Tuesdays

Hello everyone. Well, let me update you.

So, compared to last week, my work load has gone down substantially. Most of my projects, I have completed, and this week I am currently just cleaning up some loose ends. What was keeping me very busy for the last two weeks was the process of editing a journal. The process of publishing is something I have always been interested in, so the fact that I, yes, I, Poppy, get to be in complete charge of a journal is quite an exciting thing.

Anyways, this week, I have a lot of a lighter plate of work to, well, “work on”. Yes, in co-operative terms there are lull/slow periods, and the key thing is to find something to do, not just sit around and wait for someone to tell you what to do while you do nothing, at least, that is what I found by working here at IASTED. Right now, I am sending out some e-mail reminders, researching some U.S. Universities, and trying to design a new cover page for a journal.

Now, I am mostly going to dedicate this blog entry to (as the title of this post suggests) Tuesdays. While working on this co-operative term, I have noticed something: I, personally, have always disliked Tuesdays. Yes, yes, I understand many of you will be opposing this statement immediately. Reasons:

1. Cheap movies on Tuesday (yes, such a thing still exists).
2. Cheap deals at restaurants on Tuesday.
3. It is not Monday.

My arguments to counter:

1. Who goes to a movie on Tuesday? If you do, it will probably be late and consequently make you even more tired on Wednesday.
2. Eating at home is healthier and cheaper (usually).
3. You still haven’t gotten into your total work groove yet.
4. You still have Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to go.
5. On Monday, you still feel mildly rejuvenated from the weekend, but by the time Tuesday rolls around, the rejuvenation has worn off.

Case and point, as illustrated above. Not convinced? Then comment, and tell me what you think about Tuesdays, your despised day of the week, your weekend activities, or even your plans for world domination.

Well, just some things to wrap this entry up:
-Workplace Survival 101 Tip: Take initiative. Find something to do, or even better, propose something to do. Many people are afraid of rejection or suggesting their own ideas, but you will be surprised how many people are open to new ideas.
-I just want to wish everybody an early “Happy Canada Day!” for everyone in Canada.

Yours, as always,


-Poppy.

Ads and Ice Cream

Hi everyone.

So, I am terribly sorry about this, but I will have to cut this entry short. I have just been SWAMPED with things to do. My first week here, I was still settling in and eager to take on anything that anyone gave me. Now, I’m just trying my best to stay above the workload.

I have been editing/proofing, researching, and uploading. Additionally, I have had to create an ad for IASTED’s Eighth International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (BioMed 2011) being held in February in Innsburck, Austria. I have to admit, I had quite a bit of fun creating this, especially since I had the freedom to design the layout myself. There were a few specifications (such as the size of the ad), but other than that, I pretty much had free reign. The only trouble I ran into with Adobe Photoshop was the “resolution” of the photo. It was set to 72 (which is quite low) when I initially created the ad, so I had to redo part of the ad when I fixed the resolution to 300. It took a bit of work, but I’m glad the way it turned out.

The one awesome thing about last week was that on Thursday, in the middle of the day, everyone at the office got together and ate ice cream (Strawberry and Cookies and Cream for me!) in celebration of my co-worker’s marriage.

Office celebrations = pretty sweet (literally)

Alright, well, some things of note before I go:
-Workplace Survival 101 Tip: Say ‘yes’ to invites for lunch with co-workers during lunch hours. It is a great way to get to know your co-workers.
-Notably: I want to express my congratulations (once again) to my co-worker. He just got married, and I want to wish him the best =).

That’s it for now.

Yours, busy and overwhelmed,


-Poppy