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Texting with Keri #2

I’m on the right.

Planning the perfect Friday night.

Even in jest, it’s a never no way.

See the attack? By just replying to a text message, malware can be installed. Delete strange texts altogether, and never download their photos.

And if you’re on Android and haven’t updated its software, do it now – the Stagefright bug is serious.

When someone texts me their new car.

Blog tag = texting with Keri

 

 

Hope Yours was a Good Weekend Also

Kind’ve an awkward sentence eh, that headline. My writing is rusty.

It’s 4:30 Sunday and I just opened my laptop for the first time since Wednesday. Feels nice to type again actually.

Spent the day moving slowly, still pretty wiped. Documented very little of the past 3 days, and don’t feel like being on camera is all. There’s a big smile beneath the hat though, still feel 100% about my decision to leave the newspaper.

First true week of unemployment kicks off tomorrow. Or like my buddy said on the phone this afternoon, “ya Ker, it’s now a work week, and you’re going to do soooooooomething…”

Laughed because it’s true, I don’t know what I’ll do. Finding ‘Keri on Driving’ a new home is a priority, make some lists, plot an execution plan of my 2 main ideas, huh, maybe I do know.

Ran errands this morning, #SundayCleaning, then we ripped out the computer from my neighbours car.

The brain of a 1999 Pontiac.

Oh and I was away.

No big mystery trip, just blogging that I’m gone might as well be, “hey the world’s cutest house is empty.”

Now to finish my pedicure, then I got invited to dinner at my other neighbours. I’ll leave you with some real lazy blogging…

… where this post came from…

… and me weeks ago.

Here’s to a strong start to your week, the second last of the summer!

xo Keri

 

 

I Quit the Newspaper

2015 Jaguar XJ Animated

No big fight happened, there’s no dramatic tale I’m not telling… last Wednesday afternoon I’d been plotting the upcoming Monday, had an overwhelming feeling of “I don’t want to do that routine another week” and that was it.

I wrote for the next 20 hours, now all deadlines are done, called my editor on Friday at 11 am, we had a good laugh and it couldn’t have been a nicer ending. My last column just published, read it here.

Auto for life, to be clear, just not auto at this outlet.

I mark big events in my calendar and set them to repeat annually, so went to document this, opened the app and woah… that’s 3 years to the day.

And a new moon at that. You know I feel strongly about the planets.

What I’m walking away from:

A reasonable amount:

1 – search Google for the paper -theautonet – and there’s me 2nd result. Search with a space, and that’s my column
2 – that’s my reach, 2nd in the country
3 – been a Featured Author for years

Last times to upload to Fatwire, or name 35 car photos – 2016 Nissan Maxima – Exterior 3/4 Rear 2.jpg. Built the last Fact File (won’t miss those for one second.)

Friday night celebration pizza party.

What about the paycheque I just gave up?

I’m great at bootstrapping, so my company’s account is ready for such an eventuatlity, and can carry me for four months while I piece it together.

What will I do going forward?

It’s a rare moment in my very organized life that I have no master plan.

– Daydream, drift around in my imagination

– Drive more cars

– become more specialized in auto security 

– Renovate this blog (I know it’s 2009 around here guys I’m sorry)

– my ‘Keri on Driving’ column continues; find it a great new home.

– Get fit. PRIORITY. Too old now to get away with not. There’s a provincial-level gymnast in here somewhere, just have to find her

– Learn to cook. Okay more realism > learn to feed myself not powerbars for dinner

– Okay fiiine, I’ll make a proper LinkedIn, clean up my social media accounts, and make an About page

– do more sewing, make a quilt for my main room

– learn Metasploit. I don’t want to hack the planet, just try some social experiments I dreamed up, like leave USB keys around downtown, that when inserted, phone home to me – message pops up ARE you kidding me, terrible idea, please never no, instead try help protect the company’s network you almost just tanked

As of writing it’s been 4 days, and I’m a bit dazed from the missing routine of the last 3 years. I didn’t write the news yesterday, it was weird. But overall I feel lighter, good sign.

No risk, no reward.

xo Keri

Let’s work.