Rants and musings, without care for substance.
Posted in life in general, office on Oct 8th, 2008
I’m quitting my job.
I’ve had this unwritten rule that I don’t blog about work, but it was mostly due to the technical nature of it and the fact that I don’t want to write about work when I get home. But the following is more about how this change is affecting me and less about [...]
I find writing to be relaxing and therapeutic, but lately I just haven’t been able. I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. It doesn’t help that the makeup of one my team (at work) is changing and it’s leaving me feeling stretched a little thin.
Six Flags is fun. Too much, perhaps. It took several [...]
We loaded in for the Battle of the Bands on Thursday night but I neglected to bring my camera. I remembered it last night and took a few pictures which I was able to post after fighting with the computer for what seemed like an hour. Many of them are more tech-like, but there are [...]
Posted in complaints, office, plans on Nov 12th, 2007
It irritates me that I don’t have Veteran’s Day off. Technically it was yesterday, but it is being observed by the federal government today. In my mind today is a day to honor and respect those soldiers who have gone before us. Considering that my company provides solutions and support to a great number of [...]
Amazon.com WidgetsFor the most part, trips to the bathroom are uneventful. That is, people go in and take care of their personal business and leave, hopefully washing their hands on the way out. Today was a bang up day for restroom weirdness at the office. I observed two uncommon behaviors while taking care [...]
I’m done.
It took four weeks of effort and the added pressure of an upcoming social engagement where I’ll be entertaining to get this project completed, but it’s finally done.
There’s still a lot of boxes stacked, but they are in order and I had a good idea of what’s in them. I might venture to [...]
I am making progress in my office cleaning project. I tackled three boxes yesterday over a period of two hours. They were filled with a lot of loose items so it was slow going. Most of the things I’m finding now fall into the recycle or throwaway pile, although some of the bigger items are [...]
Posted in books, life in general, office, plans on Jul 28th, 2007
It’s actually been a month since I started my office cleaning project. It is only the second weekend that I’ve put any real time into it. It looked like it was going to be hot and humid out this afternoon so I decided to take another couple hours at it. I’m proud to say that [...]
Posted in cars, film, idiots, life in general, office, plans, web sites on Jul 16th, 2007
The zinnias that I planted a few weeks ago are coming up. No flowers yet, but they’re definitely growing fast. I’m amazed that the ground is supporting it; there must be some good soil beneath all of those decorative stones. We’ve had some nice and warm weather with a decent amount of rain. Probably doesn’t [...]
Posted in complaints, idiots, office, software on Jul 12th, 2007
By the time you write enough Java code to be considered for the self-imposed “developer” title, you shouldn’t try to write shell scripts anymore. Do you system administrator and network engineers a huge favor and :q! now.
There are times when I get the impression that people don’t know what the hell they’re doing. I may [...]
Posted in life in general, office, plans on Jun 30th, 2007
My office is a disaster.
As you can see, I’ve got piles upon piles of paperwork, old bills, documentation from work, books, computer components. It’s all taking up space that I’d rather be able to offer up if I have guests spend the night or otherwise use for something other than long term storage.
Ugh.
When I [...]
Posted in culture, office, the system on Jun 19th, 2007
I was reading the March 2007 issue of Men’s Health today while sweating to death on one of the cardio machines at the gym. Not a bad magazine to read at the gym. It always seems to explain a few new ways to flex this muscle or tone that muscle, always an exercise that I’ve [...]
Posted in complaints, conspiracies, humor, office, web sites on Feb 14th, 2007
I dislike today.
Partially because the snow plow (which didn’t bother coming by until early afternoon) piled up a foot worth of ice in front of my driveway (which I had taken great efforts to clear mere hours ago) which I had to re-clear before I could get my car in the driveway. Partially because it’s [...]
Posted in complaints, idiots, office, the system on Feb 1st, 2007
One of the wonders of working a nine to five sort of job is getting reimbursed for things. I don’t have a lot of luck when it comes to the reimbursement paperwork. There’s never a simple one for me; I almost always get the paperwork returned to me.
About two weeks ago I buy two packages [...]
Posted in complaints, culture, idiots, office on Dec 20th, 2006
I’m not a fan of people who are late to meetings. It shows a lack of interest in the subject matter and a lack of respect towards the organizer or presenter. I was invited to a brief presentation a few weeks and observed two distinctly seperate approaches to lateness.
The meeting was scheduled for nine o’clock [...]
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