August 5
From my brain
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2008
Me 08:41, 5 August 2008 (EDT)
I neglected to mention yesterday: I punctured my cloud. Our bed frame is just one of those square steel frames with casters on the legs. I had had the air mattress wedged between the wall and our bed (at least I could be close to my wife if I couldn't share a bed with her).
Somewhere Sunday morning, the box spring shifted, and part of the frame put a pencil diameter whole into the side of the mattress. I slept on it all night fine so I don't know when it happened. I couldn't figure out how to patch it that night, so I said to heck with it, I'll sleep in the bed.
Yesterday, my back was killing me. I used a fabric patch that I'd bought for a pair of pants of mine, but I think there was too much airflow through that type of patch and I slept more in a hammock than on the nice stiff air mattress that's been helping my back.
So, I'm back to not feeling rested. I'm back to waking up barely able to move, and hitting snooze at least twice. And, I'm back to being late for work.
Tonight after work I'm going straight to the house to start spotting stuff up in the garage from the basement. The next garage sale is going to be over at a friend's house clear on the other side of town. Between this weekend and next, we'll be moving everything out.
Now, if we can just get the Mortgage Overlords to approve the damn short-sale we'll be set.
Me 15:10, 5 August 2008 (EDT)
Just someone shoot me. Sure, I have work to do, but I'm barely conscious right now. I didn't get a horrible night's sleep, but apparently it wasn't that restful either.
And, I still have to go to the house tonight.
2006
Me 14:24, 5 August 2006 (EDT)
Okay, one more year, but I mean it that's it. :P
2005
Me 00:48, 05, August 2005 (EDT)
I don't wanna do this any more. The problem is, I don't have many options right now.
Team Meeting
We had our typical team meeting today. This project, that project, this topic and that. Then we started talking about the "new guy" in a group that is alternate to us, doing partly what we do, and the fact that we're being asked to "train" him. I don't like doing it. I don't think we should be doing it...the training that is. We should be doing the work. Phantom gave ever reason under the sun why it's beneficial to us and our future in the company pyramid blahblahblahblah.
I just am tired of the politics. I'm tired of the "this will be good for the group" within the company. I'm tired of things having to be done that I absolutely disagree with, especially when the reasons behind it make perfect sense.
Departure
A guy that I've worked with for the last couple years is having a last day tomorrow (not from our group). He was a manager in our former department, and was recently demoted for his "performance". Was he the best manager? No...even by his self admittion (sp?). Did he get the complete and utter shaft when he got demoted to the point it was really uncalled for? Absolutely.
The problem: This is what the Overlords do. This is the way things have been going for awhile. The people getting the promotions and "new opportunites" are the ones that rub the right elbows, play the good golf games, and hit things based on, "well, there was no one else to do it" luck.
I'm tired of it all. I just don't have the vision to do much of anything else right now.
Me 20:34, 05, August 2005 (EDT)
What I really need right now is for the following to happen:
- Have someone rear-end the car so that it's not driveable.
- Wifey to get (miraculously) pregnant.
- One of my children to get a rare (albeit curable) disease requiring extensive treaments.
- To loose my job.
Why? Because things just really don't suck enough right now.
2004
Me 10:08, 05, August 2004 (EDT)
Burnout... I'm fried. Last night is proof of it. Not only do I totally screw up a database ONCE but I did it TWICE without making a backup prior.
It's to the point where I'm not even showing the common sense enough to follow my OWN proceedures and safeguards. I'm not sure if I need a vacation, or if I'm just burning out completely.
Grr.
