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« July 2006 | Main | September 2006 » August 31, 2006The Serial Sleeping Chocolate Eater Strikes Again!I can't believe it. The worst week to NOT have chocolate and yet here I am. PMSing with NO chocolate. Last night :jake: bought me one of the four Reeses Peanut Butter Cups in one candy. I was happy. I ate three and decided to save the forth for tonight. I asked if he thought it would be okay without being wrapped up and with a nod it was shoved into the drawer for safe keeping... Or so I thought. Fast forward to this evening. After a horrendous day fighting with my boss I was looking forward to that chocolate. Hell... I NEEDED it. I opened the drawer and blinked. It was gone. I moved papers around. Nothing. I thought back to the Snickers incident and glared at Jake. He looked around and swore he didn't touch it. Together we looked around, ending up at the kitchen trash. There it was, crumpled against the side. Let's just say a certain boyfriend is on his way to get me more candy as we speak.
[keywords: boyfriend jake sleep-eating] August 30, 2006I Knew It!Okay, I am majorly annoyed at this IT chick at work. My Boss somehow met with "C" a while back and she talked my boss into automating our reports. I explained that the data was not clean and I had to do a lot of tweaking. C assured me (in front of the boss) that it would be as easy as pie. I remained HIGHLY skeptical. With B's blessing I removed the extra work we had done and stopped the nurses from doing it. Let me do a brief explanation. If a patient calls we refer them to Doctor A. Three weeks later we check the hospital system to see if that person made an appointment. If they did we check off an area next to the doctor's name so they can see we gave them that patient. If the patient called up and was told Doctor B could see them sooner and saw them we had no way of showing Doctor B we sent the patient there. Enter the text fields in our report. I added all the doctors names into a field so we could select Doctor B if that happened. The problem? It's really not a reportable field. I'd have to count how many times each doctor got a patient and add it into the first section. Confusing? I thought so. M's idea was to change the computer date back to the referral date and enter a NEW referral with Doctor B in it. That made it a lot easier. C said we didn't have to do this so everyone stopped. Two months ago C was supposed to have automated everything. She told me she didn't want me to do ANYTHING, just send her the raw data. Ooookay. She got back with me a couple of weeks later with a completely wrong number. We went back and forth, with me trying to explain why each part was going to be hard to do. She sends some data to my boss who asks why the numbers are so wrong. "Well, that's the data Diva sent me!" Then B bitches at me about sending wrong data and I have to explain that she asked for it that way. HIGHLY annoyed and now late I am told I have to hand count over 500 appointments because it's not going to be ready. Same thing last month. This month my boss asks me to meet with C and find out what's going on. The fact that she's uber creepy aside, I don't trust her. Nonetheless I email her for a meeting. she replies, but then cancels. She reschedules and is a no-show. I start working on the month end again. I also decide to populate another text field to try and make the process easier. That's 1600 doctors I have to go through. I email about this to C and she says not to do anything until we meet. Not wanting to be burned again, I ignore her. The My boss emails her and schedules a meeting. Magically she shows up at my desk the day before to see if there's anything we should talk about beforehand. I show her the new project and she starts bitching about my boss. She said B has to give up some of the data she wants. That it shouldn't matter if we get 51% vs 49%. I told her it does but she's welcome to tell B that in the meeting. She said she'll set some things straight. Riiiight. The day comes and my boss is in a mood. You know, the 'nothing you do is right' one. We meet and she smiles at C and frowns at me. C is chipper and talking about how close we're getting. Blah blah blah . Nothing about setting her straight even came up. I finally said, "Aren't you going to tell B about having to give up some numbers?" She looks nervous then says, "Oh no! With this new data everything should be fine!" Fucking bitch! We leave and I am highly annoyed. I asked my boss about one report and she jumped down my throat about not telling her about another report we agreed to and to get C back. She comes back in and they have a pow wow while I'm printing the fucking report. I walk in to them saying, "Oh, it's no problem. Good!" Then B gives me the look like 'I can't believe you had me pull her back'. I wanted to scream. I interjected one thing and then the meeting was over. Right before lunch I tried to tell B some concerns I had about C. She jumps down my throat about not saying it in front of her and starts to lecture me about how I *should* have done this. I yelled, "FINE! Forget it!" and started to stomp out of the office. She tried smoothing it over with one of those, 'It's just that it works better that way' bullshit. I looked at her for a second and snapped, "It's about that time of the month, isn't it?" and she stopped. She responded pissily, "I guess it IS." I walked out of the office bitching, "Yeah, I THOUGHT so..." and she was nicer for the rest of the day. It's a real bitch to be on the same PMS cycle as your boss.... PS: You know I'm PMSing when one post is longer than the rest of the month combined
[keywords: Work pms boss coworkers Creepy_IT_Chick] August 29, 2006Yahoo! AvatarsOkay, I was bored so I decided to make a Yahoo! avatar. I like it!
