Big news is I gave my 2 weeks at the Cellar(1). It was actually a great place to work but I got the job I’ve been waiting for. In two weeks I start as an html junkie at a place called INTRINSIX(2) here in Winnipeg. An amazing opportunity for me. Also check the hockey section on the site if you are in Georges Pool, HUGE UPDATE there.
(1) – I worked at the Video Cellar for a time. Marcy used to work at Video Zone back in the day so I have long loved the video store. Video Cellar was well known for it’s XXX room and I can remember a few times Al would come for closing shift and help me shrink wrap all the boxes for the shelf and we would laugh at the covers. Big Mamma Jamma (Al’s fav) is burnt into mind. My friends would visit often and I made them all membership cards with funny pics on them. Mine got turned into a Skip-Bo Champion card (and altered by the jealous) but I know there are some good ones out there.
(2) – Intrinsix was a dream job. Here I was, working in a warehouse right out of highschool, teaching myself HTML in my off time and it actually panned out into something. It came shortly after being laid off from the North West Company where I had gone from driving a forklift to working at head office on their company intranet. They put an end to that project and instead of going back to the warehouse I dabbled a little bit in freelance web design. I had applied at Intrinsix shortly after. It was such a great experience for me despite all the bullshit at the end. I met some truly amazing people there and it was my first taste of working a job where I loved what I was doing. Plus I could make bacon at my desk.
