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the_siobhan) wrote2006-05-13 02:45 pm
the_siobhan) wrote2006-05-13 02:45 pm
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is there anybody out there?
After wiping everything off my harddrive and starting over with a clean Windows install, I can now announce that my computer and it's brand new network card still can't hold onto a steady internet connection.
Well, balls.
So yeah. Still not caught up. Send messages by carrier pigeon, because given that I now work in a call centre where I can't have my phone on audible ring, and I keep flippin' forgetting to turn it back on once I go home, birds and bottles with messages stuffed into 'em may be the best way to go.
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May be a while until I'm caught up even if I get this fixed. I'm truly surprised at how much work is wiping me out. I'm used to working five days a week - hell I'm used to working 10 days a week. But I could always count on the occasional four-day break in there. Not any more.
And then there's that whole 6AM thing. The one time of day when my body is most geared towards deep cycle sleep. The time of day when I am reliably tired, and have to pull over for a two-hour kip, even on one of my 28-hour hell-bent-for-leather driving expeditions. That's when I have to get out of bed, and it's beating me into mush no matter how early I try to go to bed the night before. Evil. Fortunately I go on afternoons as of Monday, and that means eight hours of sleep will actually leave me feeling rested.
And I missed No Pants Day.
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I paid my five dolla' to the social committee, and I now have a sign on my desk that says I'm allowed to take part in casual week. The whole idea of casual days completely Does Not make sense to me. If wearing jeans to work is a bad thing, why is it therefore acceptable on Fridays? Does the alignment of the planetary cycle negate all the low-productivity ions emitted by collarless shirts? Does that casual week sign have lead sheilding to protect my computers from the unscheduled downtime caused by sneakers near the harddrive? What?
I'm also completely bemused by Corp Speak. Calling every problem a "challenge" isn't fooling anybody, I assure you.
Can you tell I've never worked for big biz before? I predict about six months before I've completely learned the lingo. In the meantime I think I'm doing really well if I can remember not to swear.
Well, balls.
So yeah. Still not caught up. Send messages by carrier pigeon, because given that I now work in a call centre where I can't have my phone on audible ring, and I keep flippin' forgetting to turn it back on once I go home, birds and bottles with messages stuffed into 'em may be the best way to go.
May be a while until I'm caught up even if I get this fixed. I'm truly surprised at how much work is wiping me out. I'm used to working five days a week - hell I'm used to working 10 days a week. But I could always count on the occasional four-day break in there. Not any more.
And then there's that whole 6AM thing. The one time of day when my body is most geared towards deep cycle sleep. The time of day when I am reliably tired, and have to pull over for a two-hour kip, even on one of my 28-hour hell-bent-for-leather driving expeditions. That's when I have to get out of bed, and it's beating me into mush no matter how early I try to go to bed the night before. Evil. Fortunately I go on afternoons as of Monday, and that means eight hours of sleep will actually leave me feeling rested.
And I missed No Pants Day.
I paid my five dolla' to the social committee, and I now have a sign on my desk that says I'm allowed to take part in casual week. The whole idea of casual days completely Does Not make sense to me. If wearing jeans to work is a bad thing, why is it therefore acceptable on Fridays? Does the alignment of the planetary cycle negate all the low-productivity ions emitted by collarless shirts? Does that casual week sign have lead sheilding to protect my computers from the unscheduled downtime caused by sneakers near the harddrive? What?
I'm also completely bemused by Corp Speak. Calling every problem a "challenge" isn't fooling anybody, I assure you.
Can you tell I've never worked for big biz before? I predict about six months before I've completely learned the lingo. In the meantime I think I'm doing really well if I can remember not to swear.
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The simplicity of jeans are an enormous relief.
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My point entirely. I`ve already gone out and bought a dead mans suit, don`t be getting all groovy on me now and making me have to buy jeans as well. Because quite frankly, I`m as likely to have an SS uniform lying around as I am the sort of clothing that they regard as a special treat for the chattering classes to wear lying around.