work happenings
what a crappy day
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It’s a crappy day. I woke up feeling tired, achy, acidic stomach, stuffed up sinuses and wasn’t moving very fast. Got to work and got attacked with work problems along with being made fun of for looking like hell.  I’m not sick, just having a bad morning I guess. Either that or I’m just old now.
I don’t seem to be getting much done at work. I have most of my work done but I’ve been put on hold on one of my projects because some jackasses keep deleting my progress and I’ve already had to redo several assignments 4 times over. So I’m pissy about that and don’t feel like doing it yet again.
I put on 5lbs over the weekend. No more subway or taco bell for me (i think it was the taco bell). I just ate badly in general… That and haven’t gone to the bathroom, which is where the weight gain is 
I have $30 to make it through this week after paying rent. For some reason I thought I had more money than that, it just seemed to disappear.
Surprisingly I’m in a decent mood. i want to be left alone and am rather withdrawn, but I’m in an okay mood.
1 is a lonely number
1I guess I’m the only retard that showed up to work today.
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on a good note, I found my camera packed away in a box somewhere. and I figured out how to turn my sprint phone into a webcam
Thanksgiving contest
2Every now and then i do a little morale builder at work. Easy little contests just to get people excited…. this time i did a thankgiving themed one. i handed out balloons and the instructions were to decorate their balloon in any way they wish using what was at their desk…. here are my winners:
 1st place:
2nd place:
3rd place:
Ben has been sending me IM threats… then came in with a baloon with my face drawn on it… the back reading “daniel sucks” and then stabbed it with a pen.
who knew he would be so bitter his baloon didn’t win
a big family
0The more I work there, the more I realize my small office is a big family. Most of them are related to each other, but that’s beside the point.
I was working late tonight, as I often do, but ‘higher ups’ where still there after enduring a meeting with another company within the building. It was around 7 and I got up to clear my mind of a problem I was pounding my head against and went to walk out side for a moment. My CEO caught me in the hallway, he was obviously on his way out. He walked right up to me, blocking my way, and looked me in the eyes.
“You don’t look me in the eyes anymore.”
That stung, but it was probably true. He looked almost hurt when he said it.Â
“Your morale is down.”
I followed him down the stairs and outside where he stopped and turned to me again. He admited to sending David to fish out my situation. David had been poking and prodding for information for two days.Â
“Your obviously upset about something.”
I told him I didn’t think it showed. I’ve made that mistake my whole life, I never remember how expressive my face can be. Everyone always knows exactly how I feel without having to ask.
“You don’t have a good poker face.”
That made me laugh. I assured him it was nothing to do with work. He said he knew that and that I do nothing but excell. I work very hard and I’m good at helping people with my talents. I’ve been very fortunate to find a place that appreciates that and have people that stop to tell me this often.
“I’m giving you a raise tomorrow.”
That threw me off guard. I was expecting him to tell me to look for another job. He laughed when I told him this. As hard as I work, I never think it’s enough and never think the higher ups notice.Â
“Your too valuable to let go.”
I assured him he was stuck with me and I wasn’t going anywhere.
“I love you, guy.”
This made me tear up. I am so blessed.
Sweet nothings
0The shades in my office are down and the lights are off. I’m sitting in front of a glowing flat screen monitor and my CEO walks in and shuts the door making my office practically pitch black. He saunters across the room, looks me in the eyes and says, “I love you.”Â
I should end my story there, the rest isn’t as good. He then shook my hand, handed me a gift card, tells me he appreciates me and doesn’t tell me that enough, and then leaves.
A hefty Starbucks gift card will steal my heart away every time.
Oh! The Vapors! *fans self*
My name is Daniel and I work.
0As I mentioned in a previous post I was at work all weekend. Last week I was pulled off my normal work load and thrown onto a new project that was faltering and way behind schedule. Wait, I should rephrase that. Part of my normal workload was dropped and then a whole lot more of another project was dumped on with very short due dates.
It felt like a big relief at first until I realized the new project was a whole lot more than my normal workload. The boss is coming back from vacation on Thursday, so a whole lot of stuff needs to be done by Wednesday so it looks fabulous when he gets back. I was able to get a bunch done over the weekend so the VP was looking happy at least.
Me? I’m tired, broke and need a break. I have a whole -$1.83 in my bank account until Friday. Somehow all my bills socked me at once last paycheck and I’ve been extremely poor since.
I also need to go see a nutritionist of some sort since my blood sugars keep falling too low. This is most likely because I’m broke and not eating properly. My diet has consisted mostly of granola bars for breakfast and lunch and then a nutrisystems dinner.
With all that negativity said, I’m being treated to lunch shortly. And just in time, I’m already starting to get shaky! Kim’s birthday was yesterday and a bunch of us are being taken to lunch with her.
weekend in review
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Last weekend was pretty sweet. I had purchased a ticket to go to the Decibel Festival. I ventured out Saturday night to support a new friend of mine, Yann Novak, who was being featured (with 3 others) in the experimental showcase. I have never been exposed to this type of music before. Each performer was very unique and created an overall very relaxing and tranquil night. I have to remember to get some of their CD’s later!
Sunday I finally got my car into a shop and got an oil change, headlight replaced and an air filter. I had been silently praying for weeks that I wouldn’t get pulled over for my headlight and managed to get away with it. Every time I stopped at a shop they all were too busy to take my car and I finally broke down and went to jiffy lube. After KC’s last fiasco I had been avoiding it as long as possible. I still need my spark plug replaced but a friend said he’d do it this weekend for me.
Work this week, so far, has been stressful as always. There really is nothing unique to report. I spent yesterday in meetings and then rushing around late to try and get to some of my own work before taking off. I really don’t know how today will go yet. I came into the office avoiding most everyone and am hiding in the corner of my unlit office. I’m pretty sure this won’t last long. I probably won’t even get through my yogurt before someone finds me and has yet another top priority item to accomplish before I’ve even had a chance to sip my coffee! Have a great day everyone! Â
Âdog days
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Today is dog day at work. Which, I will mention immediately, is very anti-cat with offends me somewhat. lol. There better be a cat day or i’ll give some dirty looks.
So our small office is crowded with giant dogs all racing around and nipping at each other.
I can already tell no one is going to get anything done today.
It’s a better day
0Today seems like a better day. My inbox is empty except for the occassional quick issue. I’m half done with my workload and doing my best to finish before quitting time. And my team seems to be doing their own thing and not stopping me for anything.
Last night I was here until 10 p.m. and don’t plan on repeating that for my friday night. I’m taking this weekend for myself… that rarely happens and I need it. It isn’t a nice vacation, but it’s something and that’s okay.
Ok, back to work, only a few hours left and a few more things to accomplish!
Today, I hate my job.
1It’s pretty rare that I have days that I dislike my job. This week is apparently filled with these days. High on stress, low on time and too much crap to deal with.
It’s almost 6 p.m. and I’m still here and haven’t even started on my own workload that needed to be done today. I finally finished going through my emails and taking care of the small things… now I get to jump into some database work that will take… oh… about 6 more hours.
My CEO poked his head in earlier, looked at my disgruntled face, mustered up his best Elmer Fudd and said “I’m going to be veeeewry veeeewry qwuiet” and then slowly shut the door again.
Well I’ve wasted enough time being bitter on staying late…AGAIN… so back to work for me. Maybe I’ll get home in time to shower, walk back out the door, and drive back to work and start a whole new day.
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