Daaaaaaang! I´m in ma home country!! I still can´t believe it!! It´s pretty hot but not unbearable and suffocating like my mom and siter had said. Today is hotter than the first 2.
We got to the airport just fine and everything went SO smoothely! Praise God for that. Even our customs line in Arg was really short. My dad took over 3 hours to do what we did in just over 20 minutes, haha. We ate and ate and ate that day with Argentinean bbq called asado, sandwiches de miga, and our famous mate. I´m loving life!...... minus my allergies that sprout up when it´s really humid. I really feel that the LORD was taking care of me when He took me out of Arg. I would have lived with allergies and allergy medicine if I would have stayed here... Well, until a cure or something that would lessen it would be found.
Anyways, we went to sleep at 1am or so here. We felt pretty tired, but I just couldn´t go t osleep out of my excitement for being here. Anna was clearly not as excited (hahaha) cause she was sleepy and took 3 naps :)
Yesterday we woke up early and were still tired. We woke up at 10 am which would be 4am in Cali time. We were pretty jacked up with our body time. Today, the third day, we woke up at noon and feel a lot better. But yesterday we ended up getting some good breakfast and then heading up to see part of our family from my mom´s side and I seriously had the best asado that I have ever had!
I´m all over the place, but now that I mentioned who we saw I want to mention that my uncle Pocho (Oscar) and my two cousins came. I hadn´t seen my cousins in 8 and a hlaf years!! That´s FOREVER in Hispanic time for seeing family!!! And the first night (the 25th) my two best friends here in Arg came and kicked it with us! It was like I never left. We were joking around and dreaming of what would have been... at the same time realizing that we have very different lives... Yesterday I saw my mom´s aunt and her 2 cousins with their husbands and kids. It was great!!
I gotta go now, because we´re leaving to Jujuy in 3 hours so we gotta pack, but I´ll give an update in a few days again. I have SO many videos and pictures already and we just started!!!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Almost Ready for Argentina
So I'm here updating my music so that I can take it in my new phone and I'm up waaaaaaay too late.... but then again, my adrenaline will take over tomorrow :) I can't wait to share the videos and pictures with everyone!!!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Laid Off - Day 14
There's a reason for everything in the lives of God's kids. I'm was coming home from picking up Dennis' truck so that I can go recycle the 3 months of recyclables that we have in the back and I was thinking that there is a reason as to why I don;t have a job, but there's also a reason as to why I don't have a job now.
I'm continuing to read The Heavenly Man and I am so impressed by the oppression that Brother Yun endured and how he ended up handling all the situations. I know that I'm supposed to be reading through this book right now. I like knowing that. Just as when in the middle of 2007 I went through a great time of hardship and I knew I was supposed to be reading through the whole book of Psalms on a daily basis. It was good knowing then. Brother Yun fasted without food or water fro over 50 days while being continuously beaten in prison. I'm not going to do that, haha. But I remembered how the LORD continuously imprints in my heart that it's not if you fast but rather when you fast.
I'm going to start taking this time when I am not busy with work and with demanding 8 to 5 hours to fast. I'll start tomorrow and see how long it lasts and in what manner the LORD desires this period of fasting to be like. I know I'm blogging about it and it might seem that I'm trying to put dust on my forehead so that people know that I am fasting, but if you know me you know that that's not true at all. I just feel encouraged by the people that read this blog and how they write me emails and comments when I share my life with my community of friends and family.
LORD thank you for this opportunity to not have a job once again. you continue to teach me so many things in trials that I feel so honored to endure them just to inch my way closer to you. Keep them coming God cause I know that they are all for Your glory and that you won't ever leave me alone nor will you ever give me something that I cannot endure if I remain in You! I'm SO excited LORD for this next season and for this deepening of my relationship with You! My heart fills with joy as I pray to you right now and as my hands frantically type away because it feels that every letter, every word, and every written thought draws me deeper into your presence...
Hey guys I gotta go be with my LORD... talk to you guys later.
I'm continuing to read The Heavenly Man and I am so impressed by the oppression that Brother Yun endured and how he ended up handling all the situations. I know that I'm supposed to be reading through this book right now. I like knowing that. Just as when in the middle of 2007 I went through a great time of hardship and I knew I was supposed to be reading through the whole book of Psalms on a daily basis. It was good knowing then. Brother Yun fasted without food or water fro over 50 days while being continuously beaten in prison. I'm not going to do that, haha. But I remembered how the LORD continuously imprints in my heart that it's not if you fast but rather when you fast.
