And I suck at chess, so I lost ( Read more... )

Well, not really. About two years ago, I had a bout of tendinitis in my left thumb. I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but I suspect it was repetitive stress from either lab work or too much CAD work (and not paying attention to hand placement). I was in a half-cast for two weeks and when it was over, I was much more careful with how I used my ( Read more... )

That was my reaction when I heard a tale of a VP, who shall remain nameless (though those that know me, also know where I work). Last Friday was officially Spring Cleaning Day here, so I diligently spent several hours cleaning up both my cubicle and the nearby storage area, ridding many boxes of parts and reams of old paper ( Read more... )

I always thought that was a funny line ( Read more... )

First, friends out there know I'm a mechanical engineer by profession. Thus, most expect that I have at least an average level of math(s) ability and they'd be right. The following excerpt was overheard at work a few days ago, courtesy of rather loud coworkers ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone's kind response to my previous "rant-y" LJ entry (it was F-list only, if you're wondering). I had a very strange dream last night about a huge re-organization where I somehow got shuffled into the Marketing department. o.O Maybe it's because I'm a little nervous about a "re-org" meeting happening this morning at work ( Read more... )

No, I'm not referring to Ron's line in PoA. I'm referring to managers who say, "We value your opinion," but have already made up their mind about doing something else. Gah! Why did you hire me if you don't think I'm intelligent? And if I'm intelligent, why are you treating me like I'm not ( Read more... )