Category: daily tedium

So, I’m taking a vacation. Yes, I am. It’s been over two years since I’ve taken more than a day off at a time other than my knee , and I was drugged for most of that. In that time, I think I’ve only taken half a sick day. So, I’m taking two weeks off at the end of July to relax and do… nothing.

The big presentation is in 13 minutes. Wish me luck.

Today has sucked. It has sucked so bad, I’m not sure I can do this tomorrow. Unfortunately, I have to give a big presentation tomorrow morning at 9am and can’t miss it. Maybe I’ll fake a rib injury in the meeting and just go home. I need a vacation so bad I can taste it.

So, you may have noticed that yesterday’s posts didn’t show up after a while. That’s because my old hosting company went and got themselves bought.

I just don’t get the world at the moment. There are days when I think I have it all figured out, and others when it just makes no sense and I feel completely clueless. Today is one of those days.

The words are escaping me today. I’ve done a lot of work without really feeling like it. I’ve talked to a lot of people without a lot of interest in the conversation. So, I’m not going to bore you with more things of no interest… be back later when I wake up.

I’ve been an opionated little bugger this week, haven’t I?

Just when you think your day will be one thing, it takes a 180 and becomes something completely different, darker, unpleasant, full of disappointment and frustration. I was ready for a heady adrenaline charged day of madness, not a crappy day of disillusionment. I need some ice cream.

I don’t know what the fuss is all about: Random Notes

• Bandits is a crappy movie

• The Powerbook G4 is the most well-designed laptop I’ve ever see or used.

• Heluva Good French Onion dip rules

• Why does it take the NBA until the conference finals to get interesting? Ok, the Dallas/Sacramento series was interestiing, but over too soon. I think the conference finals will be great. The first games have been amazing.

• Work is crazy. It’s frightening working with people I’ve known for a few years now, but never really worked with. I feel like I’m on the edge of my knowledge, and that’s scary. My old job was comfortable. I knew where I was and that they’d always need what I could do because no one else could really do it. Now, I don’t feel as indispenable, and that makes me nervous.

• I wish everyone spoke English. Not because other languages aren’t pretty, but programming for other character sets sucks. It really does. And when it doesn’t work like it’s supposed to, it sucks even more.

• You can do crazy things with Java and they’ll work.

• You can do crazy things with Tcl and AOLserver and they’ll probably work but you run a very good chance of not doing things the way you should because documentation sucks and it’s a fickle beast.

• Bandits will just not end. Billy Bob is kind of entertaining, but the rest of it is just dragging. Is it bed time yet?

In my rush to get out the door to take mom to the airport for her big family reunion trip to Texas, I forgot to wash my hair. It’s really put a damper on my day. I have dirty hair and it’s sad. My scalp itches just a little. It’s disgusting. I’m sure nobody noticed, which is nice, but it’s still just not right.

I’ve been staying up too late and working too hard. I’ve been neglecting the little things that make life good, like playing with my son, kissing my wife, reading magazines and books (it’s been two months since my birthday and I still haven’t finished Emergence), writing things for this site, surfing my favorite blogs, feeling relaxed at all. I pace when I’m not doing something, and feel like I’m missing something when I am doing something. I’m always running somewhere, whether I’m sitting or standing.

But, in good news, I just found out (after writing the first paragraph) that I’m getting a shiny new Powerbook from work! It’s the not the brand new ones, but it’ll do. It’s coming tomorrow, and the best part is that I had no idea it was on its way! I wasn’t even sure it was going to be approved! Now I have a reason to come in tomorrow…