Grey and Cloudy - a seasonal MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Man, it’s only been two work days (and today still isn’t done), but it feels like I’ve been here five work days.

Glad the interview went well, Missy.

Boo on the interview person not calling you back, Swampy.

Yay for the weight loss, herbs. That’s good news.

Good story, **Bobbio. ** I hope they catch the criminals.

My division chief walked with me out to the parking lot yesterday evening because he was leaving the same time as me. It’s a bit of walk. At any rate, he informed me that he was going to have a “come to Jesus” talk with me and that I probably wouldn’t be happy about it. He apparently is frustrated because he thinks I have all this “talent” that I’m not using all of it. He also feels that I am not confident in my abilities. He told me he planned to make me work my ass off. Um, I AM working my ass off. :mad::rolleyes: He wants me to do ALL the business case analyses (there are several different types). I don’t feel this is fair. They are labor intensive, and since my direct supervisor had us split up the divisions, my feeling is the other analyst should be doing some of these. I’ve had more than my fair share and I’m fucking sick of them.

a) I can’t do everything he wants me to do because I’m constantly covering for one of the other analysts here. I’m always behind on my own shit and don’t feel inclined to take on more. It sucks, but there it is. I hit the door running every day.

b) I am confident about what I present and what I know. I also express that.

c) I can’t wait to get out of here.

Enough of the whining. I’m out of here in 45 minutes.

Oh, and it’s gray and rainy here too.

c)

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Taters ask him if you do all the analyses, who will be doing some of the other things you are doing that you no longer will be doing because of your new responsibilities. Plus have a drink.

I need chawklit.

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Glad things went well, Missy! I can never keep up with everyone, but I usually try to jump in on things I see others haven’t commented on.

Wow, Taters, that sounds really unfair. Make sure he understands how much work actually goes into the case analyses. Could be that he’s used to how long it takes sloppy people to get them “done” and has very unrealistic expectations. And…any other openings come up lately?

Yay, tarra! That’s awesome! Is it just because of diet changes you’ve made or additional exercise or both?

Wow, Bobbio, that sounds like the Wild West or something. Glad no one was seriously injured.

I think I’d get tired of the lunch and learn plan, too. My friends and I spend about 1/2 of each lunch hour walking and we go outside whenever we can. it’s a big part of how we stay just barely sane.

Home from a pretty annoying day - had to go to a couple of meetings (I’ve been in a meeting-free zone lately) and was rather unhappy about the key meeting. Our IT division seems to be taking the extra-slow and cautious estimate track lately and I’m not sure I have the patience for it. (Long story.)

My hair is all purdy from being cut, though, so there’s that.

Just had some tacos for dinner and some chocolate. Should find some veggies or fruit, but am lazy.

Back later.

GT

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Worked, came home. I should start the Booster Club minutes.

Taters, that bites. Can you expalin to him what your job entails?

VBob, wow. I was sorta stuck in a similar situation once.

Congrats, Herbs!

105

There would be pictures of Katie Kitty except that the power cord for the camera has gone AWOL and the battery is d.e.d. She’s hiding in the cabinet under the TV hating everyone right now. She’s fifteen, calico, and has quite the personality. The Boys are thrilled because Katie is their Peter.

I told Computer Boy that the reason I didn’t get a new cat after Peter died is because I’ve learned that when you’re ready for a new cat it will appear. Katie and Kitty (technically the neighbor’s cat, but she’s learned we’re willing to be her bitches) have appeared to fill the void. Katie and Kitty also do not like each other right now.

The Boys’ dad and stepmom also brought over some stuff that Computer Boy left at their house, including his Army gas mask. We are having way too much fun with that thing. Culinary Boy wore it through the drive-through at Wendy’s and didn’t get much of a reaction. The next plan is to wear it while walking through downtown Hippy Hollow. This would be most effective on a weekend night when the tourists are around.

A gas mask is one of those things you don’t even realize you need until you have one. Man, I need a new camera cord.

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gt, no new openings lately, or at least none that I would qualify for.

I have tried explaining all that goes into BCAs, but he just blows that off.

I’m home, and will need to think about what we’re having for dinner.

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And I guess strangling and a shallow grave are out, too?

108

Pretty much, doggio.

Look, I’m paid to work, and I don’t mind working; but, what I do mind is constantly being buried with no end in sight to large projects. I couldn’t stand having nothing to do, but it would be nice to get a day where I wasn’t busting my ass for nine hours.

109

Went trout fishing in gusty winds and really low water. Hooked one fish (released him) and myself three times. One of the many reasons I use barbless hooks. Did some window shopping for a back-pack fly rod on the way home and was reminded of the ancient Chinese proverb - Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach that man to flyfish and he’ll drop $847.50 at the nearest Orvis shop the first week.

