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Today is my day to shine.
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And what was the reason for swearing at Crookshanks?!Basically, Crookshanks and Grampy Yesterday have been texting with her cousin (my brother's son) in Nebraska about better job opportunities in Wisconsin. His mom I guess found the phone and proceeded to swear at Crookshanks via text.
The sad part is, she's the reasonable one in that relationship as my brother is an actual living piece of s~+*.
Because my brother and his wife have been taking the money he's earning for themselves.
They can't do that if he's not living with them.
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Today is my day to shine.
Yes, we can see.
Very like Rudolph, except that it isn't the nose we're talking about.
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Today is my day to shine.
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Today is my day to shine.Yes, we can see.
Very like Rudolph, except that it isn't the nose we're talking about.
He is the reindeer we should all aspire to be.
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Today is my day to shine.
♫ Dressed pup bike a spruce, adjuster funner in the bight. ♫
On the road to my parents! Helping out my dad for the next couple of days.
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We're the fricking Winchester Mystery House of applications!
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Geez, it is *so* hard to get motivated when it's under 3 days before you're off for the rest of the year, you have no deadlines, and you're essentially doing busywork to fill the week until you start your "real" work in the new year.
I *could* take tomorrow and Friday off with no repercussions, and I might yet take Friday off if nothing else pops up on my radar.
But, "Write a practice around this half-a$$ed process to pass the time between meetings," isn't exactly excitement.
Ah, well, I have my craft project to look forward to during my next meeting.
Whee?
(While some would argue that "underworked" is better than "overworked", and I agree in short bursts, being underworked for a couple of weeks solid gets REALLY boring.)
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You should come to my job, then.
Been a day and a half since yesterday. Ugh.
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Caught up on grading till the last handful of finals get turned in, which leaves me plenty of time to panic about closing/moving.
... but are you at the Disco?
It’s all about going Into the Unknown.
You Mercenary.
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Geez, it is *so* hard to get motivated when it's under 3 days before you're off for the rest of the year, you have no deadlines, and you're essentially doing busywork to fill the week until you start your "real" work in the new year.
I *could* take tomorrow and Friday off with no repercussions, and I might yet take Friday off if nothing else pops up on my radar.
But, "Write a practice around this half-a$$ed process to pass the time between meetings," isn't exactly excitement.
Ah, well, I have my craft project to look forward to during my next meeting.
Whee?
(While some would argue that "underworked" is better than "overworked", and I agree in short bursts, being underworked for a couple of weeks solid gets REALLY boring.)
I find motivation for all of next week to be difficult. Half the company is going to take at least 2 extra days off since Christmas is on a Wednesday. Makes it harder for me to justify being in the office myself. I mean, sure, there's projects I can work on and it'll be easier with everyone taking their days off and therefore not bugging me, but it would be nice if I could take a couple days off that aren't health-related once in a while too. And I generally can't.
I took yesterday afternoon off because of juggling my hours around, basically working split shift kind of stuff for the last 3 weeks. I got a phone call from a VP asking if I was going to be in the office at all. Um, yeah, I was already there for about 5 hours and I was going to have to go back in that night for a two-three more. Why? "We NEED you to come in for this HIPAA training session we have set up!" What HIPAA training session? "We have HIPAA training today and tomorrow!" Oh? And you're just now telling me about it? And what exactly do you need me for? "We NEED you to get the presenter's laptop hooked up to the projector and speakers!"
Oh. I see. Big, important issues. The projector uses an HDMI cable. The speakers use a standard 3.5mm audio jack. The same kind that's been in use for several decades now.
Funny thing though.
Apple is so smug about not needing any ports beyond a Lightning connector or a single USB-C port that it just won't hook up to these things. Good thing the presenter doesn't have one of...oh...she has a MacBook? Huh. Guess you not only don't need me to match the shapes up for you, but you really don't need me at all.
I'm so tired of these people. I'm thinking about just working at a bottling plant, getting a little bit of my gamma-infused blood into bottles of soda as they go along the line...