I'm going to start taking this time when I am not busy with work and with demanding 8 to 5 hours to fast. I'll start tomorrow and see how long it lasts and in what manner the LORD desires this period of fasting to be like. I know I'm blogging about it and it might seem that I'm trying to put dust on my forehead so that people know that I am fasting, but if you know me you know that that's not true at all. I just feel encouraged by the people that read this blog and how they write me emails and comments when I share my life with my community of friends and family.
LORD thank you for this opportunity to not have a job once again. you continue to teach me so many things in trials that I feel so honored to endure them just to inch my way closer to you. Keep them coming God cause I know that they are all for Your glory and that you won't ever leave me alone nor will you ever give me something that I cannot endure if I remain in You! I'm SO excited LORD for this next season and for this deepening of my relationship with You! My heart fills with joy as I pray to you right now and as my hands frantically type away because it feels that every letter, every word, and every written thought draws me deeper into your presence...
Hey guys I gotta go be with my LORD... talk to you guys later.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Laid Off - Day 12
Sorry I've lagged on the daily blogging. I'm such a busy person. And not necessarily busy in the good way. Sure I've taken out some time to read and be with the LORD, but I fell that the day passes so quickly and I still have things to do... anyways...
There's a lot to catch up on. I was fighting against being a bit depressed this past week because nothing was coming back to me. I mean, I sent out so many resumes and the only one that called me back was one to say that the position had been filled. There was one interview that went really well for a local company that I'll mention later. My friend Adrian Spinelli who worked at the Santa Barbara News-Press with me works there as a sales representative now and he recommended me for the Marketing Manager position. That would be awesome! I'm excited to see where that possibility goes. I have actually been thinking of marketing for that past year and how I think I would fit there pretty well since I have Design, Marketing, and Advertising experience in both print and online. Most of my experience is online, but I've had to learn about print as well. I can see myself getting into marketing and staying there for a very long time.
Well, I interviewed this company and it went pretty well. They work with high end technology and I would love to have this opportunity. However, they weren't calling me back or writing me an email. The guy I interviewed with told me that he would be very busy during the upcoming week (which was last week) and that he wouldn't have too much time to look at the past design work that I sent him. So, he said that he'd get back to me as soon as he could. The interview that I had with him was on Tuesday the 9th and I had sent him a sample of previous work that night.
I had not heard anything from this guy or any other prospects by Thursday the 11th and I was getting a little bummed. I prayed against that and the LORD totally gave me joy in Him!
of course He did...
Friday morning I was reading a book called "The Heavenly Man" and wrote a post about it that you can see by clicking here. If you don't read the Heavenly Man post, then just know that it was ALL about surrendering my heart fully to the LORD.
I was totally willing to have the LORD take me anywhere that He wants me to go in any job that He wants me to do. I have to admit, however, that I was not thinking that I would ever leave Santa Barbara or the surrounding area.
*Do you see the foreshadowing????*
So, as I finished writing my post (that I think you should read to understand where my heart was), the phone rings. It was Tony Gonzalez from San Francisco Urban Young Life. We caught up for a couple of minutes and he tells me that he has been thinking and praying about me for the last couple of weeks and that he wanted to know if I was till interested in working with at risk youth. I of course told him that I was indeed interested and that I had just been laid off the previous week... AND... that i had been just praying that the LORD use me and take me wherever He wants. So I ended up sending Tony my resume before we finished speaking on the phone. He mentioned to me that this position was for Latino brothers and sisters that have a passion for Latino at risk youth and that would like to step into a FT position. He mentioned to me that this was for a position anywhere in the country since there are a lot of places with great needs. Young Life realizes that the most under-served population in the US within the Young Life network are Latinos. And, while Young Life now has a program to train Latinos, this program was not yielding enough Latino Leaders to meet the demands across the country. So, Young Life was starting to think outside of the current Young Life Latino leaders.
Another great thing about this opportunity is that YL recognizes that it might be better for there to be a team of two or three people to be sent out so Tony asked me for Anna's resume as well! So, Anna flipped at the idea of being employed full time with me. And, if Anna decides not be a part of YL, then they would be able to pass her resume around the city that we would go to to see if they can give her a job somewhere in the proposed city.
That's scary... but exciting...but scary...
LORD I wasn't thinking that You would actually send me send me... like out-of-santa-barbara send me :)
This would mean that I would leave my family, my friends, my church that I was starting to feel part of. Man, on my knees I go!
