Comments for Jennie Dorris

Comment on Which is why I always answer proudly that no, I did not marry a musician. by Betty (Beeg) Carter

Betty (Beeg) Carter — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:35:36 +0000

Welcome to New England Jennie! I’m living in New Hampshire and I see you’re in Boston and married…congrats! Drop me a note sometime – love to hear from you.
Aunt Beeg

Comment on If an artist makes a piece but no one is around to write about it…. by Brad Weismann

Brad Weismann — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:35:41 +0000

I am happy to have inspired you, but sad in regard to the topic involved. The old way of doing things is dead. Dead. so . . . what can we do? I am sitting in a Boulder International Film Festival meeting right now, strategizing how to get our message(s) out over the next 80 days, solely via digital media (another dept deals with old-school media). As a writer and editor, I am pitching stories and methodologies of arts and entertainment coverage to people with money, in the hopes that we can construct a new paradigm that works — perhaps a mix of coverage, self-promotion, user-friendliness and advocacy? A tough row to hoe. I am not giving up!

Comment on What is this so-called life? by jenniedorris

jenniedorris — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:23:52 +0000

That’s a great discussion. I wouldn’t know what to say if I had to lead with a non-career statement. “I check my email a lot and run semi-regularly on a treadmill.” (I would SO not have drinks with me.)

Comment on What is this so-called life? by Jim

Jim — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:46:42 +0000

I had this discussion with a friend recent, and while not as formal as a resume or CV, he’s always impressed with anyone who answers the question “what do you do?” with anything other than their occupation. The thinking goes, if you define yourself by more than your job title you must be an interesting person.

The whole discussion led me into a little bit of an existential crisis: how the hell do I answer that question with anything other than “I’m in software”?

Comment on It’s a little funny that I thought it was called the “five-hour workweek.” by mike w

mike w — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:30:24 +0000

Jennie, found a link to your site in a business analyst newsletter (Bridging the Gap). Your first sentence locked my attention as I too have been drumming going on 19 years.

In college I would stand in a practice room with only a snare drum and my sticks, turn the lights off and play single strokes for 30 minutes, an hour. Doing exactly as you described; listening to the space between each stroke, making it uniform, feeling the nuance of the sticks in my hands, making the sound consistent.

I completely agree with your perspective on the 4-hr work week: “do the thing we’re driven to do, and do it well”. But I’m curious your thoughts on a situation i think many people are in: a job that one is incredibly grateful for but don’t want to be in long-term.

Thanks for your reminder that I can still change the world.

Comment on A Soon-To-Be Mrs. Remembers Her Miss by Barr Hogen

Barr Hogen — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:06:43 +0000

I just heard this piece on my public radio station her in Boulder. Excellent work Ms. Doris-Doyle.

Comment on A Soon-To-Be Mrs. Remembers Her Miss by Stacey Hawley

Stacey Hawley — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:13:56 +0000

My name is Stacey Hawley, owner and Principal at Credo – a career counseling and leadership development consulting firm. I have read some of your blogs online for 5280 and read your bio on your website.As an aside, I also play classical piano and am very interested in your Telling Stories program. I have trie=
d teaching my 6 year old but her interest level changes weekly. I am contacting you because one of your blogs focused on getting career help from the public library. If you find yourself writing more stories/blogs about careers in Colorado (we focus on individuals and small businesses), and need expert testimonials, please contact me. We are a new company (2 brilliant women of course!) and are trying to build relationships within the community

Comment on Sometimes You Find Yourself Back at the Beginning by Amy

Amy — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 05:05:42 +0000

Yeah, Jennie Dorris is back! I hear you one this. If a band was going to form and they were only going to sing songs about me, they would make music under the name: “I’m 30, nothing has gone the way I planned, and I am back here.” I think it would be synth-pop, too.

Comment on Sometimes You Find Yourself Back at the Beginning by Emily

Emily — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:38:16 +0000

Great to have you back, Dorris. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Comment on A Soon-To-Be Mrs. Remembers Her Miss by John

John — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:44:06 +0000

Jennie – looking forward to meeting you. What a powerful posting. I get nostalgic for those days sometimes, too – even though they were painful to go through at the time!