It is the weekend. After an especially long week of work.
Some weeks just feel longer than others.
Much like some days can feel longer than others.
I have made a list of other things in my life that I have done for 8 hours straight.
1. Slept. Not often, but when I did, I’m pretty sure it was awesome. Although I recently learned that this could kill me.
2. I took an 8 hour flight to Oahu. It was a rather uneventful plane ride, but there was an exotic and tropical locale awaiting me on the other end. That was a good 8 hours.
3. I spent 8 hours learning how to use Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, which is the tool I used to create my website. Thanks, Macromedia. Sorry I didn’t pay you for the program! I promise I will next time.
4. Made love. Okay, I haven’t actually done that for 8 hours straight, but I’ve taken my wife on exciting and romantic weekend getaways. I’m probably at about an 8 hour cumulative total for our 2 years of marriage. Ha!
5. My buddies in college and I took a Road Trip from Provo to L.A. to go to the beach. 5 of us in a Geo Metro for 8 hours each way. It was cramped, but I think we each pitched in about 5 bucks and covered gas.
6. I spent 8 solid hours after Christmas playing CITY OF HEROES. I breaked periodically for food, water, and bathroom, but even those took 2ndary status. By the time my free 1 month had expired, I was a level 14 blaster. And I am not allowed to buy the CITY OF VILLAINS upgrade. Doctor’s orders.
7. I took the GMAT, that took about 8 hours. If I add on my breaks, travel time and an additional 2 hours for emotional distress.
8. It took me about 8 hours to Read the entire 209 pages of Charles Johnson’s Middle Passage. But it probably took me atleast another 8 hours to figure out what that book was really about.

I found something cool. This is a site that uses the “Internet” to create “Social Networks” for getting hired into jobs by “Knowing Somebody.”

http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnbutler

It is not “Truly” knowing anybody, like an “Old-Fashioned Network,” but it is really close and it’s “Free.” Once I “Logged On,” it asked me if I had anyone I’d “Like to Invite,” so I just let it mail from my “Outlook Address Book.” It turned out that several of my “Friends” were already on the site.

Then, I went under jobs and it tells me if people that I “Know,” or people they “Know,” work at the companies I’m “Interested In” and could “Answer My Questions” or “Help Me Get the Job.” Cool, huh?

It seems like the idea I was looking for. I’ll give it a try for the week and see if it gets me anywhere.

ALSO, if you’re already on LinkedIn, add me, I have 6 contacts and I feel somewhat pathetic. Like when I first started MySpace and had 3 friends for months! ha ha