http://www.projectparadox.com/thoughts/journal Mon, 19 May 2008 14:41:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm smart, frugal, and internet savvy, so you'd think this concept would have occurred to me before now. After all, you can buy nearly anything online nowadays, usually for much less than you'd pay at a store. Until very recently, though, I had it in my head that ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/buy-glasses-online.php That is the question. Ever since my wife and I put our finances in order, we've been looking forward to pursuing larger goals like becoming debt free, paying our son's way through college, or the ever-popular buying a house. More immediately, though, I've been entertaining the idea of ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/to-lasik-or-not-to-lasik.php If every year of my life had an ostentatious title, this year would have been the "Year of Personal Finance." I've always had a good head for math, so you'd have thought that I'd already know tons about finance. It wasn't until just a few months ago, though, ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/7-things-we-did-to-improve-our-finances.php Imagine that you're in my shoes for a moment. Your job requires you to work at one of the company's conferences. It's a four-day-long event that wholly consumes a weekend, during which you'll be working about 15 hours a day. On top of that, you're expected to ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/better-than-the-alternative.php I'm a multi-faceted guy. Professionally, I do SEO and web development, but I also have a personal life. In my free time, I like to play RPGs. I also enjoy talking about movies and music that I like. Until now, Project Paradox has featured all of ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/project-paradox-now-in-five-new-flavors.php In the mood for a meme? My friend Adam was kind enough to tag me with the classic, "8 random things you may not know about me," chain, so here's my contribution: I've always been a genius with math. Remember that guy in calculus who spent the entire ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/8-random-things-you-may-not-know-about-me.php I'm a regular reader of ProBlogger, so I couldn't help but catch Darren's "Top 5" group writing project. I was pondering what to write about all morning until it finally hit me at lunch. As I was pouring hot sauce onto my hot dogs, I decided it would ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/top-5-strangest-facts-about-me.php For my friends and family following my employment progress, I've got bad news and good news. The bad news is that it turns out I hate contract work. There's just something about the inconsistent pay and poor project management that I couldn't stand in the long term. ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/off-the-market.php Life's full of ironies. Two days ago I was unemployed with no immediate prospects. Most of the promising interviews I did a month ago had fallen through, leaving me back at square one. Then, out of nowhere, I get two job offers only hours apart. Comedy, ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/too-much-good-luck.php No doubt a lot of my friends and readers out there are curious about what's been going on with me. At this point, the blog's been silent for the better part of a month. I told my wife that I haven't posted in that long and she gave ... http://www.projectparadox.com/personal/journal/recent-distractions-from-blogging.php