Well, so goes that idea to try and do this on a regular basis - will have to start trying to use that Email blog thing from my BlackBerry. That might make it a little more manageable.
At any rate, big week just finished off, and feeling like I should stay asleep for a couple of weeks. Hmmm ... I wish!
Had Anzac Day during the week on Wednesday. I like these mid week holidays. Works well. So Tuesday night meant heading out, and we used it for a work celebratory afternoon with some of the folks who collaboratively brought the Qantas deal to a close. Was a good evening that eventually saw us at Cargo Bar from about 4:30PM, and then with me slinking away a little inebriated at about 11:30PM. There was a lot of chats to be had, and some boss bashing from the Big T, against my boss - youch! Makes it hard to know how to manage that, but will just get some insulation happening between all the folks I think. At any rate, had another approach to take on a role managing Qantas and strategic direction guidance. Might look in to it a little, but don't think I'm done at RIM just yet.
So Anzac Day Wednesday, with my head not fully recovered, or my stomach or legs (what do I blank out from those evenings that could answer the reasons for my legs feeling like cheesy sticks???), and caught up with Ade. She's a friend who's just ditched her graphic design job for a B2B publication and is now going out there solo. That's a big play, and I'm hoping that's the way her industry is going to let her work. She says she's pretty good at what she does, and it looks like she's being able to line up a bunch of work over the coming months so hopefully all will be good.
Kind of makes me realise I wouldn't mind stepping outside the corporate box, but I guess my job gives me plenty of freedom at any rate. Feels like I'm here to run my own business, that just happens to be owned by someone else. Less pressure that way, but I guess the returns aren't as good. Don't more than 80% of small business fail after the first year or something still? I don't think I'll be that brave for a while yet.
Had lunch in Manly, followed by some awesome icecream at ColdSlab (or something along those lines) - coconut icecream, mixed with Freckles and Mint Slice. Damn good! On the way back had a call from Marty Monster (Martin) to see if I wanted to do dinner over at his with his housemates (Stefan and James) but wasn't feeling too crash hot by then, so had to pass. Bit of a bugger because those BBQ's are usually pretty damn good.
Then came Friday, and with Fashion Week happening here in Sydney from next week, we were lucky enough to team up with Charlie Brown and help her launch a new store, design concepts and chuck our new White BlackBerry Pearl device across to a bunch of journos who write for fashion mags, and style pages of the big publications. Was a great lunch down at Buon Ricordo in Paddington - awesome tastes, and great service. Then we had the Opera moment when Charlie handed out her Fashion Week survival bag. Folks went crazy, shouts of joy and lots of clapping as they opened it up to jewellery, entertainment stuff, and topped it off with the BlackBerry - Jenn, Alan and I became instant celebs. The whole event went great and I think the whole lifestyle message that wraps itself around our new products was well and truly captured. Good old Jenn who organised through Jane (a great PR person I'm starying to think) will be getting much kudos from me for setting this up.
Now today, with the weather like crap we had tennis lessons cancelled, I've been finishing up a bunch of work. I really do think I am working just a little too hard! At any rate, will be off to dinner at Prague Czech Restaurant in Potts Point for Scott's send off dinner. He'll be travelling for 3 months as of Monday. Good thing is I'll be catching up with him in Madrid then Paris for a few weeks, so it's all worked out pretty well.
Will leave it there, but realise I need to try and get these updated more often than once a week ... let's see how well I go.
Catch ya later.
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