Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Sore…
Sore...Yeah - I am pretty sore today. We practiced for almost 2 hours last night. I realized something very important. You really shouldn't work out for an hour (doing mostly cardio shimmies) the night before you are supposed to practice for 2 hours (doing a lot more than cardio shimmies.) I got home last night and sitting down hurt. Waking up this morning hurt too. Sitting here, typing, hurts. Admittedly it is not so painful that I can't do it, but I am feeling parts of my body I thought were gone by now. And I have a lot of practicing to do!
Hmmmm.....
Yesterday I spent the day going to two meetings and searching for a belly dancing costume for the parade. I think I found what I am looking for... if they can make it for me in time. I only have 5 weeks left, so time is starting to get short. The good new is that I should have my shoes later this week. That will really help a lot since I can't seem to really do the steps in my current sandals. Well, they were made for strolling on boardwalks and looking cute, not for dancing down the street on the balls of my feet. So I can't blame the sandals. But it will be nice to get the new pair.
So - in those two fun and fantastic meetings yesterday I got two fun and fantastic assignments and realized just how much I want a new job! Yeah! I get to plan the group outing. Which everyone has decided should be a picnic. A PICNIC???? What are we 7? We could go Go-Kart racing, play Whirliball, go Bowling! But no. They want to go on a picnic. How am I going to pull that one off? Not to mention that I am not a fan of picnics. Not the group sort. Cause what do you do? You eat. You lounge around. You do nothing. There isn't anything to take your attention, there isn't anything to DO. I mean, picnics are something you do with your family. Or a big group where you have a water fight (again when you are 7, okay maybe 21, but not really a business thing to do...) or with your significant other when you are trying to be romantic.
I know - I am just a little peeved about the picnic thing. Because it isn't what I would like to be doing. I would like to go somewhere and DO something. Now I get to plan a freaking picnic for a bunch of people who take it for granted that I WANT or LIKE to do things like plan their fun time. If it was up to them they wouldn't do anything.
Like I said, fun times.
The other assignment that I have been given is even more tedious and time consuming with out using any more brain power. I get to document all the project documentation. Yes - that is right. I get to create an inventory of all the documentation the project created. And why? Because no one knows what is out there. And we just might need it in the future. Really. Come on people! How many times in your business life have you suddenly thought, "Those meeting minutes from last April should have the information I am looking for!" People hardly remember what happened last week, let alone last year. And now, lucky me, I get to inventory all the documents so that we are sure everything is complete. Yeah. There is so much crap out there... I don't think anyone has any idea. I, personally, think we should burn all of it to CDs and delete it off the drive. But I, personally, think that people keep way to much documentation as it is. It kind of makes me think of all the pack rats that I know. Only in this case they are hoarding documentation that will never be looked at, read, or even thought of ever again.
Okay. I guess that is enough ranting about that. I guess I should get started on creating all of the stuff that they want me to create so that they have a better understanding of what is on the drive (it's just to hard to actually open the folders and take a peak.) I was thinking about calling in sick today... I didn't. I still might leave early though. I probably will leave early.
Really - I guess I just want something new to work on that isn't tedious or makes me feel like an Admin again. I realize that there are tedious things that everyone has to do. And I also realize that everyone has administrative stuff to do. But, I would really like to not have that be my primary responsibility anymore. I would like to think that others think I am smart enough (which I am) and good enough at what I do, to not force me into this type of position anymore.
I just don't see that happening anytime soon. And that makes me really sad.
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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?
