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We finally got tabs in Explorer at work! This makes life ever so much easier. Between that and actually getting sleep last night today is looking promising.
Oh, and I get to watch TMNT II tonight with Senie and![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
teddy0bear tonight. I'm so very stoked.
So my Canada Day was spent being chauffered to IKEA by my sister. I was in the back seat texting simsabalim on the way there so I had something to distract myself with. She has improved since I took her out last so that's good. We had lunch withnicole_grayson which was interesting. We mocked the soap opera that was on the tv at the restaurant which seemed to make no sense what so ever. We got some shelves (we still need more...) for our ever growing dvd collection that were on sale.
After that we went home and hung out until the Stamps game. It was fun despite the fact that we lost and it rained. The guy beside me had a massive umbrella which I sort of hid under. It got me more soaked than kept me dry though, as every time he moved I got a dump of water on my lap and shoulder. The rain stopped in the fourth quarter which was good. I didn't want the fireworks to be cancelled (one of my main reasons to go to the game in the first place). We got home aroud midnight and didn't get to sleep until some time after that as the neighbours were up and about making noise. I'm now dead tired and consuming all the caffeine I can get my hands on this morning. Also, when the Ninja and I walked in to the stadium a lady who was handing out flags told us that we looked like football fans and told us about the league she plays in. I think I may have to check it out. It's full contact and sounds like lots of fun.
My supervisor just presented me with an envelope and a pen (with "zero frequency is our goal/don't let collisions take their toll" on it) recognising that I had no preventable lost time injuries due to collisions in the last quarter. The envelope contains a gift card to Cineplex. It's like they almost know me or something (I am so going to see Terminator this weekend now). This is going to make me feel sort of bad now for my decision to not really do anything today because, well, data entry + lack of sleep = so many errors and typos.
Edit: It's okay to look like a wee bit of an idiot if you're sort of chasing baby partridges off the parking lot and onto the grass where they can safely hide under a tree rather than be smushed by a vehicle who can't see them because they're all huddled together looking remarkably not like a group of baby birdies but rather more like a pile of leaves and sticks right? Momma partridge did her best to hiss at me and scare me off but I figure the chicks would chase her so if I got her moving they'd follow. Most of them did except for one who ran in the opposite direction because hey, why not? They're all safe now as far as I can tell. I really hope nothing happens to them.
- Mood:
tired
If you come to me with a question, please make sure you know exactly what it is you're asking for. If I confuse you by listing off the ways your question can be interpreted I'm sorry, but perhaps you should have done some research before coming to me. Having to go drop what I was doing to go through the piles of paper on my desk in order to find what it is you're looking for isn't exactly the best way I can be spending my time. Oh, and if I have to explain to you the process of how to find some of the data you're looking for more than twice and you look at me like I don't know what I'm talking about, I'll be restraining any and all snarky comments because I've just tried several ways to explain to you what I did in my old position before my transfer. So if I say that you should call a certain person to get the info you're looking for, I know exactly what I'm talking about.
I should have stayed in the mountains,
cthylla
The camping trip on the weekend was so much fun I didn't want to leave. More on this when I get home.
On the other hand, I've been watching quite a few movies this week. I've seen Smokin' Aces (better that I thought it would be, especially The Tremor Brothers), Blind Dating which is about a blind man who volunteers to undergo an experimental surgery to get a camera hooked up to a chip in his brain so he can see. The movie also has his brother setting him up on dates because he thinks that getting laid will help him be less miserable (Chris Pine's character when holding a condom for the first time and describing it as squelchy is hilarious) hence the title. It's up on YouTube in 11 parts if you're ever bored and want something to watch. I also watched Prince Caspian which was very pretty and made me not hate Edmund as much as I did in the first movie. I loved the Inigo Montoya accent the entire Telmarine army seems to have (Prince Caspian seemed to forget his every now and again). Oh, and Eddie Izzard as Reepicheep made my night.
Next up on my things to watch, Season 2 of Big Bang Theory and The Princess Diaries 2, Deadwood (seasons 1 & 2), and maybe Surrender Dorothy if I can find it.
Oh, my laptop doesn't want to pick up the wireless at home so my internet access will be sporadic at best until I can figure out why it hates me.
Also, why on earth would they let me be in charge of the disinfectant wipes at work? I have a feeling I'm going to be spending more time than I should wiping down workstations tomorrow. Stupid brain and the belief that my cubicle can never, ever be clean and organized enough.
Only 11 more months and I'll be back downtown with the happy people who decide that wearing jeans and making waffles in the office on friday are legitimate "team building exercises".
- Mood:
annoyed
...instead of staring at my computer screen like a zombie hoping that 15:00 will roll around faster so I can get out of here. I really shouldn't listen to the radio at lunch anymore. It's all their fault for playing the song in the first place.
