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August 19, 2005
job sitch
I got hired today at Travidia. I'm not working in the run-off-press pits, which is where, I found out last night, a bunch of people I know are now working. The supervisor decided to place me in Special Sections, a day shift in the airport office, so I can be closer to the designers, programmers and developers and get my foot in the door with them. He also had the receptionist make sure and forward my letters and résumé to the human resources director so she can consider me for a developer position. The coolest thing about this company is that it uses ASP.NET and SQL Server for all of its data entry and website stuff, so even if I'm not working in those areas, I told them during the interview, it's still like I'm part of the same clan because I've been working with that technology for 7 years. Cool, huh? It's an entry-level position, but supposedly it's a great company to work for because they elevate you quickly. Plus, if they decide to hire me as a developer, then I'll be making even more, right away. At least it's something to have while I look for something better.
Posted by aaronlord at 10:37 PM | Comments (0)
August 13, 2005
New Lord Design.NET Website Just Launched!
I've just launched a brand-new website at www.lorddesign.net. I'm in the process of pursuing potential clients and employers for web design and ASP.NET development, and this site is the perfect way to showcase my skills. There are links to client sites where you can view my work, and the site itself includes links to the source code so people can see my programming skills in raw form.
Please check it out, and let me know what you think! By the way, there are tons of random pictures, so keep hitting your browser's refresh button, or the "reload" link I put for you at the bottom of the page.
Posted by aaronlord at 12:12 AM | Comments (0)
August 02, 2005
Simplifying things
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Be it for the praise of other Christians, or just to get them off your back, the desire to have people praise your progress in the faith can be just as vain as the need to be seen as a success by your peers, or society, or any of those other forms of "acceptable" ego-stroking. Since the very essence of God's grace is that He has given us unmerited mercy in return for our wickedness, ego should have nothing to do with our growth as Christians. I believe that taking pride in driving a better car or having a nicer house than your neighbor is no less a matter of pride as the desire to hear other Christians praise your so-called godliness. While it's good to encourage others by maturing in your faith, just as the spiritual maturity of those around us is encouraging, it's also easy to get off track. I'm talking about that need for a spiritual "Atta-boy!" or a better seat in church on Sunday, or the always dangerous acceptance into that inner circle of "church staff." (No, I don't think that the position of a church staff member is evil. I just know that if Christianity is treated like a social club, it often has the same entanglements as one. From someone who spent half of his life growing up in churches, I can say it happens, and more often than you might think.) - Mark Salomon, Simplicity
I am no longer on church staff. Please pray for me. As far as my heart goes, He has been preparing me for this. I can totally see his hand in it, but I was just expecting him to have things all lined up before he pulled the rug out from under me. Pray that God will return me to successful independent contractorship and bring me some clients, and pray that he would lead me where to go from here in terms of ministry and church community, etc.
Posted by aaronlord at 11:36 PM | Comments (0)
