Archives for the 'Fun' Category
You Know You’ve Been out of College a Long Time When [Ian's Messy Desk]
Your potted plants stay alive.
6 a.m. is when you get up, not when you go to sleep.
You hear your favourite song on the elevator at work.
You carry an umbrella.
You watch the Weather Channel.
You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as “dressed up.”
You’re the one calling the [...]
Thanks for making Matt’s Idea Blog a top personal productivity site! [Matt's Idea Blog]
I’ve recently had the honor of being included in some “top productivity blogs” listings, and I wanted to say thanks to you all for continuing to read, comment, and recommend my blog to others. Some of the listings include:
The Best Productivity Related Blogs
The Top 50 Blogs That Will Unleash Your Motivation
The Top 50 Productivity Blogs [...]
17 steps to building a camp fire [Ian's Messy Desk]
The evenings are starting to get cool up here in Edmonton. It’s getting to be a good time to sit around a fire pit with friends and family. There’s a fine art to building a fire. Like any other project, if you have your next actions organized, you’ll have a flame in no time.
Here are [...]
Special Projects Idea Generator [Ian's Messy Desk]
Are you looking for the next big idea that sets the Internet buzzing and makes you a boat-load of money? Have you run into idea block? Free your mind with the Special Projects Idea Generator from The Directors Bureau.
Click on the twisty arrows in the centre and the three word wheels spin. When they stop, [...]
Some out-of-office messages for your e-mail [Ian's Messy Desk]
Summer vacation is a prime time to have to create an out-of-office message for your e-mail client. You could use some of the examples below. However, depending on your boss, you might find your vacation has been extended permanently.
(Read more on leaving a good out-of-office message.)
I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you [...]
What Are You Doing This Weekend? [Productivity @ Home]
Every Friday I share my thoughts on Family Fun.
We’re getting short on summer around my house, with school starting a week from Monday, so this weekend we’ve got some fun planned. We’ve also got some fun unplanned - that is a few big gaps of time to fill in with just "goofing around". That’s important [...]
Facebook fun with Google [Ian's Messy Desk]
I don’t know about you, but I get a little tired of the inflexible “Ian is” format of my Facebook status updates. I’d much rather see something along the lines of Twitter, where I could put a short message any way I wanted; within the limits of a certain number of characters.
In the meantime, I’ve [...]
7 free or almost free things to do this summer [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in The Simple Life
It’s the beginning of August and summer in this part of the world is half over. Still, there’s plenty of time to indulge yourself in some inexpensive summer activity.
Catch up on your reading – take advantage of the extra daylight and free time to dig into those books you’ve been putting off reading. Make [...]
Notes from hospital patient charts [Ian's Messy Desk]
Make sure you’re communicating clearly.
Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.
The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
The patient has been depressed since she [...]
Have some fun with telemarketers [Ian's Messy Desk]
Is there anything more aggravating than a call from a telemarketer? Probably… but telemarketing calls are in the top ten. While there are legitimate ways you can deal with telemarketers, why not have some fun with the process.
The next time your supper is interrupted by that call, try one of these:
Speak as if you can’t [...]