I don't mind staying till 9 PM if there's a major building problem but staying till 9 PM working on process diagrams, Org charts and PowerPoint presentations, that's just low. Still wouldn't have been too bad if I didn't spend most of the day in accounting training. Some people can present and keep you interested, this guy could not, get to do it ( Read more... )

Go ahead, ask me how my morning was...

http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/sep/02/6/gas-leak-osu-campus-causes-evacuations-ar-220067/

My dad always tells me that I'm too damn smart for my own good. Today's example of this is finishing up a report that I thought I would be here until 10 or so working on (which I didn't mind too much since I took Monday off). Long story-short, pivot tables rock and I'm done, although now I have to use more vacation time to cover Monday. But ( Read more... )

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Good: Invited to lunch at the Faculty Club today.
Bad: Got there late due to building issues.
Mixed: Ended up speaking quite a bit at the lunch meeting.
Bader: Realized I didn't have my keys on me when I left (drove over due to foot).
Real Bad: Didn't see keys anywhere in my truck or nearby ground at first look.
Badderer: No sign of keys in dining ( Read more... )

Me at BK last night, "Do you still have the Angry Whopper?" clerk, "Sorry sir, we discontinued all the 'Angry' things.", me (thinking) "Hmmm, that must be nice ( Read more... )

I've learned more about commercial grade ice-makers over the last two days than any one man should ever learn during his entire lifetime. 

At work today, speaking to my housekeeping contract manager...

Her: "You're not quite normal, are you Brian?"
Me: "Well, I did end up barefoot in the Olentangy at 9 PM last night."
Her: "What, were you drunk?"
Me: "No. ... OK... well, I admit I was drinking but certainly not drunk..."

Damn, hanging out with wishmaiden is fun. :)

I received the 2009 College of Pharmacy Outstanding Staff Award at our staff meeting this morning, think I kind of surprised people by not getting too worked up about it, hell, the woman who got it last year was almost in tears, I said thanks, shook the Dean's hand and that was about it.  Oh well, hope I didn't appear ungrateful but I've never ( Read more... )

Hmm, my buildings are on the front page of today's Dispatch, above the fold even.  Thankfully its not because of anything I did or will have to deal with (other than making it more difficult to come into and leave work).