26 September 2009 ~ View Comments

The Macberry Files: In the Trenches

Wordle: Sam's LifeBlogging seems like a sweet gig. Mostly, when I tell people I’ve just met that I aspire to be a work full time in the social media realm one day, I get a lot of raised eyebrows, as most still think of blogging as leisure, or a way to let express themselves during their off time. I can practically see the “You gotta be kidding” thought bubbles pop up above their head. But my absence here during the past few months has definitely made me realize that to be a blogger, a good blogger too, takes lots of work. There’s not many people who have John Chow‘s God-given penmanship, so the rest of us have to work at it. On an average day, I realize that I don’t want to work for 8 hours, walk home, and then re-live it here. All my body wants to do is sit on the couch and play some darn Halo or something. It’s been hard to keep up with the latest ways that Facebook is copying Twitter, who’s getting cut on the Canucks, the latest social media rave, and figuring what to eat for dinner at the same time. Anybody with a full time job is most likely thinking boo-***ing-hoo at this point, but hey – it’s true, this is typical post-teenage denial stuff. The more I realize how much work it is though, makes me want to work even harder, because like the cliche says, no pain no gain.

As for what I have been up to? In the past few weeks, I have moved down the street, helped launch a new b2b program, created a new blog for my great roommate and spent the rest of my time catching up on news with my phones. It’s been tiring, but fun. I have still yet to install that Snow Leopard thing everybody’s been tweeting about, and I haven’t touched a basketball in months and need to call Bell to cancel their service (because it sucks). So as I keep trucking along, I just want to thank everybody for their support for visiting here and that I am not giving up here. I still have many plans and through time, they will come to fruition, but it may be a little quiet on the forefront here for a while as I re-org and create some processes. Until next time, I’ll catch you on twitter and facebook.

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15 September 2008 ~ View Comments

The Dilemma with Work and Friends: Part 2

As promised, here’s the update.

I didn’t get the position. I’m a little (euphemism) disappointed but I have plans to do several days of groaning, so it’ll be okay. It’s odd because I don’t think I’ve ever wanted a job that much, but hey – live and learn. I’m still awaiting word to see if I get any free ice cream out of this but I wanted to let everybody know first. Got my fingers crossed (not really, because I’m typing…but you know, figure of speech. I mean text). Ice cream would be the perfect comfort food right now.

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15 September 2008 ~ View Comments

The Dilemma with Friends and Work: Part 1b

A minor update: I’ve had a lot of people asking me if I successfully…how should I put it? ‘got’ the position. Thanks for the support guys but unfortunately, I don’t have anything to let you know so far, but I want to reiterate that as soon as I find out, it’ll be here with swiftness. Maybe I shouldn’t say too much because this is a public forum, but hey – if you care enough to come check my blog out, I figure I should talk about stuff that actually matters.

Just check back here every now and then or you can subscribe (the big orange button) to let the real part two come to you, not this filler. When I have a bit more time, I’ll throw out a more detailed explanation on RSS and why it’s awesome. Other than that, happy Monday!

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