moblogging

i'm trying the whole moblogging thing in an effort to post more frequently than in the past year or so. the theory is that i'll find the time to blog whilst on the go. i did qualify it as a theory... ;)

corporate value proposition

i found an interesting article on corporate value proposition whilst researching for work - how to write a strong value proposition.

this also ties into one's personal value proposition or, as some like to call it, your elevator speech. i have always struggled with this in describing what i do... even more so in trying to describe what it is i want to do / be. perhaps it's because i haven't completely figured it out yet. more likely is that it's not a traditional role and there isn't really anyone out there i could refer to for a frame of reference.

the closest i have ever come is to say that i want to be a chief happiness officer. but what is a chief happiness officer? how do i become one? it's the transitioning from what i do now to what i want to do that baffles and scares me slightly.

another blog that runs in the same vein is personality not included (if you can ignore the "shameless" promotion of the book of the same name).

a point to ponder in pondering the question "what am i doing with my life?"

hospital

it's a stunning day and i'm looking out onto a little bit of paradise. my first stint in hospital is not so bad at all. i'm here for a small procedure related to the recurring kidney infections i've had over the past few months. it all seems to have gone well. the anaesthesia was an interesting experience - one minute you're staring at the ceiling breathing in oxygen the next they're waking you up & telling you it's all over. there were some strange dreams of a boy in a garden inbetween. i'm happy not to be bed bound although walking around with a drip & other tubing is proving to be awkward, in all aspects. :) had a very "mr bean" moment this morning - managed to take my top off for bathing but when it came to getting it back on again i became so entangled with the drip cords i had to call in the nurse to assist.

small victories and things to remain amused by...

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air head

i am smitten - i have come face to face with a macbook air. the styling is gorgeous. it's tiny and feather light.

however there are some things holding me back... no cd / dvd drive being one of them. no network port another. so i guess not.

engadget gives a good review.

windows live writer revisited

so it turned out i was being uber-silly... the proxy default was still activated on internet explorer (something i have to use for work), hence windows live writer was not able to connect to the internet....

uh... duh...

well hello there stranger...

i love virgin money's marketing material. it's always innovative, fun, spunky, and well designed.

i received my new virgin card from them today - an order they automatically generated upon seeing that the expiry date was rapidly approaching. too bad they didn't check whether any of my details had changed. i now have a sparkly new card in my maiden name.

anyhoo...

one is likely to receive some form of marketing material when receiving a package from virgin. i received a clever paper fortune cookie...

the message inside reads:

you will meet a good-looking stranger.

kinda apt considering i'm attending the 27dinner tonight (on the 25th it's just wrong...), where i met my good-looking and oh-so-handsome stranger over a year and a half ago at the very first 27dinner...

who knows what will happen next... things could only get stranger ;)

frustrated with windows live writer

argh! windows live writer won't set up any of my blogger blogs... and i don't know why. all i know is that it gives me the following in an error box:

An error occurred while trying to connect to your weblog:
Unable to connect to the remote server
You must correct this error before proceeding.

there is nothing wrong with the connection as far as i can see. i've searched the web, no similar error anywhere.

basically what has happened is i'm accessing windows live writer (wlw) via a new user account on my machine, so it's asking me to register all my blogs from scratch, as if it's a new installation. i thought there may be something wrong with the current installation, so i downloaded and installed the new 2008 version. still the same error...


whilst searching for help, i came upon this useful blog - whateverblog. - written by a guy on the wlw development team. there's also the wlw blog.

help, anyone?