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Ha! I've already been off work for a week and a half! I'm this close to making walls out of mashed potatoes.
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Good Reasons You Can Hate Your Kids:
Tuesday (Day 2 of Impus Major's 6 weeks off, or day 4 if you count weekends): Impus Major never bothers to get dressed, spending all of his waking hours in his leopard print bathrobe.
Wednesday, Day 3: Impus Major finally walks in at 11:00 am and asks, "What day is it?"
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And yeah, typical work: I asked for Friday off so my manager assigned me another project and said if I was done before Friday I could have the day off.
She knows damned well I'm the best there is when motivated. I think she just wanted the project knocked off ASAP.
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We made it up to 14 degrees today!
Which means Bob Lindmeier f!@*ing lied to me!
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*grumbles*
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Y'know, when people sit outside my house talking loudly on their cell phones, I should really just start taking detailed notes, then go outside and strike up a conversation with them, drawing extensively from the notes.
"So, I hear you were trying to go to Alexander's on Friday but they were all booked up. That's really too bad!"
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Me: So, what did you do at school today?
Tiny T-Rex: I painted a tile that's going to be a present from myself to myself and I was hoping you could wrap it so on Christmas morning I can open it and act surprised.
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Tiny T-Rex: I painted a tile that's going to be a present from myself to myself and I was hoping you could wrap it so on Christmas morning I can open it and act surprised.
Do it, but tape a $5 bill to the bottom so that they actually are surprised.
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That's a great idea!
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It turns out knowing the dishes need to be washed and washing the dishes are two different things.
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It turns out knowing the dishes need to be washed and washing the dishes are two different things.
~snorts~ I am glad that I wasn't drinking anything.
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"A billion robot lives are about to be extinguished! Oh, the Jedis are going to feel this one!" - Professor Farnsworth.
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Okay granted school just got out for vacation which means I'm exhausted and depressed. But. While doing what little shopping I could do for my niece and my mom and my sister WW told me that I couldn't use Amazon because he considers them to be the great Satan and carbon footprint and labor practices and blah blah blah blah blah so I said okay honey because I didn't want to fight.
And I shopped locally. Granted, most of the places I was shopping were box stores that I can't really argue are any better than Amazon but it made him happy so I did it. And I went to three times as many stores so I could get the best deal at each one which took for flipping ever and I got everything wrapped and I went to The UPS Store only to be told that it would be 40 bucks to get it there by the 28th not even guaranteed by Christmas. Which I totally can't afford. Which is why Amazon really. Because I can't afford WW's ethics.
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Okay granted school just got out for vacation which means I'm exhausted and depressed. But. While doing what little shopping I could do for my niece and my mom and my sister WW told me that I couldn't use Amazon because he considers them to be the great Satan and carbon footprint and labor practices and blah blah blah blah blah so I said okay honey because I didn't want to fight.
And I shopped locally. Granted, most of the places I was shopping were box stores that I can't really argue are any better than Amazon but it made him happy so I did it. And I went to three times as many stores so I could get the best deal at each one which took for flipping ever and I got everything wrapped and I went to The UPS Store only to be told that it would be 40 bucks to get it there by the 28th not even guaranteed by Christmas. Which I totally can't afford. Which is why Amazon really. Because I can't afford WW's ethics.
just paypal me the cash and I will do amazon for you. I have prime. It will get there faster and it will come from me, so you're in the clear!
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I had to run a class at HEMA tonight, which I wasn't expecting, but it went alright.
Also, one of our members who did Buhurt showed us pictures of a giant fight in a wooden village that had been set on fire that he took part in. I was extremely impressed by that.
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And the project is already handed in for review.
Sorry, manager. Friday is MINE!!!!
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You know, it really saddens me when an organization you trust (such as your credit union) partners with a scumbag company (such as a loan slinger) just to provide you with a "simple" service.
For a few days now, my credit union's page has shown, "Get your credit score for free!" Since it's within my credit union's web page, I thought I'd follow along. Immediate agreement notification with a third party. Nope.
