Hello, My name is JAYME.

A new client approached me to do a slicing job last week. We exchanged several emails as usual with a new client - telling them how the process will work. I setup the project in basecamp and got everything ready to go then fired off an email to him explaining that we would set an ETA for the project completion. As a closing remark I told him, “We appreciate the business bud”. About 30 minutes later he fired back an email, “bud, WTF is that!?!? why did you call me that? I HATE that. My name isn’t sufficient? geez”. Can we say “red flag”? I replied with, “Good god almighty, it wasn’t meant to offend anyone. It’s like “man, pal, friend” etc. But I’ll be sure to call you Bob… sheesh”. He replied, “whatever. sheesh is right”.

After the shock of it all I told him he could keep his project because I wanted no part of it. He said he wondered how he was going to get out of it. In hindsight, I’d say the “WTF” was a tad more unprofessional than “bud”. A lesson was learned. I will no longer use any slang or terms of endearment with anyone I do work for. Needless to say, I was happy to let this psycho off the hook.

So amidst all this financial turmoil I’m selling my house and moving to Main Street. Kinda funny how I currently live on Wall Street. I’m not 100% confident it’s a great move, but I figure that interest rates are as low as they probably will get for a while and it’s a beautiful Victorian home. My stomach always hurts when making big decisions like this, but I’m sure I’ll love it once it’s a done deal.

I’ve added some photos from the days at Onlineracin.com. Gosh it seems so long ago. I can’t believe what a fat hog I was!? Check ‘em out.

One year older, a few pounds heavier and a little hairier I crossed the finish line in Manteo again. Justine and myself traveled out to Kitty Hawk on Saturday and prepped ourselves for her first half marathon and my second. Since taking on quite a bit of work in my spare time I didn’t have much of an opportunity to train this year - not to mention the sweltering heat that persisted through the end of September and into early October. It was a much more friendly experience this time around because I knew what to expect. The course was pretty much the same except they added more course before the bridge and moved the finish closer. I also learned this year that it indeed does help to eat during the race. I munched on a complimentary Snickers Marathon granola bar for the 13 mile trek and boy was it good! I didn’t really know what my goal was last year except just to finish the race. My goal this year was the same and I was hoping to beat last year’s time, but I was 4 minutes slower (2 hours, 23 mins), but I did run the entire race, so I was happy about that. Mom, Dad, Kelly, Woody and Jennifer decided to get sneaky and show up at the finish line. Sorry you guys drove all that way and didn’t make it in time to see me finish! Maybe I’ll get everyone involved next year in the run or the fun walk. Justine finished the race in 3 hours, just as she had trained for - great job baby! All in all, it was a good little getaway and we had a great time.