Mundanity Abounds
I finished today's work around 3. Strictly speaking I could do something else productive but I really don't feel like it.
I've got a meeting booked in for 5. That would be ten minutes ago but the chap is nowhere to be seen. He sent me wireframes that we're supposed to talk about. I've spent some time looking at them, noticing how many there are and how complicated they are. It's a super secret new offering and there's good reason why it's so complicated. The wireframes are also very large. Printing them is going to be hard.
Ah, here's the guy I'm supposed to be meeting. He actually doesn't look too bad for a Britisher. But he's got no time for me because he needs to get a work package out to our vendors.
Earlier this afternoon I went shopping. That was nice. There's not been much time for that this week. Just now I called the hair dresser and made an appointment for the weekend. I want to bleach my hair beforehand so that the hair dresser can cut off the rough ends.
My Firefox has stopped reacting to spacebar. Normally I use space to go a page down. It's a habit I've had since Netscape 2 so not being able to do it anymore feels very strange. I keep hitting space and being surprised when nothing happens. It started yesterday when I was running Jaws. Jaws screws with your computer, it's a well-known fact. Other times it has distorted the taskbar. That was ugly but easier to put up with. What I don't understand is how come it continues to act up after I've restarted.
I just looked at my schedule. It's filled up except for a half day on 19 December and all of 23 December. I just booked the rest of 19 December.
It feels like I'm drowning in mundane details. A little while ago, I noticed I had my passport in my backpack and for a moment I thought about running away to France. I'd never do anything like that -- way too irresponsible. But it was a nice fantasy. And it shows just how bored I feel right now. I'm fed up with all these minor but annoying health issues too.
Of course the tax palaver matters but I can't really find much enthusiasm for it. But I'd better pull together some data tonight and bring in to work tomorrow so that I can make some calls about it. I need to keep the momentum up.
Just talking to one of the project managers. His release failed. He's been trying to get it through the process for 6 weeks. He's about ripping his hair out. The strange thing is that the place where it failed this time, it passed last time and the code has not been touched since then. It's just been waiting for a new release slot. So it seems that something else must have changed. Now to find out what... I hope I pointed him in the right direction. It's got to do with full stops in title drop downs or rather their absence. It seems like a trivial detail but computers are fickle critters.
We have a holiday party on Thursday next week. I haven't paid. Wonder if it's too late. The last few weeks I've had one meal that included foods not on my food plan and felt fine despite it. That gives me hope. Better not push it, though. Anyway, so I wonder if I could make the holiday party that meal. Although alcohol may be pushing it.
I've got a meeting booked in for 5. That would be ten minutes ago but the chap is nowhere to be seen. He sent me wireframes that we're supposed to talk about. I've spent some time looking at them, noticing how many there are and how complicated they are. It's a super secret new offering and there's good reason why it's so complicated. The wireframes are also very large. Printing them is going to be hard.
Ah, here's the guy I'm supposed to be meeting. He actually doesn't look too bad for a Britisher. But he's got no time for me because he needs to get a work package out to our vendors.
Earlier this afternoon I went shopping. That was nice. There's not been much time for that this week. Just now I called the hair dresser and made an appointment for the weekend. I want to bleach my hair beforehand so that the hair dresser can cut off the rough ends.
My Firefox has stopped reacting to spacebar. Normally I use space to go a page down. It's a habit I've had since Netscape 2 so not being able to do it anymore feels very strange. I keep hitting space and being surprised when nothing happens. It started yesterday when I was running Jaws. Jaws screws with your computer, it's a well-known fact. Other times it has distorted the taskbar. That was ugly but easier to put up with. What I don't understand is how come it continues to act up after I've restarted.
I just looked at my schedule. It's filled up except for a half day on 19 December and all of 23 December. I just booked the rest of 19 December.
It feels like I'm drowning in mundane details. A little while ago, I noticed I had my passport in my backpack and for a moment I thought about running away to France. I'd never do anything like that -- way too irresponsible. But it was a nice fantasy. And it shows just how bored I feel right now. I'm fed up with all these minor but annoying health issues too.
Of course the tax palaver matters but I can't really find much enthusiasm for it. But I'd better pull together some data tonight and bring in to work tomorrow so that I can make some calls about it. I need to keep the momentum up.
Just talking to one of the project managers. His release failed. He's been trying to get it through the process for 6 weeks. He's about ripping his hair out. The strange thing is that the place where it failed this time, it passed last time and the code has not been touched since then. It's just been waiting for a new release slot. So it seems that something else must have changed. Now to find out what... I hope I pointed him in the right direction. It's got to do with full stops in title drop downs or rather their absence. It seems like a trivial detail but computers are fickle critters.
We have a holiday party on Thursday next week. I haven't paid. Wonder if it's too late. The last few weeks I've had one meal that included foods not on my food plan and felt fine despite it. That gives me hope. Better not push it, though. Anyway, so I wonder if I could make the holiday party that meal. Although alcohol may be pushing it.