Publish or Perish
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Countdown...
In other news, I have 9 mm kidney stone that's just dying to come out. That was not fun. I felt like someone was trying to dig my kidneys our with a rusty spoon. Not fun. Plus, I scared Loki to death. He does not deal well win something he can't see. He's much like Wolverine in that way. :).
Anyway, the staff over at Shadyside Hospital were great. They treated me quickly and informed (and calmed) Loki. Very important. I still have the kidney stone and I am scheduled to have them blasted with lithotripsy either next Tuesday morning or Thursday morning...at either Shadyside, Presby or St. Margaret.
So... other than that nothing else is going on. Sorry for the long delays on in between posts.
On Hospitals
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Hello!
Does it make me sad? No, not really. I know the stories are still there. I just don't have the time to commit them to cyberspace. :)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Summer Reading!!
And during this time away from reading for pleasure I've been complining a tall stack of books on my nightstand.
So, what's on my night stand that's begging to be read?
I'm so glad you asked.
God-Shape Hole by Tiffanie Debartolo
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindquvist
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Wild Nights by Joyce Carol Oats
Cracked by Dr. Drew Pinsky
Cringe
Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky
And possibly The Stand by Stephen King or the Dark Tower Series...if I'm feeling ambitious of course.
:)
I look over at my stack of books nightly and think wistfully: "Soon. Soon, I will devour you. And then I will have no books to read. And then I'll be sad."
Truly, that's my train of thought.
And no, I didn't add books like the three travel books I have (Chicago, DC and the Southern US); a writing book; a book about reading; two books about time management; a book about writing; two books about yoga and meditation; and two other books about what to read depending on your mood.
I should take a a picture of it.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
On Ray & Andrew
Anyway, enjoy.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Hello!
Anyway, tonight we talked about our DiSC profiles, which is a personality profile. I'm a perfectionist, by the way, but I knew this going in. But the dominiate trait in the DiSC for me was the C which means Conscientious. Which, of course, doesn't really surprise me. But the professor, Martha, then equated each letter with a bird. Here's the breakdown:
D (dominant) = eagle with these qualities: control specialist, listen for results, fast paced, impatient, quick decision maker, high ego needs, competitive, winning in central, risk taker, fear of loss of cntrols, tells (vs asks), forceful, firm handshake, emphatic gestures, blunt, fighter
i (influencing) = peacocks with these qualitites: interaction specialist, people oriented, subjective, loves variety, enjoys change, needs focus, wants recognition, flight rather than fight, poor listener, tells stories, listen for approval, fears rejection, shares feelings, animated
S (steady) = dove with these qualities: stability specialists, excellent team member, wants cooperation, supportive, slow paced, high concern for others, systematic, warm, reserved, asks, listens for understanding, flight, fears change
C (conscientious) = owl with these qualitites: accuracy specialist, interested in the task, precise, very objective, needs a lot of info, indirectly controlling, private, sensitive, not social, listens for data, asks why, focused, quiet
Soooo....guess which one I am? :)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
On Leadership and This Shy Girl
So, at the beginning of this whole crazy process my boss (my fearless leader and let's be honest, my mentor) asked me why I was taking this particular program in leadership since I was so very shy and quiet. I told her that not all leaders have to be this larger than life persona that carries a big stick and a bigger voice. It's all in how you communicate your vision, your message; whether it is loudly or quietly. As long as your message and vision are firm then it does not matter how loudly (or not) you speak; whether you are outgoing or impossibly shy. This was the particular underlying theme my last presentation in the last class (Leadership and Ethics). The others in my cohort (as they are called at Carlow said that even though I am quiet it doesn't necessarily mean that I don't have anything to say. I just happen to speak when it counts.
Which, really makes sense to me.
Throughout my life, my opinion has always been asked. I'm not particularly sure why, but I think I might be starting to figure it out. I may not be the first to respond (or at all), but I do respond it's pretty much to say something that no one else has thought. In writing, this sure does sound (and look) pretty egotistical. But if you have met me (and a large portion of you have) then you know that I'm not really.
So...what's my vision? It's something that I'm still working on and requires a lot of self-reflection on my part...and something that I'm not quite comfortable divulging online...yet. I don't want to be vague, but currently, my vision is pretty much cloudy. I have to do a lot more self-reflection before I feel anywhere ready to hit anyone with my astounding vision. ;)
By the way, now that I've said all this I should have remembered that I was front and center in this photo. :)
Wow! Two posts in as many days?! What's the world coming to? Fear not, I'm sure the next time I pop up will be another seven to eight weeks from now (and if you're keeping track that will be when my current class is over).