The next step: I got an email from them today: "Try our new credit scoring service with our partner!"
So I actually went through and read the privacy policy, and it was pretty explicit:
- We'll share your personal information as much as we're legally allowed to
- We'll use your personal information for targeted ads at you
- We do not respect Do Not Track requests, and blocking our cookies violates our terms of service
So, er, yeah. I don't need to see my credit score THAT badly, thanks.
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Post office was two dollars cheaper and guaranteed it by Monday.
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It is Wednesday, I have tonight's school show,, and thursday mornings show, and I am (almost) DONE TILL AFTER THE NEW YEAR!!!
;P
Dealing with 'Occupational Review' (They are our LEGAL department, but they HATE being called that. Even though they are.) has been a nightmare lately. Paperwork I have been doing the same way for 12 years is now all of a sudden all being looked at under a microscope. Seriously. And it's ALL 'wrong' or at least 'missing correct information', of course. :P
I am mentally exhausted.
This thread is great.
That is all.
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It turns out knowing the dishes need to be washed and washing the dishes are two different things.
Wait... You didn't know that before?!
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Argh. The tea pot have just slipped from my hands and shattered.
The good: it was already empty.
The bad: I will need to spend money on a next tea pot.
The ugly: it is 4:37 am so I won't be able to replace it until later which means I will either have to make tea for breakfast in small quantities OR drink water... like an animal!
Well, let's hope I cleared all the pieces of glass from the floor...
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You know, it really saddens me when an organization you trust (such as your credit union) partners with a scumbag company (such as a loan slinger) just to provide you with a "simple" service.
For a few days now, my credit union's page has shown, "Get your credit score for free!" Since it's within my credit union's web page, I thought I'd follow along. Immediate agreement notification with a third party. Nope.
The next step: I got an email from them today: "Try our new credit scoring service with our partner!"
So I actually went through and read the privacy policy, and it was pretty explicit:
- We'll share your personal information as much as we're legally allowed to
- We'll use your personal information for targeted ads at you
- We do not respect Do Not Track requests, and blocking our cookies violates our terms of serviceSo, er, yeah. I don't need to see my credit score THAT badly, thanks.
Is it the time for a sternly-worded complaint letter to your credit union for their subpar choice of partners?
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Oh. I see. Big, important issues. The projector uses an HDMI cable. The speakers use a standard 3.5mm audio jack....
Ive mastered the 'completely neutral but somehow still condecending' look for when I have to walk into a meeting room and press the 'present' button on a laptop. Which are clearly marked. And have laminated explanations about which come with the projector.
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Okay granted school just got out for vacation which means I'm exhausted and depressed. But. While doing what little shopping I could do for my niece and my mom and my sister WW told me that I couldn't use Amazon because he considers them to be the great Satan and carbon footprint and labor practices and blah blah blah blah blah so I said okay honey because I didn't want to fight.
And I shopped locally. Granted, most of the places I was shopping were box stores that I can't really argue are any better than Amazon but it made him happy so I did it. And I went to three times as many stores so I could get the best deal at each one which took for flipping ever and I got everything wrapped and I went to The UPS Store only to be told that it would be 40 bucks to get it there by the 28th not even guaranteed by Christmas. Which I totally can't afford. Which is why Amazon really. Because I can't afford WW's ethics.
Since gift giving is culturally laden, but since Dutch Directness I dont give a hoot:
LM, can we send you presents? Even if its just for the kids?
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Ive mastered the 'completely neutral but somehow still condecending' look for when I have to walk into a meeting room and press the 'present' button on a laptop. Which are clearly marked. And have laminated explanations about which come with the projector.
Oh. I see. Big, important issues. The projector uses an HDMI cable. The speakers use a standard 3.5mm audio jack....
When I worked in catering at hotels at least once a week we'd get a complaint from one of the rooms that the av equipment wasn't working and when I went to go see what was wrong, nine times out of ten, it was because they couldn't figure out how to push a power button.
