http://virb.com/jbickham Virb 2.0 (@jbickham) en http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3450018 Have you ever had a good opportunity come to you, and then you did the math, finding out that it would be a wash? My super kind brother-in-law had a job opening at his work, and gave me the inside lead. I got more info. It was part time, $9/hr, and a 70 mile round trip. Unfortunately: 9 x 5 = $45 about how much I'd make a day 70 x .55 = $38.50 about how much it would cost to drive out there and back a day (plus wear & tear, etc.) $45 - $38.50 = $6.50 before taxes - about how much lunch would cost Oh well. I've still got great reviews from family and friends on their custom orders (PickwickPortfolio.Etsy.com). We'll see what comes of it.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:11:01 -0700 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3450018 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3275713 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:58:37 -0700 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3275713 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3241132 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:09:38 -0700 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3241132 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3221264 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:35:48 -0700 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3221264 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3195206 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:24:01 -0700 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3195206 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3181793 When you have nothing but time on your hands, what do you do? Well, watch a lot of sindication at first, but then things you've been meaning to do pop into your mind. I had been working on a screenplay for a while, but only had about 30 pages, so when my sister told me of a comedy pilot contest (http://www.nytvf.com/2009_scripts_info.htm), I translated my screenplay into a 30 minute pilot. Thank God for lay-offs? Well, I might get FOX to cut me a deal by the end of the year.]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:50:30 -0700 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3181793 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3165003 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:16:22 -0700 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3165003 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3056926 Being Laid Off Day 1: In November 2008 my supervisor came into my office and closed the door. I was told I was being laid off. I laughed! My initial reaction was, "That is...hilarious." I had been struggling with direction in my current environment for some time, and never felt a release inside to move on. When I was told I was being laid off, it was sort of as if the decision was finally made for me. I was told that the day before Thanksgiving would be my last day, and my last paycheck would come mid-December. My supervisor left my office, and I called my husband. REWIND: Back in the summer, my husband felt very strongly to quit his job. I won't go through the long list of reasons, but I agreed. It was "bad timing," but had to be done. It was "bad timing," because I had decided to go back to school and finally get a degree on my resume. That fall I was going down in hours to make time for school, so we were already going to lose 1/4 of my paycheck, and now all of his. FLASH FORWARD: So, I called my husband. He felt the same way as me, in the fact that the decision was finally made. ]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 17:24:09 -0700 http://virb.com/jbickham/posts/text/3056926 http://virb.com/jbickham/audio/400427 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:46:27 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/audio/400427 http://virb.com/jbickham/audio/249189 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:51:58 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/audio/249189 http://virb.com/jbickham/audio/249173 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:40:06 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/audio/249173 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1544503 ]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:23:14 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1544503 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494110 ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:09:06 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494110 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494109 ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:08:46 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494109 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494108 ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:08:39 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494108 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494107 ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:08:28 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494107 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494106 ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:08:22 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494106 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494104 ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:08:13 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494104 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494103 ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:08:10 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494103 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494102 ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:08:00 -0800 http://virb.com/jbickham/photos/1494102