by this time tomorrow I should be close to Utah. Not sure exactly what to expect but at least I will not be hear.
Maybe I should have told them at work, but how else can I take a sick day? i guess just take it.... If they saw anything, then you worry about it getting approved.
Woe, people were asking me for help. That's cool I guess. Just hope I know what I'm doing. Well, about the stuff they ask me about. :)
I left work at noon to get to this event. I was glad to leave, but I don't think everyone else was even though, I told them a week ago or more I was taking off. It honestly was pretty boring.
Oh well, I got some good info. I think it was the first event at a movie theatre. I even got a movie gift card. Sweet.
I slipped at work and told someone my plans for the weekend. Oh well.
Saw many shows today: Skirts Ahoy!, some other short film on some dudes (a Utahan's) job thabord the aircraft carrier, USS Constellation (both seen at this Navy Heritage Center), Rush Hour 3 with an attractive 19 year old former cheerleader from Roy, and lighting/rain storm.
Played this board game on Wednesday. I invited another lovely, attractive, young lady to join.... I'm glad she showed up. Made a great compliment to the male dominated (3 guys) evening.
It was a fun game. Had fun setting up companies and merging others. I thought I was the wealthiest guy at the end. I was bumed at the end because I did not do as well as I thought, but the adventure of the game was enough for me.
Dont want to go in today. I have done some really cool stuff lately, but I am not sure where all this is going. I receive little direction and no feedback. Seems like one day something will explode and as luck will have it, I'll be the one to blame because I'm the low man on the totem pole.
I'll miss my vegetable pickup today because I was invited away. Heck, I might as well go seeing I don't get many invites. Hopefully someone will get my veggies for me like I asked.
This weekend, I have a few plans so I will not be sitting around doing nothing. Next weekend is going to be great. Well, made some last minute plans and now looks like everyone is planing my weekend for me.
Or jumping ship?
I should have known to double the initial time estimate. Although had he jumped into the trench and help out like he "promised", it could have been more functional than it is.
It took some time to get the prototype code working. (That is why you double your estimate: unknowns).
After it became clear I would get no help, I was told the project needed to be run from Source Safe.
If you don't know what you are talking about get out of the way. I swear, even OAK's "liaison" seemed to do more than this guy. Both are pretty dumb when it comes to technical stuff.
I clarified that you put projects in Source Safe not run them. He was shocked that I had kept it up to date... all this time and he never looked over anything I did?
VSS did do something weird. I noticed it from my previous project. I can see why he was confused on that, but he should have been on the same page from day one.
I feel I'm going to be reprimanded. Bring it, but I would like to stay at least past Christmas.
Well, I still think I'll be alright because like almost every government job i hear about, there are always those really slacker people that just can't get fired. I'm not one of them. Plus, there is no wayit could be completely functional in two weeks.
I used to post things every day. It is not the lack of information, but lack of time and desire. I get the most benefit from all this jabber, but I want to do so much.
This last week I worked hard on a new project that I was only given two weeks to do. I hope to get it all done in the next few days.
Got flowers in my weekly vegetable pickup. Gave them to one of my interests.
Went to bed way early yesterday because i felt screwed out of a movie like I did the party the previous night. I was really tired because I slept for over 10 hours!
I think I was called that the other day by some guy I would hesitate to label a pretty boy. I set out for another ward today, but ended up at the Colonial 2nd. I avoided most of the people who would have given me a ration of crap about showing up.
There are a lot of cool people in that ward. Not to mention all the great women. Great in beauty and accomplishments. I wonder how many are really married to their jobs.
I spent the rest of the day watching Home Improvement episodes among other things. The first hour or so, brought good memories and what not. They were all fun, but I suppose I am "hanging on" to the past.
I try hard; my sister told me once I try too hard. Even so, I still feel gypped for being kicked out of a great ward. I want to hang on to those "relationships". One day, I'll give up and die like they expect me too I suppose.
So much going on:
* Caught a cold in August?
* Went to the beach near Rehoboth beach Delaware.
* Work was busy
* Got a new building badge/key card, the dyer deformed my old one.
* Went to my ward for the second time.
* Invited myself to a party.
I went to a cadaver exhibit. I was rather impressed to see all the young single woman lurking around. One in particular, I wanted to talk to but didn't feel she would like some ugly guy bugging her when she had all the dead guys to look at.
There were like two female cadaver's there. Not that I was turned on or anything. I just thought it was odd that someone took the time to preserve so many male units. Maybe it was just simpler.
I did learn a few things. Like? I did not think the colon was so big. There were other facts I picked up but probably forgot the details already. The bone cancer was gross looking.
Just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I got to shoot more guns tonight. It is always fun.
My plans for the weekend look promising. Wish I could say I had a hot date, but that activity only seems to brings heartache in the long term.
The General once said you get heartache if you don't try. It's like a catch 22?
Some young, attractive woman stood in front of me as I was leaving work today. Was it for my pleasure or hers? What was she doing anyway? As I stammered further up the stairs to where she was standing, I noticed she was holding the door.
Did she think I was too old and feeble? I was told the other night by another young woman, I was too old to go out with. Ah, she was 20. How was I supposed to know? Now that I do know, I'd still would have asked her out.
I saw recent pictures of my nieces the other day. They are growing older too. I didn't even recognize the oldest.
The last couple days at work, I have surprised myself with certain bits of information I have recalled. I'd run into a little hurdle and wonder how I'd get over it. Then, the solution would just pop out.
It's not like searching this blog to find out when things in the past occurred -- which i have done a couple times too lately, but just as quick. Wish my recall was almost always that instantaneous.
I'm glad it is not. Some things probably should not be remembered. Or better off not dwelt upon.
Went to Charlottesville yesterday. It was a road trip. I decided to go last minute, just to get out of the house. I never head of the band. Where I was sitting was was hot/sticky and load so I got up and walked around... never returning to my seat.
The music? OK, I don't see myself rushing out to buy any CDs.... I've distanced myself so far from any celebrities. I've gone to events and encouraged others at times, but I had a personal connection to the people putting on these events. Or, I go to things just to go. Without care who was putting on what?
Why should I care about people who I don't know on a personal level? They never invite me to anything or send a Christmas card...
I still grit me teeth a little when I hear about Vietnam. I get my animosity from my Dad's experience over there. But even in his own journal (the version I got), there was an account where he had made great efforts to be nice to some Vietnamese guy's assigned to his medical facility.
There is this beautiful lady whose mother is Vietnamese. Wow, if all of the "vietnamese" women looked like her, I'd have to rethink my opinion. That opinion being that there wasn't an innocent one among them (back in the war).
Anyway, I work with two from that country now. One, a woman, isn't bad to look upon and very friendly. The other guy is not bad either, very smart. I just have trouble understanding him (and he doesn't understand me.)
It has gotten "so bad", I don't even try to talk to him.
How long have you been in my country? Try learning to speak my language better. Yeah, I'm a jerk.
I went to another one. Well, this one was with the Navy band and all. I went because someone in the choir had told me she was singing. I did not know it was a solo.
It was great. So much better than the Marine Corps concert. I like the Navy more anyway. I was impressed the SecNAV was there. Maybe that was why it went on for 1 1/2 hours.
Anyway, after picking up my veggies and honey today, we went to HT this lady. I've always liked her. I got a hug, but felt I pulled away too quick. Oh well?