done excitedly hugging you. in reply to themslyss 2013-04-28
- @CheapGN Happy to know it’s a help! The Reading Order was quite an undertaking. I’m sure you’ll let me know when Affiliate stuff is underway in reply to CheapGN 2013-04-28
- The Great Expectations cover of Back to Black is a travesty. Dig the idea behind the arrangement, but the vocals are incongruous to the song 2013-04-28
- At one point Andre and Beyonce are just straight up out-of-tune to each other, it’s like nails on a chalkboard. 2013-04-28
- @mikeyil @bengarvey How did we make it through the whole party last night and not talk to each other about this? ;) in reply to mikeyil 2013-04-28
- Good morning! It’s my first day @RJMetrics, helping companies make data-driven decisions! Don’t think Monday morning gets much more exciting 2013-04-29
What I Tweeted, 2013-04-27 Edition
- Standing sounds better in studio than it does in my head. I played my best single take of guitar on Saving Grace, ever. EP is nearly ready. 2013-04-21
- To celebrate I am taking myself out to see Rufus Wainwright sing Judy Garland at the Kimmel Center tonight! 2013-04-21
- @jmooreconrow I couldn’t turn down the $10 rush tickets. Plus, hopefully nothing from his awful last LP in the midst of opera and Judy! in reply to jmooreconrow 2013-04-21
- @KMBTweets A fantastic Bowie deep cut. Haven’t played that in an age! in reply to KMBTweets 2013-04-21
- Sitting close enough to Rufus Wainwright to run over & hug him before anyone could’ve stopped me. Didn’t even realize. Probably for the best 2013-04-21
- Soprano Melody Moore’s voice was absolutely hypnotic. I saw vivid peals of indigo & violet swirling during her opening runs. (Not on drugs.) 2013-04-21
- “If Judy Garland studied the science of rainbows, she would have known they weren’t something to fly over, but simply refractions of light!” 2013-04-21
- Encore of Oh What A World, Babs/Judy Happy Days / Get Happy, and Hallelujah. I’ve died, in case you were wondering. 2013-04-21
- @HokuleaSF Saw the Prima! Rufus! Judy! show in Philly, he was sitting right in front of me during Prima and I didn’t even know! in reply to HokuleaSF 2013-04-21
- Open floor plan offices are groovy & collaborative until the person breathing at you from the other side of your monitor has strep throat. 2013-04-22
- @aworldgoesnova I relocated for the day. I love my team dearly, but I have preggo wife, and vocal recording all week, and [SPOILER] next wk. in reply to aworldgoesnova 2013-04-22
Goodbye, Big Blue
This is my last week working at Independence Blue Cross – also known as IBX. I have been an IBX associate since March of 2003.
It still doesn’t seem real to see those words written down – not just because they represent the end of a ten-year chapter of my life, but because during that decade the name of my employer has never appeared here on CK (aside from perhaps an archived tweet or two).
No one ever told me not to mention IBX. I had blogged openly about all of my previous jobs and colleagues, and even blogged a bit about my introduction to corporate culture at IBX. I don’t think Google Alerts existed when I first interviewed, or if they did they were not very prevalent.
Yet, as I sat in the interview for my initial cooperative education experience in Provider Communications back in 2003 talking about how I was trying to triangulate my way to the perfect job for me, I must have decided that it was for the best to keep mum about it.
I never thought I would enjoy a corporate job, but my initial co-op position as a Communications Assistant proved that wrong. I loved working with the nuances of words and communicating the position of a brand. [Read more…] about Goodbye, Big Blue
Breaking: Big News, All Week
Public Domain photo by Lewis Hines: 12 year old “Newsboy. Hyman Alpert, been selling three years. Spends evenings in Boys Club. New Haven, Conn, March 1909”
Over five years ago I told you all that E and I were getting married.
Four years ago I live-posted my vows on our wedding day.
Three years ago I shared the story of buying our first home.
Those nuggets were just about the biggest news I could ever conceivably share with you until last month (and in some older posts I have un-privatized) when I revealed that we are expecting a baby.
While the impending summer 2013 birth announcement of Baby Krisis (not his or her official nickname) (yet) will likely remain the biggest news ever to break on CK for possibly all of eternity, this week I have two amazing pieces of information to share that rank only a few rungs on the news ladder below “I am committing to stay with my partner forever” and “I am buying a piece of property three time as old as me.”
Stay tuned, true believers. I am shaking it all up in 2013.