[keywords: Yahoo! avatars] Up All NightI hate when I can't sleep. Everytime I tried to sleep I kept thinking about the reports I had to do. I would close my eyes, try to think of anything else and BAM! Be right back to thinking about work. I finally got up at 4AM and did the damn report. I should have done it last night... 20/20 hindsight, right? I also did something to my hip that's mildly concerning me. I have some joint pain and no bruising. At first I thought I might have banged my hip on a table, but the pain is a little different. It's deeper and only hurts when I try to cross my legs. The only thing I can think of is when my hip popped while we were... well... Yeah, it popped. This oughta be interesting to explain to the doctor.
[keywords: Health Work stress] August 28, 2006Beauty Shop? More Like Clown ShopI decided to take some extra time to purty myself up. You know, a 'me' day. I figured I'd save some money and do it myself instead of going to the salon. That was my first mistake. I spent extra time in the shower with some leave in conditioner and even did my nails. The result? Maaavolus....ly sad. My hair had some sort of frizz thing going on that made me look like a two dollar crack-ho and my nails... *sigh* I started the nails around 11AM. First coat was clear, then when that dried a second coat of Rose Amethyst (where do they think these names up?). After that dried I put on a third coat of RA. Around 2:30pm I finally put on the top clear coat and waited for it to dry. And waited... and waited. I worked on my hair again, putting some sort of oil in it to take out the frizz and managed to give it a shiny look. The last time I tried it I looked like that kid in your eighth grade math class that sat in the back and was teased about OPEC calling them to make a deal. This morning I woke up and stumbled into the bathroom to bush my teeth. I groggily looked down at my nails and almost choked on the toothpaste. They had the imprint of my sheets all over them. Sonofabitch! Now I have to try some sort of half-assed touch-up before I go to work. The meaning of the story: you get what you pay for.
[keywords: Life beauty] August 24, 2006Sleep Humping.... AGAIN!Last night I was dreaming away when Jake flipped over, his arms whacking my side. I was about to fuss when he suddenly grabbed me and started humping. After waiting to see if he was going to call out someone's name I fussed at him and pushed him off. He grabbed me again, humping harder. I pushed him off and the third time it felt like he was trying to break his hip bones. I yelled out, Jake!" and flipped him over, then went to pee. I figured it would give him time to find something else to sleep-hump. Luckily the cats and my pillow were resting peacefully when I came back.
[keywords: sleeping sleep-humping] August 23, 2006To Mourn Or Not To MournI woke up this morning to an email about a employee at my work who died suddenly this weekend. She worked there for 30 years 'and will be greatly missed'. They are even having a memorial for her. I have no idea who this person is. Do I ask someone to describe her? Any pictures? Of her, I mean. Not the death. I don't want to seem like I'm waiting to see if I'll mourn her. Imagine going to the memorial, sitting down and getting a pamphlet. "Oops! This wasn't who I thought it was. Scuze me. Pardon me. Scuze me..." MB, RIP where ever you are... and who ever you are.
[keywords: coworkers employee tact] August 22, 2006Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore... Thank G-d!I've really got the moving bug. This is bad. I know we can't move. It wouldn't be financially smart to move. Nonetheless I find myself looking at photos of peoples' homes on Flickr and thinking 'I could so be living there right now'. What's funny is I have no idea where 'there' is. For all I know there could be gangsters in the streets and crack hos on every corner. If I could move I'd live in "_________". Now all I need to do is fill in the blank. Oy.