110

Dinner is eat…it was healthy eggplant parm. Baked not fried, no breadcrumbs, minimal cheese but my Damn Good homemade marinara sauce. Yum.

Tomorrow is steak and sallit and corn. Friday…I have sweet potatoes but not sure what else to do with them. Pork loin? Chicken boobs? Anyway.

Taters…that sucks. I feel your pain and I agree with swampy to ask what other responsibilies will change if that is what you will be doing.

Yay on the weight loss herbs. Good job.

And bobbio you live a neverendingly exciting life!

I am now having a glass of vino. PT went well today. No more dizzy spells but my balance sucks. Badly. So they are giving me a bunch of exercises to do to hopefully help.

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**ems **and swampy, my duties wouldn’t change, these are considered part of my job. The problem is that funding with Department of Defense, and consequently the Army Medical Department is getting scarce; don’t laugh it’s true. So, the way to go about getting new technology or new equipment, or entering into an agreement with, say the VA, is to create a business case analysis, where costs are layed out for five years, and where the bill payer must be named when the “start up” funding is gone.

We need lay out all costs; facility modifications, software licenses, implementation costs, training costs, and the list goes on.

We also need to show what our current productivity is, the marginal costs of doing business the way we’re doing it, and if applicable, if we foresee an increase in productivity.

In addition, we need to show the costs of personnel if applicable.

Also, any and all benefits, whether they be tangible (usually financial) or intangible, say patient satisfaction and compliance with particular JCHAHO standards.

There’s way more to it, but it’s all time consuming, and there’s lots of going back and forth between the various players to get all the applicable information and buy in.

I don’t mind doing a few a year, spaced out, but there are application deadlines, and they all fall at the same time. I cannot do all of those and do my regular work too. Well, I could, but I would be staying late, a lot, and my regular work would still fall behind.

Not to mention all the other command driven time sensitive requests for data that come in.

Bleh…it is what it is. Until I find something else, that’s just the way it is.

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Best luck to the three people interviewing from both sides, and to Taters.
Our presentations with the customers went well, woo and hoo. The bad news is, that means our “temps” go off, I’ll miss them. One of them is staying with the project but moving to be in one of the factories involved; another one still stays for several weeks; a third one didn’t get the warning time that’s marked in his contract so he gets to stay a few more days than the leadership had intended (they’re loaning him to another team that needed a programmer for a short thing).

Today we have to do an extract of the presentations for a Big Honcho, big enough that he gets to have half a dozen people doing sommersaults for him and him alone.

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’.

I shall call potential interview at nine o’clock. I figure she must have been out of the office yesterday as I did call back later in the afternoon and still got her vm.

Such is life.

Hope yours goes better today Taters.

Happy Thursday Y’all!

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I’m up and caffeinated, and off to irk all day.

115

I’m at work. Yay.

Nuthin’ to do yet, until I get my drawing back from the guy who’s reviewing it.

116

Throw them out because they’re vile? :stuck_out_tongue:

117

Since I couldn’t know when would I be able to take the tests for EU Translator until we were done with the demos, I missed the sign up window.

For half an hour.

On the other hand, the Big Honcho pointed out that some of us will be staying after 2012 and I’m one of the people with best probabilities for that, so I’m not sure whether to hit my head against the wall or not.

At least I’m now all set up for the next time English or Spanish come up; missing the deadline smarts a lot, though. I’m not used to missing deadlines. Damnit. Maybe not my head, but I think I’ll be kicking my own ass over this for a while…

118

Blurf.

Got the Foomobile back from The Wrench yesterday, $575 was the total tab. I had pretty much fried the entire ignition system somehow. About $300 was the electrical stuff, with the rest being oil change, new belt, NC state inspection, and a 40 mile tow home. Grrrrrrr.

119

Afternoon, mumpers! I got my hair cut at lunchtime because I was starting to feel all shaggy, and now I am all sleek and lovely instead.

We went to the pub last night and have some very nice beers from the Burton Bridge Brewery. The best two on offer were Stairway to Heaven and Rough Justice which is a special commemorative beer for the Battle of Britain. It was a pleasant enough evening so we sat outside and talked about the usual rubbish that you do when you’re at the pub. Two of the friends I went out with are off on holiday and I am sharing cat-feeding duties with her brother so she gave me the cat’s rota. I’ve put all the dates in my diary so I know when I need to call round to their house and top up the cat’s automatic feeder.

Tonight is my night at home for the week, I am planning to make chilli, have a soak in the bath and veg on the sofa with my jammies on. Liz also provided me with a huge courgette and a bag of turnips last night so now I have to think of interesting things to do wtih lots of turnips. Any ideas?

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I AM READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL AND VIKINGS FOOTBALL AT THAT!!!

Now slowly step away from the salsa and no one will get hurt.