One Door Shuts...

Well here we are. 5 days since I was laid off from United Space Alliance. I was given the official notice that I would be involuntarily laid off back at the beginning of August due to the WARN act because USA is laying off 1,400 workers. I was put on the involuntary layoff list because I was a Constellation Program worker. In case you hadn't heard, the White House and the NASA Administration decided to cancel the Constellation Program. Therefore, USA had to lay off the workers in the Constellation Program, me being one of them...however, not all Constellation workers were laid off, and we have yet to see a reason behind who was laid off and who stayed on.

So, that is the why we have fallen off the grid for a while here. I bet you folks are wondering what we were up to while we weren't posting anything...ok, so maybe you weren't, but we'll tell you anyways if you keep reading. Let's see, our last post was at the end of June. So...

Well, forgot most of what happened in July. Hit up a bunch of good movies, grilled, partied, enjoyed the dog park. The standard fare for a month. I also joined back up with AIAA to become the treasurer for the Houston section. Check out the Executive Council list at the bottom right of our homepage www.aiaa-houston.org

August brought about the official beginning of the end with the WARN notice. So, not a great start. The month did get better though. Did some pet-sitting, which always lifts the spirits and stress level. Celebrated our 6th anniversary together! With a giftcard from Mom & Pop K, we upgraded ourselves to the fancy world of digital SLR cameras. We got the Olympus E-420 camera, and it is awesome! Lady can finally take great close-up pictures of her art. Now that we are getting back on the blog (at least until the next crisis), we will plaster up a bunch of pictures we have taken with the new camera!

September was been a busy month. The D-day clock continued to tick down, but there is cautious optimism as well. We started the month with our first big event with AIAA, at which we had Congressman Pete Olson talk. He discussed the happenings in Congress about the NASA budget and how it was going. The outlook isn't good with recesses and elections. That started the whirlwind that has been this month. The next day our friend T flew into town for her second annual trip to our neck of the woods. Much gaming, partying, and fun ensued. We also were pet-sitting Jupiter & Belle over that week/weekend. T headed out and then Lacey joined the other pups at the Gecko Pet Hotel. Then Mom K came down and Jupiter & Belle went home. Much shopping, relaxing, working, and fun ensued.

While all that was happening, I began working with a career consulting group. We have been working with them to create much better resumes, and to help re-brand and market myself. The process so far has been excellent! This is the cautious optimism I brought up before. Not much exists in the space industry, so the possibility that I will no longer be involved with that is quite high. One door shuts, though, and hopefully an even bigger door opens!

So, there you have it. The good, bad, and ugly of what has been going on while we were away from the blog. We will be posting a bunch of the new pictures we have taken soon. Also, if you haven't already, check out Lady's new art page on Facebook. She has been going crazy in the art creation department cranking out some fantastic new art.