I love lists. I like to write down tasks, items to purchase and future goals. But what I like even more is crossing items off my list. It gives me a sense of control and a sense of accomplishment. Today, I did x, y and z! I went shopping and bought everything on my list in 2 […]
Work
Update: It Doesn’t Look Good
I suppose I should be grateful that it booted, because I’ve had a visit from the IT director. From the look on his face when he stepped into my office, I knew the news wouldn’t be good. “Multiple indications of hard drive failure.” How discouraging is that? I’m going to have a 2G flash drive […]
I’m in a Technology-Driven Funk
I worked late last night on my nifty relatively-new laptop. No one wants to work late, but at least it’s a bit more bearable when you can work late in your jammies at the kitchen table, grooving away to Viva la Vida. Fast forward to this morning: I arrived at work, bright and early, ready […]
The Arrival of the Birthday Hamster
What’s made of plastic, migrates and knows how to irritate any human within 50 feet? My company’s Birthday Hamster. This dilapidated creature joined our office sometime in 2002 or 2003. His original mission was to appear during monthly staff meeting and save us all the trouble of singing Happy Birthday. With a push of a button BH dances […]
If My Brain Was a Balloon…
…I think it would explode. I have so many things to do, to track, to remember that I think I’ve reached the end. I mean, things are falling out of my mind. Yesterday was coop day. The process is to take a check for the next delivery and to return your bin from the last […]