It is rumored that the gnomes of these lands are cannibals. They eat the flesh of other sentient beings in great raucous gatherings that roughly translate from the gnomish dialect as “death moots”. When asked about this gnomes will typically change the subject, but will never deny it. For a gnome, it’s better to be…
Derbylisting.com
It’s been a while since I last posted. While a lot has been happening, I wanted to highlight one thing on particular. The list of roller derby leagues that used to live in a spreadsheet is now available as a website. Introducing… Derbylisting.com This will make it easier to find and easier for me to…
Roller Derby List of Leagues
It’s no secret that I’m a data nerd. I also enjoy roller derby. Recently I was asked the question… How many roller derby leagues are there? Well, I couldn’t give a definitive answer because the most often quoted resource for this sort of info hadn’t been updated in months. So I set out to update…
Forms!
So… I’ve been researching online forms options lately and the three that have risen to the top are Google Forms, Wufoo, and JotForm. Google Forms (http://docs.google.com) is, of course, just a fancy way to enter data into a Google Spreadsheet. However, it’s compelling is that is entirely free AND the data is already in a…
Promotion! Part 2
So the field of eight got whittled down to two candidates. Next steps… We would have to interview with the CFO (the overarching head of our department) and with some of the managers in the merged department we would be supporting. Once again, I used my time-tested preparation methods. Clear your head and just go…
Promotion! Part 1
A few weeks ago a new manager position in my department (Reporting) was announced. This new manager would be overseeing the Reporting team that would support a new department that was created when two others were merged together. Being in a support role when two cultures are being merged is never easy. Lots of shifting…
A-Trak @ The Complex SLC
First post in almost two years to this blog. I’m trying turn over a new leaf. Post more stuff here and just crosspost it to the other places I frequent. Enough about that… let’s get on with it. Went see A-Trak last Tuesday at The Complex. What is it with venues in Salt Lake City…
Update for the Peoples!
It’s been two weeks since I started working at ye olde online retailer. Things are going well. Everyone I work with has been super nice. My boss is great. These first two weeks have been about learning their database. I only started to do “real” work late last week. It’s 100% straight up SQL, no…
On Choosing
Today I made a choice. I decided to take a job at Overstock.com instead of One on One. I’m super duper excited about the new job. Who wouldn’t be. I would have been excited about either job, really. Let’s break it down a little… Overstock offered slightly more money and better benefits. Overstock is closer…