So, just as I was starting to feel excited about this opportunity. Just after I called Anna and my dad about this I get another phone call. This phone call was from my friend Mo Gettings who has been in the sales industry in Santa Barbara for 26 years! She told me that I could call a guy that we both knew to start on some immediate sales PT job to get some extra cash. WOOHOO! I haven't gotten his contact info yet, but as soon as I do I'll contact him right away. She also told me of another position with a long time radio station here in SB that needs an online sales representative. She already called the guy and I should be getting a call from him today or tomorrow :) So things, all of a sudden, were livening up. Go figure, when I think that there's nothing, Young Life calls... Then when I get excited about YL, I get a phone call with two job opportunities. One of which would be making some good money! So no doors, no becomes 3.
Of course... that's not it...
Seconds after I talk to my friend Mo, I go online and see that I got an email back from the Marketing Manager opportunity saying that he's been super busy, but that he'll get back to me as soon as he had time and as soon as he interviews a couple of other people which should be this week. When it rains with the LORD, it really does pour!
3 doors now become 4. Granted it's not 4 totally open doors asking and begging for me to walk through them, but it's doors nonetheless. I didn't think that there WERE doors. Well, at least doors that I could see in my microwave mindset :)
So now what? Like I said earlier.... on my knees. If it was for money, I would stay in SB. And I am a little about making good money with my wife so that we can get out of debt. But I'm not about money at all when it comes to Kingdom work.
We'll see what happens. And you'll hear what happens soon as well...
PS - I'm trying to do my health insurance online and the frieking program keeps on having technical difficulties!! FRUSTRATION is NOT my friend!
There's a lot to catch up on. I was fighting against being a bit depressed this past week because nothing was coming back to me. I mean, I sent out so many resumes and the only one that called me back was one to say that the position had been filled. There was one interview that went really well for a local company that I'll mention later. My friend Adrian Spinelli who worked at the Santa Barbara News-Press with me works there as a sales representative now and he recommended me for the Marketing Manager position. That would be awesome! I'm excited to see where that possibility goes. I have actually been thinking of marketing for that past year and how I think I would fit there pretty well since I have Design, Marketing, and Advertising experience in both print and online. Most of my experience is online, but I've had to learn about print as well. I can see myself getting into marketing and staying there for a very long time.
Well, I interviewed this company and it went pretty well. They work with high end technology and I would love to have this opportunity. However, they weren't calling me back or writing me an email. The guy I interviewed with told me that he would be very busy during the upcoming week (which was last week) and that he wouldn't have too much time to look at the past design work that I sent him. So, he said that he'd get back to me as soon as he could. The interview that I had with him was on Tuesday the 9th and I had sent him a sample of previous work that night.
I had not heard anything from this guy or any other prospects by Thursday the 11th and I was getting a little bummed. I prayed against that and the LORD totally gave me joy in Him!
of course He did...
Friday morning I was reading a book called "The Heavenly Man" and wrote a post about it that you can see by clicking here. If you don't read the Heavenly Man post, then just know that it was ALL about surrendering my heart fully to the LORD.
I was totally willing to have the LORD take me anywhere that He wants me to go in any job that He wants me to do. I have to admit, however, that I was not thinking that I would ever leave Santa Barbara or the surrounding area.
*Do you see the foreshadowing????*
So, as I finished writing my post (that I think you should read to understand where my heart was), the phone rings. It was Tony Gonzalez from San Francisco Urban Young Life. We caught up for a couple of minutes and he tells me that he has been thinking and praying about me for the last couple of weeks and that he wanted to know if I was till interested in working with at risk youth. I of course told him that I was indeed interested and that I had just been laid off the previous week... AND... that i had been just praying that the LORD use me and take me wherever He wants. So I ended up sending Tony my resume before we finished speaking on the phone. He mentioned to me that this position was for Latino brothers and sisters that have a passion for Latino at risk youth and that would like to step into a FT position. He mentioned to me that this was for a position anywhere in the country since there are a lot of places with great needs. Young Life realizes that the most under-served population in the US within the Young Life network are Latinos. And, while Young Life now has a program to train Latinos, this program was not yielding enough Latino Leaders to meet the demands across the country. So, Young Life was starting to think outside of the current Young Life Latino leaders.
Another great thing about this opportunity is that YL recognizes that it might be better for there to be a team of two or three people to be sent out so Tony asked me for Anna's resume as well! So, Anna flipped at the idea of being employed full time with me. And, if Anna decides not be a part of YL, then they would be able to pass her resume around the city that we would go to to see if they can give her a job somewhere in the proposed city.
