Brag Here

[Bill Brasky]

Cold, rainy 10k this morning - 54:59 - New Personal Record! Bigger thing for me was being in the top third for both my age group and gender.

(Next up is a 13.1 mile race in two weeks - where I will be thoroughly humbled as I slide back down into the middle third, or bottom half.)

Rock on. 

[Bill Brasky]

My brag..

I have a plan. 

I usually don't have one. 

I'm pretty pumped. 

[Laetitia]

My brag..

I have a plan. 

I usually don't have one. 

I'm pretty pumped. 

Plans are good. Especially when it's going smoothly, and you get to say...

[Bill Brasky]

My brag..

I have a plan. 

I usually don't have one. 

I'm pretty pumped. 

Plans are good. Especially when it's going smoothly, and you get to say...

"Success?"

"I tolja' so?"

"Stick it up your ass, naysayers!"?

[Laetitia]

I was actually off searching for a George Peppard "I love it when a plan comes together" on YouTube, but was pulled away by little-ish folk to play something on the xbox.

[Bill Brasky]

I was actually off searching for a George Peppard "I love it when a plan comes together" on YouTube, but was pulled away by little-ish folk to play something on the xbox.

I used to love that show when I was a little kid. 

He'd be all "heh" with the cigar, shit exploding in the background. 

[Laetitia]

I used to love that show when I was a little kid. 

He'd be all "heh" with the cigar, shit exploding in the background. 

I loved that show as a kid, too.
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I thought it seemed appropriate here - both line & character.

[Bill Brasky]

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I thought it seemed appropriate here - both line & character.

It is.  I'm flyin'.  I'm in a truly good mood for the first time in months, like a kid who got a "yes" from asking his crush for a date.  Might just be the coffee. 

I was sort of adrift.  I had a vague direction, and obviously a goal, but I sat down today and made myself a simple set of bi-weekly goals, that are totally within reason.  I should be able to reach each one with little or no difficulty. 

I can't believe I never mapped it out like that.  The hard part is actually gonna be staying UNDER-productive, slow and steady.  The only thing that can fuck it up is haste and impulsive decisions. 

[JWI]

I got a very glowing yearly review at work yesterday.  If not for the economy and the fact the company has cut back expenses 40% (without laying a single person off) I'd be expecting a nice raise.  At the very least I cemented my worth to the company and maybe worked my way into getting a private office soon.

I bought a bottle of Hennessy XO Cognac to celebrate.

[Laetitia]

WTG, JWI!

[Bill Brasky]

I got a very glowing yearly review at work yesterday.  If not for the economy and the fact the company has cut back expenses 40% (without laying a single person off) I'd be expecting a nice raise.  At the very least I cemented my worth to the company and maybe worked my way into getting a private office soon.

I bought a bottle of Hennessy XO Cognac to celebrate.

My company often gives bonuses for that sort of thing, so the salary isn't increased percentage-wise, because the next raise would be on top of this one, and calculated from it.

Sweet dude, either way. 

[anarchir]

I got a raise at my job because they thought I was doing a good job. I dont know WTF I'm doing but I'm trying.

[JWI]

I got a very glowing yearly review at work yesterday.  If not for the economy and the fact the company has cut back expenses 40% (without laying a single person off) I'd be expecting a nice raise.  At the very least I cemented my worth to the company and maybe worked my way into getting a private office soon.

I bought a bottle of Hennessy XO Cognac to celebrate.

My company often gives bonuses for that sort of thing, so the salary isn't increased percentage-wise, because the next raise would be on top of this one, and calculated from it.

Sweet dude, either way. 

The bonus would be great but knowing how they've cut expenditures in order to avoid layoffs, I'd make due with nothing this year so long as I and others can keep our jobs.

[Lindsey]

At my company, they dropped 401k matching - which sucks because I was going to start mine.  And then they put us on this new commission pilot where we have the ability to make 5% in commissions for a week - which is normal.  The max before was 2% a month.  Oy vey. 

[freeAgent]

At my company, they dropped 401k matching - which sucks because I was going to start mine.  And then they put us on this new commission pilot where we have the ability to make 5% in commissions for a week - which is normal.  The max before was 2% a month.  Oy vey. 

My company also dropped its 401(k) matching last year, though it may start up again sometime this year or next year.  However, you should consider starting to save anyway.  Whether the company contributes or not, it's still the same chunk out of your paycheck.  The only thing matching does is raise the amount that goes into that fund.  401(k) contributions are exempt from taxes so you only actually lose some of that money as far as take-home pay goes.  That makes saving in a 401(k) a lot more effective than saving with after-tax dollars.