Last week, I told you about the video I made that shows my niece wearing my shoes. If you watched it, you probably saw that it was actually a very amateurish-looking commercial for my employer.
So what was the deal? Continue reading
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An Addict and an Enabler
22 FebThey say admitting you have a problem is the first step in curing yourself of an addiction, and while I hate to make light of addiction, I must say to you all: Hello, my name is Martin Lieberman and I am addicted to cupcakes.
I have no willpower, so I am helpless whenever I see one of those mini-cakes with frosting on them.
I’ve known of this problem for some time, of course. I mean, why else would I have gotten so up-in-arms about Johnny Cupcakes not selling actual cupcakes?
But it’s gotten worse lately. Continue reading
My Niece, the Star
16 FebI’ve now become that guy.
My 21-month-old niece, Abby, was doing something cute when we were on vacation a couple weeks ago, so I took a quick video of it and now I’ve posted it on YouTube.
For some reason, Abby has a fascination with shoes. And in this video, you’ll see her wearing mine — even though they’re a bit too big for her little feet.
But she doesn’t care. She’s having a good time.
And so was I, watching her.
There’s No Shame in Losing
16 Oct
Well, so much for my clothes fitting better, and any thoughts I had about losing weight.
Yesterday at work I participated in a munchkin-eating contest, and to cut to the chase, I ate 77 of those glazed bites of, um, air-puffed sugary cake.
Why?
I don’t know exactly.
I mean, one line of thinking was that if I could handle Old Country Buffet, how hard could it be to eat a few munchkins?
But it was fun. (And then it sort of wasn’t.)
And what may stun you is that 77 only earned me fifth place.
Yes, that’s right. The winner ate a whopping 105 munchkins — and he probably could have eaten more. Continue reading
End of an Era
23 Dec
Tomorrow is my last day at my current company.
I’ve been there for seven years, three months, and two weeks. No wonder people keep telling me it’s “the end of an era.”
Despite any unhappiness I’ve felt — particularly in recent months — it’s hard to deny that I’m really going to miss it.
Well, maybe not the work itself, but the intangible things for sure.
After all, when you spend that long at one place, you get really used to it. All of it. The routines, the people, the ups and downs, and the constants. And I’ve surely got no shortage of those: Continue reading
Time for a Cool Change
9 Dec
It’s been a long time coming, but change has finally come for me.
Yesterday I accepted a new job, and today I gave my two-weeks’ notice that I’d be leaving my current company. When I walk out the door on December 24, I will have been at the same place for seven years, three months, and 14 days (but who’s counting?).
Suffice it to say, it’s a time that’s had highs and lows.
My job has afforded me some very cool opportunities, including the chance to write articles about celebrities and to travel to fun places, and for that I’m really grateful.
I’ve also made some great friends that I know will last even though we won’t see each other every day. Continue reading
Marty at Mardi Gras
5 Feb
I’ll have plenty more experiences this year, but chances are good that few will be as cool or as fun as standing on a Mardi Gras float throwing out beads to thousands of people yelling and screaming for more.
That’s exactly what I was doing Saturday night in Galveston, Texas, home of the second largest Mardi Gras celebration in the country (after the one in New Orleans, of course).
It’s estimated that 250,000 people were out along the parade route — rich, poor, black, white, young, old, etc. — and there were times when it was truly overwhelming seeing so many people cheering and clamoring for these cheap beads.
It was totally fun targeting people in the crowds and tossing beads to them. Or watching adults push past kids to grab the things. Or holding off until someone “deserved” the beads.
Man o man, was that a good time. Continue reading
Happy Anniversary to Me
9 SepI don’t have anything particularly exciting to say about it, but today is September 10, the day before the sixth anniversary of 9/11.
It might be just another day to you, but to me, it’s six years that I’ve been at my current company. (Yeah, it was a heck of a first week to start a new job.)
So, I just wanted to give myself a public atta-boy for staying in one place for this long.
(Barely) Working for the Weekend
29 JunToday is one of those days.
It’s Friday, the end of the cycle for the monthly magazine I work on, the last day before a “holiday week,” and while there are a few pesky things on my to-do list, I’m not so busy that I’m feeling overwhelmed.
Usually it’s busier weeks when I’m more productive; when there’s not as much to do, I tend to do it at a slower pace.
Somewhere, there are folks already lined up to buy their iPhones. I sort of wish I was with them — I so want one — but I think I’m going to hold off on buying one for a bit, if I can.
I’m feeling lazy today. I’m easily distracted. The office is quiet and it’s making me more antsy.
I’ve got big weekend plans and I can’t wait.
As the song goes, I don’t want to work, I just want to bang on the drum all day.
Is it 5:00 yet?
And It Don’t Stop
24 May
Don’t get me wrong: I like my job. Really I do.
But sometimes it feels like I’m on an endless treadmill.
I come in for a couple hours on the weekend, or I stay late (i.e.: until 8:00 or 9:00), with the hope that doing so will make the next day that much easier.
But the opposite thing happens. I finish my part of the process, move the work to other people, go home, relax … and then the next day it all comes back to me to work on again and move along to the next people.
That’s what this week has been like for me.
Martin's Musings 