That's scary... but exciting...but scary...
LORD I wasn't thinking that You would actually send me send me... like out-of-santa-barbara send me :)
This would mean that I would leave my family, my friends, my church that I was starting to feel part of. Man, on my knees I go!
So, just as I was starting to feel excited about this opportunity. Just after I called Anna and my dad about this I get another phone call. This phone call was from my friend Mo Gettings who has been in the sales industry in Santa Barbara for 26 years! She told me that I could call a guy that we both knew to start on some immediate sales PT job to get some extra cash. WOOHOO! I haven't gotten his contact info yet, but as soon as I do I'll contact him right away. She also told me of another position with a long time radio station here in SB that needs an online sales representative. She already called the guy and I should be getting a call from him today or tomorrow :) So things, all of a sudden, were livening up. Go figure, when I think that there's nothing, Young Life calls... Then when I get excited about YL, I get a phone call with two job opportunities. One of which would be making some good money! So no doors, no becomes 3.
Of course... that's not it...
Seconds after I talk to my friend Mo, I go online and see that I got an email back from the Marketing Manager opportunity saying that he's been super busy, but that he'll get back to me as soon as he had time and as soon as he interviews a couple of other people which should be this week. When it rains with the LORD, it really does pour!
3 doors now become 4. Granted it's not 4 totally open doors asking and begging for me to walk through them, but it's doors nonetheless. I didn't think that there WERE doors. Well, at least doors that I could see in my microwave mindset :)
So now what? Like I said earlier.... on my knees. If it was for money, I would stay in SB. And I am a little about making good money with my wife so that we can get out of debt. But I'm not about money at all when it comes to Kingdom work.
We'll see what happens. And you'll hear what happens soon as well...
PS - I'm trying to do my health insurance online and the frieking program keeps on having technical difficulties!! FRUSTRATION is NOT my friend!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Life Really Boils Down To 2 Questions
Should I get a dog?
or
Should I have children?
Thanks Dia for sending me this!!
or
Should I have children?
Thanks Dia for sending me this!!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Laid Off - Day 9
This is the season that the LORD has placed me in. What has happened with my job is directly within the LORD's will. And I praise Him and feel so honored to be in this season with the LORD! I am so joyous to know that the enemy is losing his battle with Anna and myself because of the name of Jesus! Yesterday Anna and I were both a bit on the down side and we had NO REASON to be. Once we realized that it was the attack of the enemy we prayed immediately and the LORD delivered us! We had a great date night (Thursdays is our date night) and we really felt the joy of the LORD in our marriage. Thank You God for your faithfulness! I pray you increase our joy and faithfulness to you as we endure this season.
I am also reading this book called "The Heavenly Man" from Paul Hattaway. It's a book about the life of Brother Yun, a Chinese cell church leader since the late 70's that has seen great miracles from the LORD in his lifetime. I fell that this is the book that the LORD wants me to be reading right now as He is greatly ministering to me through it. I just want to share what I jus read. Brother Yun was in the middle of a night in freezing temperature in China with nothing more than ragged clothes. His description of the night would make anyone cry out to the LORD. He was experiencing great persecution and he realized that the LORD was asking for his heart to be completely committed to Him. Here is the song that the LORD placed in Brother Yun's heart that night and the song that ministered to me today.
I am sure that what the LORD desires of me right now is to give my heart to Him fully. Not partially know that I can "provide" for my family, but that HE is the one that provides for us. HE is the one that will provide me a job or jobs. My heart is Yours LORD, do with my life as you wish.
I am also reading this book called "The Heavenly Man" from Paul Hattaway. It's a book about the life of Brother Yun, a Chinese cell church leader since the late 70's that has seen great miracles from the LORD in his lifetime. I fell that this is the book that the LORD wants me to be reading right now as He is greatly ministering to me through it. I just want to share what I jus read. Brother Yun was in the middle of a night in freezing temperature in China with nothing more than ragged clothes. His description of the night would make anyone cry out to the LORD. He was experiencing great persecution and he realized that the LORD was asking for his heart to be completely committed to Him. Here is the song that the LORD placed in Brother Yun's heart that night and the song that ministered to me today.