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whinge whinge whingeSince gift giving is culturally laden, but since Dutch Directness I dont give a hoot:
LM, can we send you presents? Even if its just for the kids?
That's very sweet of you to ask, Woran, but no thank you. I can't afford to reciprocate and I find that unevenness galling.
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I am going to beat the first-day-of-school-vacation-depression today! I'm going to clean the house from top to bottom, make ornaments, and see if I can talk my kids into a board game. And I'm making borcht.
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I'm watching my dad's dog while he goes to Owen-Withee up nort to be santa for the hick children in the sticks.
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whinge whinge whingeSince gift giving is culturally laden, but since Dutch Directness I dont give a hoot:
LM, can we send you presents? Even if its just for the kids?
That's very sweet of you to ask, Woran, but no thank you. I can't afford to reciprocate and I find that unevenness galling.
I wouldnt want anything back, except for stories of their underwater adventure. But I understand that me not wanting anything back and you feeling you have to reciprocate are two different things.
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OK. Now I'm laughing and irritated at the same time. We got feedback from the finishing team that we shouldn't be doing our own editing any more because "we" were doing such a crappy job of it. This was after I'd finished my 2 1/2 hour "get it out the door" project, and I got this feedback on it:
Hey there! Just FYI, this video looked great! It took me about 15 minutes to do the finishing...
So apparently *I'm* doing fine; it's just "Retirement Boy" who's giving us trouble, and as usual, instead of calling him out on it, they have to tell ALL of us that we can't do our own editing.
As always, a culture of "never call out any individual" leads to hopeless inefficiency.
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When I worked in catering at hotels at least once a week we'd get a complaint from one of the rooms that the av equipment wasn't working and when I went to go see what was wrong, nine times out of ten, it was because they couldn't figure out how to push a power button.Ive mastered the 'completely neutral but somehow still condecending' look for when I have to walk into a meeting room and press the 'present' button on a laptop. Which are clearly marked. And have laminated explanations about which come with the projector.
Oh. I see. Big, important issues. The projector uses an HDMI cable. The speakers use a standard 3.5mm audio jack....
My previous job was working for an AV company, I did EVERYthing from little bitty hotel room rentals, to the large 'main tents' for major conventions that took up the entire convention center.
This. In bold. Above. All the time.
The bad? A lot of people (who think they are important) are really idiots. Not Dumb. Idiots.
(To clarify; Ignorance can be cured. Idiocy is forever.). ;P
The good? I got paid by the hour then, so I was getting paid pretty well to babysit morons.
;)
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So... why does NobodysHome get cut SO much slack at work?
It turns out that Retirement Boy REALLY screwed up one of the recordings we're doing. He changed the name *and* since there wasn't enough audio to fill the video, he cut the video to shreds.
The team we're handing off to is almost certain to demand a re-record.
Retirement Boy is almost certain to refuse.
In an effort to defuse the situation, I just volunteered to come in tomorrow if needed and re-record the whole thing just to prevent an interdepartmental explosion.
Yeah, I lose a day off because other people are stupid.
But next time bonuses and stock options roll around, I've eliminated two full groups from even competing with me for part of the swag.
NobodysHome plans long-term.
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I wouldnt want anything back, except for stories of their underwater adventure. But I understand that me not wanting anything back and you feeling you have to reciprocate are two different things.whinge whinge whingeSince gift giving is culturally laden, but since Dutch Directness I dont give a hoot:
LM, can we send you presents? Even if its just for the kids?
That's very sweet of you to ask, Woran, but no thank you. I can't afford to reciprocate and I find that unevenness galling.
Stop being so beautiful, you.
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I'm watching my dad's dog while he goes to Owen-Withee up nort to be santa for the hick children in the sticks.
Now I want to see what the sticks are like.
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I'm watching my dad's dog while he goes to Owen-Withee up nort to be santa for the hick children in the sticks.Now I want to see what the sticks are like.
Dirt roads everywhere, most of the milkmaids are on meth and there's a good chance my mom has gotten someone arrested for corruption.