- Music:Twist and Shout - The Beatles
I convinced a co-worker to blow up a Peep in the microwave at work this morning. I'm such a bad influence. It took 19 seconds before it blew up. I was rewarded for sharing this idea with Jelly Belly jelly beans and other candy. This place is weird. The ladies at the front seem awesome and fun, and yet the ladies at the back (the ones I usually work with) seem a little more distant and aloof. Hmm, it's too early to make any definitive judgements I guess so I'll keep trying.
At the safety breakfast this morning it was nice to talk to people who, when told that during my trip to Seattle I witnessed the wpic battle between Mojo Jojo and Spiderman backed up by Kung Fu Bunnies, didn't look at me like I was on crack. I also caught up with the wonderful people from the print room and that was a highlight of an otherwise soul sucking breakfast.
... moved (for a given value of moved)
... gotten my library card renewed
... caught the office plague
... decided that oven cleaner is the work of the Devil
... forgotten how to do everything I was trained to do at work
... started to read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
... finished Scar Night (do not read when under te influence of Nyquil, it gives you weird dreams)
... achieved regular internet access
... and some other stuff that I can't remember so they can't possibly be all that important
Have gotten back safe. The trip back took three hours longer than the trip down despite having better weather. odd that. Will post pics and a full update on the awesomeness that was ECCC as soon as I can figure out where I can get free WiFi in Crowfoot. Starbucks either requires you to pay or have a Starbucks card (which if you register your card number you can get two hours of free wifi...I think).
Work is starting to give me actual stuff to do on my own which is awesome. What's not so awesome it that I have to use a coworker's log on because I don't have access to half the stuff I need yet. She doesn't have internet access which is a bummer.
- Mood: annoyed
For
narikalen a picspam that starts off with Brock Kelly. I haven't found any good Leverage lately so I'm hoping to distract you with pretty. I really like the first one with the cigar. I don't think I like his hair when it's longer. The manager for the position I'm going to stopped by today to give me all the details this morning. It seems there's going to be a rather steep learning curve which after everyone went and left me on my own last summer shouldn't be a problem. However, I get a parking spot of my very own at the new center so I couldn't be happier.
Oh, and when I told him I was driving down to Seattle for the weekend he gave me a funny look and said" You do realise it's more than a three hour drive. It's further away than Banff..." I just smiled and said that I knew it's a 15 hour drive because I did it last year. Hopefully this year there will be less stops so we can shorten the trip.
simsabalim do you have a spot for me to park or do I have to park on the street again? I really hate parking on that hill.Because I'm now depressed a meme:
1. If you comment, let me know if you want to do the meme and I will give you three people for a fandom I have some idea you are interested in (if I know the characters).
2. Post this meme with your answers.
3. Provide pictures and the names of three people.
4. Label which you would marry, sleep with, or cliff.
(if you want to give me some in the comments I won't mind one bit)
Wish me luck!
Edit: I should know by friday if I have a new job. If i get it I would start at the end of the month.
- Mood:
nervous
In other news, I may be transferred over to another office because my supervisor's supervisor decided to put my name in as a candidate. That office is losing a member of their staff to Bow Valley so they need someone to fill in. I was told that this was a huge opportunity to gain experience and would look good on my resume should I decide to move elsewhere in the company. I'm concerned because a) they offered me up without my knowledge, b) only told me so getting the phone call would be a total surprise (my supervisor and head clerk knew but didn't tell me), c) I just figured out what I'm doing in my current position so I really don't want to go have to start learning something new all over again and d) they haven't told me if the position was temporary or not. I mean, it would be nice to have something to do, it's just that I'd like to be told that I've been offered to another center. I guess that's what I get for being "dependable, hard working, and a fast learner."
- Mood: annoyed
Yesterday:
Spent the morning with the Ninja while my car was in the shop. It's still not fixed. They think the stereo should be replaced. This is what they told me last week but then made me take it in for a diagnostic anyway (this was covered under warranty, thankfully). They said they'd call me and let me know what was happening. However, I did accomplish going into EB Games without making a complete ass of myself and I bought Lego Batman for the DS (I don't even own a DS...). Went to work in the afternoon and did pretty much nothing. I was told by the supervisor that I get to teach him how to do drop down menus in Excel today. I'm currently trying to learn how to do this via google and any reference material I can get my hands on in the office so that I can teach him. This will be interesting.
Today:
I get to wear jeans today as a part of a team building exercise so that's good. A co-worker is making waffles for everyone this morning so I will at least be fed at some point today. Tonight I'm taking to Ninja to go sign the new lease and drop off the deposit for the new place.
Tomorrow:
I'm going in for my annual hair cut. I'm thinking something short. Shorter than I usually go for, anyway. The Ninja is trying to convince me that I should get highlights. I think it's a waste of money. After that I'm going into Future Shop to make some sales person very happy. I just have to go in and tell them the one I want and I get my new computer. That is, if all goes well.