As long as I live, I will only love the LORD
With all myheart, strength and mind, I will only love my LORD
Regardless of what happens, I will only love my LORD
In all my actions and words, I will only love my LORD
In times of humility and learning, I will only love my LORD
In times of joy and gladness, I will only love my LORD
Whether I face hunger or if I'm full, I will only love my LORD
I am His in life and death, I will only love my LORD
The LORD has sacrificed His life for me
My deep sin has been pardoned
I have dedicated all my life to him
I will only love my LORD.
With all myheart, strength and mind, I will only love my LORD
Regardless of what happens, I will only love my LORD
In all my actions and words, I will only love my LORD
In times of humility and learning, I will only love my LORD
In times of joy and gladness, I will only love my LORD
Whether I face hunger or if I'm full, I will only love my LORD
I am His in life and death, I will only love my LORD
The LORD has sacrificed His life for me
My deep sin has been pardoned
I have dedicated all my life to him
I will only love my LORD.
I am sure that what the LORD desires of me right now is to give my heart to Him fully. Not partially know that I can "provide" for my family, but that HE is the one that provides for us. HE is the one that will provide me a job or jobs. My heart is Yours LORD, do with my life as you wish.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Laid Off - Day 4
I woke up this morning and didn't even think about the fact that I am laid off. I'm going to apply for some more jobs today at some point.
Yesterday I applied for unemployment. Man, they make it hard to apply if you don't do it online. I wanted to do it over the phone so that I could get some feedback from the person, but I was NEVER able to get them on the phone. And what's even worse, they automated system hangs up on you! I called on different days at different times, but man! NO ANSWER!! So I went online again and I just did it because they go on weekly terms so that it didn't really matter if I did it on Wednesday or Friday since the weekly term goes until Saturday.
Anna's best friend Asriel Medina is over right now and she's great company to have over. I'm also busy with one of Brett's Restaurant Revolution Technologies project as well as with his web site.
More to come...
Yesterday I applied for unemployment. Man, they make it hard to apply if you don't do it online. I wanted to do it over the phone so that I could get some feedback from the person, but I was NEVER able to get them on the phone. And what's even worse, they automated system hangs up on you! I called on different days at different times, but man! NO ANSWER!! So I went online again and I just did it because they go on weekly terms so that it didn't really matter if I did it on Wednesday or Friday since the weekly term goes until Saturday.
Anna's best friend Asriel Medina is over right now and she's great company to have over. I'm also busy with one of Brett's Restaurant Revolution Technologies project as well as with his web site.
More to come...
Friday, December 5, 2008
Laid Off - Day 3
So I woke up this morning and it has fully set in that I do not have a job.
Yesterday I got a bit frustrated because my old job is trying to not pay me the vacation that it's due and I'm waiting to hear from their HR. Those $500 are much needed!
Anna and I talked a bit today and we came to the conclusion that I will be constantly applying for full and part time jobs and I will, at the same time, be calling local businesses to see if they need web sites or any design work. Anna and I are leaning towards me getting a part time job more than a full time job and then have us go for StepStone Designs to be a necessary income instead of a supplemental income as it has been while I was employed at the Santa Barbara News-Press.
Whatever the LORD has for us, however, is what we'll choose. If that means I turn down a FT job, then praise God... If that means I take a FT or PT job, then praise God as well!!
We'll see. Today I have to continue to attempt to file for unemployment, take care of my 401k and transfer it to me,then I need to work on some StepStone stuff that I currently have as well as try to get some more StepStone jobs, and start to apply to new jobs :)
Yesterday I got a bit frustrated because my old job is trying to not pay me the vacation that it's due and I'm waiting to hear from their HR. Those $500 are much needed!
Anna and I talked a bit today and we came to the conclusion that I will be constantly applying for full and part time jobs and I will, at the same time, be calling local businesses to see if they need web sites or any design work. Anna and I are leaning towards me getting a part time job more than a full time job and then have us go for StepStone Designs to be a necessary income instead of a supplemental income as it has been while I was employed at the Santa Barbara News-Press.
Whatever the LORD has for us, however, is what we'll choose. If that means I turn down a FT job, then praise God... If that means I take a FT or PT job, then praise God as well!!