[keywords: Life moving] August 21, 2006No Talking RuleI think my boyfriend and I need a no talking rule in the morning. He can be so damn grumpy and it sets off my 'oh yeah?! I can be grumpier' sensor. The result? Sleepy bitching. I get up at 5:30 am so I can try and think about a rant and he sleeps til I bitch at him to get up. I figured I'd leave the alarm on and hit snooze so I don't have to worry about it. He bitched at me for leaving it on and I said, "Fine! Then from now on you either get up on your own or I'm leaving without you!" The joys of a relationship. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy. But he can be a real asshole in the morning. Me, not so much. Bah.
[keywords: boyfriend jake grumpy] August 19, 2006Jon Stewart's Commentary on Mel GibsonI'm passed it now, and moving on to laughing about it thanks to some great people both online and off. *smiles* Speaking of laughter, here's Jon Stewart's take on the whole ordeal. While his report is a perfect example of why I don't watch television it's also the only reason I would start watching again.
[keywords: video Mel-Gibson daily-show you-tube jon-stewart] August 18, 2006Not 'Quite' As Sexy...I was going to post Selma Hayak dancing from the movie From Dead til Dawn... but the damn thing wouldn't load. So instead... Here's Stephen Colbert showing you the 'proper' way to use a condomn.
[keywords: video daily-show stephen-colbert] August 17, 2006Bad DayYesterday was a bad day. In the scheme of things it will be in the top ten bad days of my life. I spent half of it crying and half regrouping. I really can't even talk about what happened now. *sigh* I don't know what I'm going to do and am waiting for a resolution before making any decisions. For now I'm going to drive my boyfriend crazy and probably hibernate.
[keywords: Life] August 16, 2006Don't Burn Your Bridges, Bitch!A nurse I used to work with in the Operating Room interviewed for the RN position yesterday. That's the second nurse from the OR that I've seen. She's actually in the front running for the job. My boss asked me for my opinion (before she arrived). I said, "She's ditzy. Nice, but ditzy." When she frowned I added, "But this has been ten years. I'm sure she's changed some. I know I have." I don't think I'd mind working with her again. Having history with someone means I know her buttons. *evil grin* I kid. I kid...
[keywords: Work coworkers] August 15, 2006I'm ObsessedThis scale situation is making me crazy! We ended up buying another scale. After entering the info I stood on it and... it was off. WTF!?! I kept standing off and then on, each time a slightly different weight. Then I started moving it around the bathroom. I wanted to scream. Finally it got close to what my doctor's office said I was and I just gave up. I realize the bathroom is uneven (thank you California Earthquakes and bad designing) but this is rediculous. Now we have two scales I don't trust. *sigh* At least I lost 23 pounds from this diet. Yay!
[keywords: Health home scale weight-loss] August 12, 2006Ooooh! Pretty!The Best Stuff in the World has really updated their site. I LOVE the new look. Check out their new ditty:
[keywords: cyberculture meme thebeststuffintheworld] August 10, 2006Am I Missing Something Here?I was driving to work yesterday morning and noticed a cop in the middle of the street directing the traffic. I swear its almost like conducting an orchestra. The little white gloves were mesmerizing. As I got closer it dawned on me... the lights were working. I glanced at the other lights... working. In my caffeine induced state I was tempted to point out this little detail but figured it was too early to get a ticket for being a smart ass. Weird...
[keywords: Life driving] August 09, 2006What's That Smell?I was at work yesterday, working away when the fire alarm went off. Since there wasn't a drill announced I grabbed my purse and looked to my boss. She looked at me. That was it. We have fire drills from time to time so that everyone knows what to do when there really is an emergency. So what happened? Everyone hustled around asking what to do and no one even inched towards the door. After a few minutes of people saying, "Well I'm not going. I have work to do" and "I'm not leaving. I don't smell any smoke" the fire marshall arrived and shook his head. Around that time the temp came running in and opened the kitchen door. The smell that came out of there was horrible. Rotting corpses would have smelled better. Aparently she 'forgot' about her popcorn and left it in for too long. And by 'too long' I mean ten minutes too long. My coworker said it had turned colors she didn't think popcorn could turn. Ew. We spent the rest of the day with that horrid smell. Everytime I went near the kitchen I felt like hurling. As we were getting ready to leave another coworker peaked in and made another discovery. The woman used OUR microwave, which was now ruined. Everyone got together to purchase it a while back so we'd have something of our own. At least they're going to replace it. I just walked in this morning and the room still reeks. Needless to say the temp is keeping a low profile. I REAL low one.
