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November 23, 2009

Stuffing, breast and thighs, oh my!

Hope these bring a smile to your face as they did to me when I received them today.

           
Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 23, 2009

A Thanksgiving Poem

 
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.  
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!  
 

Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 22, 2009

What does a toilet have in common with a Computer?

via evrenayan.net

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November 22, 2009

How did Bill Gates get inspired?

via reviewsaurus.com

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November 22, 2009

Things that sound dirty at the office but aren't

1. I need you to whip it out by 5:00!

2. Mind if I use your laptop?

3. Put this in my box before you leave.

4. I want it on my desk now!

5. Hmm.. I think I'm out of fluid.

6. My equipment is so old, it takes forever to finish!

7. It's an entry level position.

8. When do you think you'll be getting off today?

9. It's not fair... I do all the work while he just sits back!

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November 22, 2009

Things you would like to say at work - Joke

1. I can see your point, but you're still full of crap.

2. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.

3. I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.

4. I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.

5. Ahh... I see the screw-up fairy has visited us again.

6. I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid.

7. I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.

8. The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.

9. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!

10. And your cry-baby whiny-ass opinion would be...?

11. This isn't an office. It's Hell with fluorescent lighting.

12. If I throw a stick, will you leave?

13. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed it.

14. Can I trade this job for what's behind door #1?

15. Chaos, panic, and disorder. My work here is done.

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November 20, 2009

Check out this meteor shower

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November 9, 2009

More pictures at Learning 2009

                     

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November 9, 2009

Another day at Learning 2009

Today was a good day especially after I heard Hurricane Ida was downgraded and I might not get blown away.

The day started early as our first session was at 8:00am and you need to get breakfast before hand so you know what that means..... 

The first session I went to at Learning 2009 today was for Mobile Learning with Judy Brown and Tom king. They had great examples of companies using Mobile Learning, what to use it for, how to design and create a prototype and so much more information. it was a great session. By the way, if you're ever developing something for the iPhone you can take a look at this site to create a mock up. 

Amongst other sessions I sat through Laura Fitton's (also known as @pistachio on Twitter) session on Twitter for the Enterprise which was excellent, she really knows what she is talking about. I do agree with her point of view on Twitter being more than just letting people know at what time you're drinking coffee, it's also a great tool for learning which some people do not get. 

After this session I went to a follow up session with her to ask any questions we had on Twitter. We talked about everything from Social Media policy in the work place to which Twitter apps are good and where to find a list of apps. By the way she is the owner of OneForty.com which offers a great list of Twitter apps with reviews and they are all categorized by their function. If you're a Twitter user I would recommend you visit the site and if you're a developer or know of an app not listed you can suggest it which is pretty cool. After lunch I was able to meet her in person as she did a book signing for Twitter for Dummies which of course I had to buy just to get it signed...... actually it has some great information on Twitter for business too. It was a pleasure meeting her, she was very down to earth. 

I also went to a video content session and eLearning Strategy Development, they had some great input but to be honest we are more far along in our organization but it's always great to see how other companies are doing.

Late in the afternoon we had a general session with Nigel Paine from BBC on what it takes to be a Chief Learning Officer. It's always great to hear Nigel, he always has some great insight and he is an excellent speaker.

We also had another speaker Malcolm Gladwell the author of Blink, Outliers and The Tipping Point. He was an excellent speaker as well and has some interesting point of views on the educational system in the U.S. I agree with him on Universities focusing more on the quality of student they admit rather than on what education they provide to the students. 

After this long day we had some drinks and appetizers with all the learning professionals and then we headed to Downtown Disney. We had dinner at the T-Rex which was great. Not only is the place entertaining with all the dinosaurs but the food was really good, and of course the Margarita as well :O)

And being in Disney..... we had to stop at the stores and take some pictures with some cute statues (see pictures), what else do adults do in Disney other than buy their kids stuff?

Well it's been a long day and now I need to rest. Tomorrow will be another long day and it will end with a concert of The Fab Faux whom sing Beatles songs.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that after my first session I messed up my iPhone which was pretty upsetting. All I did was clean the screen with a dry cloth and the resolution blew up to the point that it would not get back to normal and this of course made it impossible for me to see most of the screen. I spent about an hour rebooting it, turning it off, swiping my fingers to try to minimize the size or at least try to get to the General settings, it was very frustrating. Finally and I do not how I did it, I was able to tap the Settings > General and then Reset Settings and that fixed it. OMG! If you know me then you understand the frustration.

Again, you can follow me on Twitter to know what's happening during the day at @CynthiaMedinaM

Good night to all and have a great night,

                             

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November 8, 2009

Arrived in Orlando safe and sound for Learning 2009

Well today I arrived in Orlando for the conference Learning 2009 and I'm here with 6 co-workers until Wednesday morning. The ride to Orlando was a little rough as it was very windy and the van was swerving but we made it in OK. 

Of course on the way here we had to make a stop for food, who doesn't stop at a service plaza? We had our minds set on some mini corn dogs from Nathans, Starbucks, and Popeye's but unfortunately they have taken these things out of the service plaza, WTH? So hey some greasy pizza and Sprite was digested to help me build up strength for the rest of the bumpy ride. 

We're staying at the Coronado Springs Resort which is great and the best of all is that my room is right next to the convention center not like the last time when we had to walk across the entire resort sometimes under the rain to get to a 8:00am session.

Tonight was an ordeal as well........ our resort is pretty close to Animal Kingdom but it took us about 2 hours to get there, confused? Me too! We had to take a bus to downtown Disney and then take another one to Animal Kingdom Lodge because the Animal Kingdom (park) bus could not take us there after 6:00pm because the park was closed. 

By the time we got to the restaurant we were 30 minutes late for our dinner reservation, and of course the place was packed. On top of that they couldn't find our reservation and we got one of those famous beepers and no wait time was advised :O(  

But I do have to give them kudos because we didn't even wait 10 minutes to be seated so they made up for the no reservation thing. The two hours was well worth it though, the food was great..... it's an African buffet style restaurant and they have a huge variety of different meats, sides, soups and desserts (see picture) and everything was delicious. If you're there you have to try the bread pudding, OMG!

After dinner we decided to take a taxi which by the way didn't even take us 10 minutes to get to the hotel. We stopped quickly at the gift shop (as all women do) and then straight to the room. It's been a long day and at this point all I want to do is at least be able to relax and watch one of my favorite shows, Brothers & Sisters or so I thought. Who would think it would take me over 20 minutes to figure out that ABC which is channel 10 in Ft Lauderdale is channel 43 in Orlando. By the time I found it half of the show was over :O(

But that's OK, I know there will be better days ahead..... even though I just heard on the news that Hurricane Ida is coming to the Florida panhandle and will cause strong winds in Orlando. I'm still saying to myself that the rest of the trip will be great, I need to believe it, I really need to believe that. 

Well that's all for now as I need to wake up at the crack of dawn to have breakfast before the conference starts but you'll here more about it, I promise. In the meantime here are some pictures, unfortunately I forgot my camera and only had my iPhone and some of the pictures were taken at night and you know that if one thing is missing from the iPhone is an integrated flash (Apple hint hint). Make sure to check out the cute little bunny rabbit that visited us as we were waiting for the bus.

If you're on Twitter you can follow me if you're interested in knowing whats happening at the moment but I'll still try to give you a run down at night if I'm not blown away by the wind.

My twitter handle is @cynthiamedinam

                             

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