Hi Guys, I wanted to reach out to all four of you, because I've felt comfortable confiding in you guys whenever I have had a tough time. Yesterday was a tough day for me. It was almost a culmination of events and experiences that have made up my year. I was almost fired from my job for having bad judgment in trying to make something work that likely would not have had a chance. Rather than bring up the problem at the beginning, I hoped to cover my own ass by letting the situation play out and hoping it would work out fine. Unfortunately, it didn't. I cost the company time and resources because I was too afraid of getting ripped into several weeks ago, but at least it would have been the right judgment call and I could have made up for it later. My boss had a heart-to-heart with me after a meeting we had where all of the poor decisions and lack of detail came to light. Those issues mainly fall on me, because I am the manager of the department. To preface this a bit, my
Hi Guys, I wanted to share this with you, because you were a big part of the inspiration for this. I was driving home with my wife between Kansas City and Milwaukee back in July. My 40th birthday was coming up in October and I suddenly had a thought of what I wanted to do. Getting a tattoo was something I had always considered, but never committed to it because I had no idea of what I wanted. I knew I wanted something Pearl Jam-related. So my epiphany was due to my love for the album artwork on No Code. After listening to both of your opinions on No Code, it brought me much closer to the record. So this image came to mind and I told my wife, this is what I want for my birthday. I had to schedule it a month after my birthday, but I got it done yesterday and am very happy with the results. Forced to endure, what I could not forgive, Chris