[keywords: Work coworkers] August 08, 2006Video Time!Jake sent me this link and I loved it. Check out OK Go - Here it Goes Again. They make exercize bikes look fun. Okay, not really... but still.
[keywords: video] August 05, 2006I Hate My ScaleI really do. I point it north and gain two poinds. point east and lose three. We paid a lot of money for a scale to track my weight lose and now all I can say is I roughly lost 19 to 22 pounds. I feel like we bought Jake Sparrow's compas and am trying to find what I really want. I want to lose weight! How ironic that 'north' is pointing to where the kitchen is. Maybe the scale is threatening me. You go in there and prepare to see THIS! Bastard....
[keywords: Health home scale weight-loss] August 04, 2006You're Fired! Uh... Here, Take My MoneyI don't think I'm ready for management. One of the coworkers went on disability for a month and we had to scramble to find help. After the first temp got a job we got another one to take her place. She was really nice, very laid back and willing to work. Yesterday one coworker mentioned "T" had called her the night before and was coming into work today. To say I was slightly annoyed would be an understatement. Not only did she NOT let me know so I could give the temp some warning but she didn't ask what she needed to do before returning to work. All employees have to go to our employee health to be cleared. I called the boss and she was more annoyed, getting "T"'s cell number to try and catch her. Too late. She arrives and I'm stuck with having to let her know she has to turn right around and drive to campus and then let the temp know it's her last day. Very uncool. After arguing with "T" over protocol she went to call HR and find out if I was telling the truth. Yeah, that made me feel competent. Then I approached the temp. Understandably she was let down. I felt so bad. I guess it showed because after 30 minutes of checking on her she finally patted me on the back and said, "It's okay. Don't worry about me. This is my job." I felt like a shmuck. Here I am telling someone their services are no longer needed and it ends up them consoling me for having to do it. At least this is just a side job for her. I just hate her having that 'don't cut yourself over this' look in her eye as she spoke to me. Oy...
[keywords: Work coworkers] August 02, 2006I <3 Citizen of the Month BlogNeil Kramer, where have you been all my (online) life? Citizen of the Month is a hilarious blog with just the right amount of Jewish humor that makes it a perfect daily read. His entry on Mel Gibson made made me feel so much better about the fiasco. Sometimes you just need to hear it from someone who understands (but doesn't over react) about the sting of anti-Semitic remarks. Humor is the best medicine. Sometimes I feel lonely without the Jewish connection. I don't go to Temple (I know... I know...) and none of my friends are Jewish. For once I'd like to go somewhere and not have people ask me, "So... What DO you eat? Porks out, right?" Oy... I feel worse than a diabetic cousin at a Candy convention. "We can order something special for you." I remember the year my friend dragged me to their family's cabin in the woods to celebrate Christmas. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bring her to understand the statement "No one should be alone for Christmas. Not even a Jew!" didn't make any sense. We arrived just in time for dinner. Everyone was already at the table waiting for the food. After announcing that she had invited her 'Jewish friend' to dinner we sat down. There's nothing like being the token Jew I tell ya. I looked over at some blackened meat and casually asked what it was. Her mother chirped, "Why it's Por... " and stopped. Suddenly all eyes were on me and you could hear a pin drop. I glanced around at everyone, who looked like the friday night movie stopped and Beastiality Fun Part Twelve started playing, and smiled. "I'll have the salad." With that her mother was running out of the room, yelling about finding something for me to eat. I wanted to die. I settled for a cream cheese and jelly sandwich, which I had to fight to eat. "Cream cheese and jelly? Didn't anyone bring peanut butter? Quick, go to the store!" After ten minutes they let me eat my 'weird' food while they ate theirs. That was the last time I went to someone's place for Christmas as a pity meal.
[keywords: Life about-me jewish holidays] August 01, 2006Letterman Drop Kicks CoulterI'm not a huge Letterman fan, but he really slammed Coulter for her 'Clinton is gay' comment.
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