Monday, October 29, 2007

And it's Monday again...

Well, back to work... This weekend went too quick!

Work Related Stuff

Today we trained a few people on how to use the CMA, so they can manage their own content on lvh.org. It went great! It was fast, easy, and they completely understood what was being asked of them! Other than that, it was just another day as a web producer.

Today while browsing the internet at work, I came across 2 strange conditions that I believe I have:
  • Photophobia - an experience of discomfort (not a fear) in the eyes due to exposure to bright lights. Curse these blue eyes. I always thought I was part vampire... guess I'm wrong! )c:
  • Photic Sneeze Reflex - a medical condition where people sneeze when exposed to bright lights, and also sneeze many times consecutively. (may also make you sneeze when chewing REALLY strong mint gum - right dad??) Whenever I feel a sneeze that wont come out, I just look at the sun!

Here's a picture from the other day when everyone dressed up as me for Halloween.

From left to right, its Kevin (the Intern), Kathryn, Gail, and me. Notice the trademark blue shirt and khaki pants.

Personal Life Stuff

Friday's trick-or-treating was a bust, it rained, so they delayed it until Saturday night. We got maybe 30 kids to the door, and some were like 15-18 year olds not wearing costumes, so we sprayed them with a hose instead of giving them any candy. No costume, no treats. That's our policy, and we're sticking to it!

Here's some pictures of our pumpkins, First pic has all 4 of our pumpkins, second pic has my Husky pumpkin, and third pic has my Mean Man pumpkin. Kristi's pumpkins are also featured in the first picture.




Video Games

Apparently Guitar Hero 3 sneaked up on me (sneaked? snuck?), I thought it was coming out NEXT week! So I wasn't able to buy it yet, but debating whether to get it for my Wii, or for the PS2 (that we don't really have). Kevin already got it, so I'm looking forward to details from him before I buy it myself, even though it's inevitable that I will have it.

Working Out

Goin to the gym after work today!

Random Thought

Salami Salami Bologna.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Trick or Treat!

Well it's the Friday before Halloween, and all the little (and big) kiddies are getting in the mood for a lot of candy! Usually I have a pretty good costume for this holiday, but this year I wasn't quite creative at all... I pretty much dressed like myself!

Work Related Stuff

Ahh another day in the basement... (to quote Gail, the crazy red-head next to me). Today we had our Halloween party @ work. I haven't mentioned the people I work with yet, so I'll do that now. Kathryn is my boss, she's great and has a massive love for Huskies (me too!). Gail is the crazy red-head next to me, she has probably been working here too long for her own good, but she's hilarious. Kevin is our intern, he came to us at the end of the summer and will be staying with us until the end of November. Hopefully he sticks around after that! That's all of the web team. Small team, close team, great website.

So anyway, back to Halloween. Kathryn, Gail and Kevin all dressed up like me!! Blue collared shirt and khaki pants. That's my daily outfit, and it has been dubbed as the "web uniform". There are pictures, but I can't upload them yet!


Personal Life Stuff

Tonight all the little trick-or-treaters are coming around in my neighborhood! Kristi (my girlfriend) and I are going to be handing out candy at our door, where we will have 4 awesomely carved pumpkins hanging out. Pictures of the pumpkins and trick-or-treaters to come later!

Video Games

Well now, let me tell you a little about this joystick I just got!! YEESH! I go over to Gail's house once in awhile to play Battlefield 1942 with her husband Bill and a bunch of other guys. Well these guys are ridiculous with the flying of the planes, and of course I'm horrible because I use a mouse and keyboard. Well one guy left his joystick there, SO I NABBED IT! Holy cow, its so much easier now! Now I'm doing barrel rolls and flips and corkscrews... it's great!!

Working Out

My arms hurt. That's all I have to say about that.

Random Thought

How do they get the caffeine out of coffee beans to make De-caf?? I dunno!

Thursday, October 25, 2007

First Post

Hello! My name is David Oblas, and I am an alcoholic. Just kidding! I am a web producer at Lehigh Valley Hospital, and I have taken on the assignment of researching/writing my own blog.

I have pondered over what I wanted this blog to be about, and after mulling over a few thoughts, I have come up with this list of 5 topics:

  • Work related things (ex: fun things that a web producer does)
  • Personal life things (ex: my friends/family/girlfriend)
  • Video games (yeah thats right)
  • Working out (just joined a gym 3 days ago)
  • Random thought (How much do you have to mash a peanut to turn it to butter?)
Each post that I make, I will try to include at least 3 of those 5 topics.

I am going to leave the "reader comments" area available for all posts, and I would love to hear some feedback, positive or negative.

One final thought before I finish this post, I notice that the HTML coding for this blogger isn't really full HTML... So if things look weird I may have to go back and edit them.