Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Horoscope
It reads: You know how you can sometimes push someone’s buttons in just the right way, so they get really, really mad about something pretty insignificant? Try not to today.
Point taken.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Ahhh… three day weekends…
Why is it, when faced with three days off, people think you have more time than you do? Somehow you are expected to pack more into a three day weekend than any person should be expected to. You become faced with options, disappointment and constant company. Any other weekend and none of these expectations would exist. Everyone is having a party, everyone is going somewhere and everyone wants you to be there.
Thank goodness for the word no.
On that note – should I launch into a blow by blow of my busy weekend? Yes, I think I should and I shall…
I left work early on Friday afternoon, anxious to be out of the office and in the sunshine. Freeman had a friend (E) coming up from Portland so we headed to Tacoma to meet him. We arrived early and decided to drive a long the water front. It was packed with people enjoying the sunshine and the breeze. We received a call from E letting us know he would be later then originally thought. With that information we headed to a different beach and a nice drive along the coast. We stopped for some ice cream and then headed to the bar where we were to meet said friend.
E finally called to let us know his car had broken down and he would not be coming into town. At least not any time soon. Freeman and I paid the tab and headed back to Seattle.
On our way back into town he received a phone call from one of his other friends. T was moving on Saturday and was wondering if Freeman could help him out. Freeman said yes (making sure not to include me without asking first, very astute of him.) When he got off the phone I let him know I would be happy to help with the move (to keep the Karma wheel rolling in the right direction) and offered the use of my Xterra for the job.
Saturday morning was set. We got up early to help T move. We made three trips and then left the rest for T’s girlfriend’s family to take care of. T had packed, but his girl had not, and she wasn’t being overly helpful with the move. After we finished unloading the Xterra for the last time, and she sat and watched, we decided it was time to go! We went home, cleaned up and headed to the Seattle Center for the Folk Life Festival.
The Festival was a blast. Tons of people were there, clogging the streets and enjoying the lovely weather. Everywhere you looked, musicians were playing, people were moving to the beats and having fun. The food was also really good. Yum!
After all of that, Saturday night was a bust. We went to the store and grabbed some munchies and fell asleep.
Sunday was family day. We drove down early to spend some time with my mom and then, later in the day, headed over to Freeman’s mom’s house. We picked Up E – he had finally made it into town – and headed back to Seattle. E had never been to our beach, so went out for the sunset. It was a nice, laid back night.
Monday morning was an early one! T, E, Freeman and I went out to breakfast. We met up at 7am. Yawn!
E, Freeman and I then watched a movie. Freeman took E back to Tacoma and went to a BBQ. I elected to stay home. It was a wonderful afternoon. A perfect end to a busy weekend of fun! 
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Done. Complete. Finite. Finished. Through.
I am finally done training the replacement. I had one last thing to show her and after having to reschedule the training session twice, I finally told her yesterday was it. No more. I wasn’t waiting to hand it over; if she couldn’t do it then she would have to figure it out on her own.
Okay, not really. I’m not that mean. But I was getting rather fed up with the whole situation. It seems she has taken on the same attitude my former boss had, where she is the most important, what she is doing is the highest priority and I can wait. That just ticks me off. Because it isn’t true.
Neither of our jobs is important. This company could run just fine without her or me or any of the hundreds of people running around doing what we do. It’s a fact. We are just fortunate to be members of a large company that feels it needs us. But our jobs don’t add revenue. We aren’t making money. So we are completely expendable. That’s just a fact.
Okay, off the soap box and back to the story…
I made an appointment with her. I was there early so I stopped to talk to my former boss. She walks by and says she will be back in a minute. Twenty minutes later she still isn’t back. I start to get pissed off. Really, come on! I walk my butt to her desk to teach her something and she keeps me waiting? I can understand if I just showed up and expected her to drop everything and learn, but I had ONE MORE THING to show her. That’s it. And I scheduled it. I had this on her calendar over a week ago.
Finally I go and find her and she said, “Well you said you would hang out till I got back.” What? Um, no. I have work to do. I have a job that I haven’t been able to do because I have been waiting to transition to you. Get back to your desk and let’s get this over with!
So we did. And I took a calming breath and showed her where everything was. Showed her the last of the stuff and then left.
That’s that.
Done.
Sigh. It feels good to know that I will no longer be closely involved with that department anymore. It was starting to feel like a sinking ship. And I hope for the best for them, but I am glad I got off it.
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Big plans? Maybe not…
I had big plans for the weekend.
I was going to attend a percussion festival; they were offering dance classes and having some cool performances. I was going to go to a costume workshop. I was going to go to a street fair. I was going to shop for new shoes.
Instead I found myself distracted by the sound of the rain hitting the window in my living room and the warmth of my cat curled up in my lap. A cup of hot tea and a good book topped off the situation and the day was lost to me. I am also working on a new blanket. The pattern calls for ~800 little squares. I am up to 180. I’m pretty excited about it even if it will take me 6 months to finish!
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
No Longer Proverbial…
Yesterday I got stuck in a revolving door.
AND it took the heel right off my shoe.
I’m okay. I wasn’t hurt.
It was actually kind of funny.
But I will miss the shoes…
As you wake in the morning
What do you feel?
Does a rush of happiness
wash over you when,
Suddenly, you realize you are alive?
