Update on the State of Affairs

Pleased to report my brain is coming back, and my drive too, wasn’t sure when it left how long it’d be until I saw them again.

It’s been a weird 5 weeks since quitting the newspaper, but still an excellent decision. Took time to to reflect, set some hard goals with firm dates, and plot how to morph things to accomplish them. Made a spreadsheet, plus wrote it out old-school with a Sharpie on a blank page.

Some things in no specific order:

– starting to freelance, small one-off pieces here and there, with a heavy weight on the topic I said I wanted to further specialize in – auto security

– it’s been 1.5 / 4 months I planned for my savings to cover things. As of today, I have replaced 40% of that monthly income writing 25% as much as previous

– the ‘Keri on Driving’ Library is underway, soon all 160 columns will be catalogued, and a ‘Table of Contents’ created

– remember all my epiphanies? Been tracking things since, watching, and have now seen enough signs to be 100% convinced my backwards idea is going to work…

– cars are booked for weeks out

Actually, there’s been some amazing
car moments over the past couple weeks:

Tossing the all-new 2017 Jaguar XE around an autocross course.

My 2016 Chevy Trax photoshoot came out awesome.

Being drifted in a 2016 Jaguar F-TYPE.

And I revved this 2016 Pagani Huayra.

There’s been a lot of behind-the-scenes development too, emails, negotiating and talking on the phone.

Looks like this, boring.

And yup, I’m That Guy who wears a headset like that.

But hair is better since that photo, thanks Kaila! This is your best blonde yet.

Go see her too, and soon, because the year+ we’ve been working together I’ve watched her climb up quickly, so it’s best to get on her client list now – Brennen Demelo Studio  416-301-1072

kk back to building a presentation, I have 30 of these to deliver.

Hey haven’t shown you my desk in a while… I’m here right now and will take a photo, one sec…

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Have a good Wednesday tomorrow!

Night night.

 

 

I Tanked at Gardening this Year

Look, I even killed ferns – the world’s heartiest plant.

Why? By the time I got my act together to plant seeds it was mid-August, way too late. I kept forgetting to water regularly because I thought rain water was enough. And I’m supposed to find time to weed?

While I’m not the most embarrassing house on these street – lawn is usually cut and porch swept – I’m far from the most together.

Canadian Tire even sent me the below package of encouragement, along with the flower seeds I requested for my bathtub… and still I tanked it. They know me well too, and sent stuff that was “just add water.”

However!

According to the labels, this stuff will store fine over the winter provided it is NOT opened.

The added bonus is gardening items are on sale right now at Canadian Tire.

I’ve seen the above items priced at half-off. So go shopping now, and I scheduled a post for May 3, 2016 to remind us to plant the seeds.

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No money was exchanged for this post.

Canadian Tire sent me their products, so I tested them then typed my impression. This is a beta test of my latest idea.

 

 

My Brain Abandoned Me

No dramatics guys, really.

Ever since I quit the newspaper it just like, up and left. Haven’t seen it since. Have you?

How long has it been? Have to look that up hang on……. August 19 woah, exactly 1 month today.

Genuinely thought I’d be fully bounced back by now. Bet you are shaking your head at me, bet you saw this coming before I did, because forest-for-the-trees and all that.

KeriBlog.com – showing you how to
burn yourself out, year after year.

It’s like my drive disappeared along with my mind, double-abondonament. Is this what normal people live like? 5pm hits and power down, kill the hours till bed with nothing productive, and not caring?

I’m chalking it up to maintaining 3 jobs for so long that my body is forcing me to recuperate. And they’ll both come back, because I refuse to believe otherwise.

They just have to… right?

Least it’s been a good growly week with this Mustang GT.

Anyway, hi hi from my Surveillance Chair, that’s where this post is coming from.

My neighbour just popped his head out to inform me the street gathered together yesterday to debate firing me, because I’m not “on duty enough.”

Showing them right now ha.

 

 

Fiiiiine I’ll Fix my LinkedIn Account

It amuses me so much, how terrible my account is.  This post is documenting the bad before I improve it.

Above was posted about 18 months ago.

The below photo is from 2009.  I’m like a real estate agent that way.

The red arrow is the best part, because of its rarity…

… a non-real-name, fully functional LinkedIn account.

My last name has no vowels (Keri CDN was my handle 2007-2010.)

That’s not my Twitter, closed in 2010, oh @KeriBlog

That is my physical address though, if you’d like to mail me something nice.

Why is this so funny?

Because my blog and I have been flown around North America, gained access to some amazing places, and tested $10 million+ in cars… all without a LinkedIn OR an About Page.

Come on that’s funny.

When’d you last hear that? Okay not the most popular sport * I know… but still, ehhh?!

Some automakers contributed to my nonsense, I have these from a few OEMs – it’s the document you sign when picking up a press car haha thanks guys!

I kept my last name offline for 5 years. My Google account is part of the 0.0002% range. My Facebook account isn’t a real-name either, it’s also Keri CDN.

My health card has a red stripe.

See, funny.

No mention, or link, to KeriBlog.com… anywhere.  Or 3 years being the Featured Author at the newspaper.

Last updated February 2010.

But!

I’m at that point where continued reticence will be my downfall, okay so game over, here we go.

About pages coming next.

Connect with me – Linkedin.com/KeriPotipcoe

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* Just to say it, this isn’t that weird, I’m not the only one who likes this game, and lots are better at it… I know someone who got a credit card in their handle phft.