AnywhereMan

This is the transcription for a voicemail that I received earlier today. From a client. You know it’s going to be good when the first line is “Hey baby.” And the last line is “Guy” (it was from a female).

This is the type of transcription that would work perfectly for another Rhett & Link Caption Fail video.

I upgraded from a 13″ MacBook Pro to a 15″ MacBook Pro a few months ago. I also started using one of my old laptop cases as it fits the 15″ model perfectly. Don’t worry, I’ll go back to the LL Bean backpack when it’s warm enough to bike again. However, as this case is about 7 years old, it has an extra pocket on the side for a phone. Not a smartphone – just a regular flip phone. I’m an iPhone user so this is of no use to me. Actually, I take that back. I’ve put it to good use as the place where I store my morning snack.

This is just my personal theory, but nobody has utilized the concept of the “upsell” quite like GoDaddy*. Could this possibly be how they found a buyer?

*Yes, this is an affiliate link.

My wife is having a small garage sale today. On this garage sale, I will be selling (among other things like a dartboard, rollerblades, clothes, and shovels) my long-time partner in crime: My desk.

I’ve had this same desk for about nine years and I can’t even fathom how many hours I’ve spent at this thing pushing pixels, tweeting, blogging, and staring off into space.

But selling this desk ushers in a new era for me: The “No Home Office” Era. That’s right, I’m committing myself to coworking 100% and the home office is going to be converted into a room for one of my girls. I’m sure I’ll still work at home once in a while, but it will be from the kitchen table or my favorite comfy chair.

So goodbye, desk. You held up much better than I’d ever expected given the fact that you were purchased from WalMart.

I was going to see if it pre-dates the birth of Christ, but I just don’t have time to click that far back.

I just finished up my 2010 taxes this week. It was painful, but I’ll survive. In the spirit of self-employment and the fun of paying taxes, here’s a closer look at the federal budget: where the money goes and where it comes from. No political comments from me on this, merely an FYI.

In the words of James Brown, “I’m paying taxes, what am I buyin’?” Well, here you go.

IMAGE CREDIT: The Washington Post

Now that the sun has shifted, mornings are beyond bright here at CommonSpace. I love all the windows except for early in the day.

Snapped this on my way in to CommonSpace this morning. We’ve been getting lots of sunshine in the past week and that means the once abundant piles of snow are now shrinking to tiny little gravity-defying ice sculptures.

Bring on spring, Mama Nature!

Saw this card in hanging on the bulletin board at the doctor’s office this morning. This has absolutely nothing to do with anything relevant to this blog. It just made me chuckle.

A client of mine informed me he was “working” at the beach this morning (He’s a photographer in the Caribbean). I then sent him a screenshot of the sub-zero temps I’m currently experiencing in MN. He then one-upped me with this real-time photograph.

The AnywhereMan needs a vacation.