We'll see. Today I have to continue to attempt to file for unemployment, take care of my 401k and transfer it to me,then I need to work on some StepStone stuff that I currently have as well as try to get some more StepStone jobs, and start to apply to new jobs :)
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Laid Off - Day 2
I woke up this morning and after I debrief my weird dream and figured it out in my own head I remember..... I'm laid off! It's kind of funny how reality is hard to understand when reality goes against the routine and norm that you've had for the past 21 months. I'm filing for unemployment in a few minutes. I also had to contact the Santa Barbara News-Press and ask them to pay me for the vacation that I had left over. It's like $500! And needz me dat monee! haha
Well, I gotta go do those things, but I wanted to share the Psalm that my mom gave me in regards to my last post about being laid off... I especially like in verse 8 which says - do not free; it will lead to evil.
or be envious of those who do wrong;
Well, I gotta go do those things, but I wanted to share the Psalm that my mom gave me in regards to my last post about being laid off... I especially like in verse 8 which says - do not free; it will lead to evil.
Psalm 37
Of David.
1 [a] Do not fret because of evil menor be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For evil men will be cut off,
but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy great peace.
12 The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword
and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.
16 Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the LORD upholds the righteous.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
I Got Laid Off of the Santa Barbara News-Press Today
Well, I didn't see this one coming. I mean, I know this is advertising and the economy was NOT, I repeat NOT, favorable at all for advertising, but I thought my job was secure since I was the only one that was actually selling one of the only innovative things that the News-Press had: Online.
I really did think that my job was really secure since no one knows how to do my job in that building. There are people like Christian Montecino that know how to do the programming, and others like my immediate boss Bruce Schumikowski that knows how to sell, but no one knows how to do both. There are also a lot of passwords and software that I was the only one that knew of them and how to use them and where to go to use them. Anyways, that's all water under the bridge now.
Going forward I'm going to have to update my resume, which I have updated recently so it shouldn't be much work. My resume is here: www.stepstonedesigns.com/pablo-otaola-resume.pdf.
There are a couple of opportunities out there that Anna and I are praying about. I guess "opportunities" is not exactly the right word though since something that is not of God is not "opportune." Anyways, some theology for ya ;)
I gotta go be with my wife. We gonna watch a funny movie and have dinner... oh yeah and PRAY PRAY PRAY!! I'm sure you guessed that my 'oh yeah' was not because I forgot :)
It'll be exciting to see what God has for us in the next few months. I'll be blogging a lot about it. If you want to stay posted, just subscribe to my blog by hitting the subscribe button on the upper right hand corner.
Peace Out
-P
I really did think that my job was really secure since no one knows how to do my job in that building. There are people like Christian Montecino that know how to do the programming, and others like my immediate boss Bruce Schumikowski that knows how to sell, but no one knows how to do both. There are also a lot of passwords and software that I was the only one that knew of them and how to use them and where to go to use them. Anyways, that's all water under the bridge now.
Going forward I'm going to have to update my resume, which I have updated recently so it shouldn't be much work. My resume is here: www.stepstonedesigns.com/pablo-otaola-resume.pdf.
There are a couple of opportunities out there that Anna and I are praying about. I guess "opportunities" is not exactly the right word though since something that is not of God is not "opportune." Anyways, some theology for ya ;)
I gotta go be with my wife. We gonna watch a funny movie and have dinner... oh yeah and PRAY PRAY PRAY!! I'm sure you guessed that my 'oh yeah' was not because I forgot :)
It'll be exciting to see what God has for us in the next few months. I'll be blogging a lot about it. If you want to stay posted, just subscribe to my blog by hitting the subscribe button on the upper right hand corner.
Peace Out
-P
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Amazing Christmas Video on Holiday Spending
My good friend Paula Sevilla sent me this last week and I thought it was worth passing on...
FIVE BEST THINGS TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK
My dad sent me this... it made me laugh out loud :)
NUMBER 5: They told me at the Blood Bank this might happen.
NUMBER 4 : 'This is just a 15 minute power nap they raved about
in the time-management course you sent me to.
NUMBER 3 : 'Whew! Guess I left the top off the White-out.
You probably got here just in time!
NUMBER 2: Did you ever notice sound coming out of these
keyboards when you put your ear down real close?
Number 1: Best thing to say if you
get caught sleeping at your desk:
(Raising your head slowly)... "in Jesus' name, Amen"
NUMBER 5: They told me at the Blood Bank this might happen.
NUMBER 4 : 'This is just a 15 minute power nap they raved about
in the time-management course you sent me to.
NUMBER 3 : 'Whew! Guess I left the top off the White-out.
You probably got here just in time!
NUMBER 2: Did you ever notice sound coming out of these
keyboards when you put your ear down real close?
Number 1: Best thing to say if you
get caught sleeping at your desk:
(Raising your head slowly)... "in Jesus' name, Amen"
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