Pool Update...
Arrrgh!....more pool delays...this time someone forgot to get a permit...no inspection,no kids swimming.
I think the General Contractor has some odd form of Stockholm syndrome and doesn't want to leave the job...
And the day started so well, we had a nice building dedication for the other project (minus handrails of course-4 to 8 weeks for delivery, 'doh!) But the school at least has a sense of humor about it...they put signs on the temporary ones Ala the 60's Batcave saying "temporary handrail".
....you wins some, you lose some...'sigh' :(
Sunday, October 21, 2007
30 Days of Night...
I can't say I'm really up on the current horror genre, the Saws, Hostels, Jenifer Lopez movies, etc. But I went and saw 30 Days of Night because I had read "The ground-breaking graphic novel" to quote the trailer (A.K.A. "comic book" it is based on) and I do feel a certain obligation to those films based on comics. I also have a soft spot in my heart for zombie movies and this seemed to have a similar bent (the last Resident Evil movie was funny as hell, so you can get a gauge on my odd sense of humor...zombie crows! Bwah-ha-ha!).
Have to say this movie does its job, there is some messed up and creepy stuff in here. I thought they did a good job and although the movie is violent, there are things not shown Ala Hitchcock that make a few of the situations just downright...well horrible. Not to mention some moments where you just plain have to enjoy the intelligence of the villains. I love smart villains!
...Two thumbs up for me Dave!
"No, no, they're wrong! The creature they seek is the walking undead! Nosferatu! Das Wampyr!...[Family looks blankly]...[exasperated] A vampire!"
-Lisa Simpson-
I can't say I'm really up on the current horror genre, the Saws, Hostels, Jenifer Lopez movies, etc. But I went and saw 30 Days of Night because I had read "The ground-breaking graphic novel" to quote the trailer (A.K.A. "comic book" it is based on) and I do feel a certain obligation to those films based on comics. I also have a soft spot in my heart for zombie movies and this seemed to have a similar bent (the last Resident Evil movie was funny as hell, so you can get a gauge on my odd sense of humor...zombie crows! Bwah-ha-ha!).
Have to say this movie does its job, there is some messed up and creepy stuff in here. I thought they did a good job and although the movie is violent, there are things not shown Ala Hitchcock that make a few of the situations just downright...well horrible. Not to mention some moments where you just plain have to enjoy the intelligence of the villains. I love smart villains!
...Two thumbs up for me Dave!
"No, no, they're wrong! The creature they seek is the walking undead! Nosferatu! Das Wampyr!...[Family looks blankly]...[exasperated] A vampire!"
-Lisa Simpson-
Monday, October 15, 2007
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Murphy strikes again...
"Things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance." I think Mr. Murphy was talking about building an indoor swimming pool.
As of today, we have had a five month delay due to a bad pool subcontractor, delays due to rain, delays due to the special type of paint involved in painting all the metal in a chlorinated environment, delays in getting the pool plastered, delays due to flooding a pump, delays in starting up the special air conditioning system required for an indoor pool, delays due to poor tile work, delays in getting the pool clean and finally today they put down part of the special flooring required on the deck, and then the pool subcontractor (the same bad one above) left a waterline on and proceeded to flood the entire area (about 1/2" of water).
Wow...that's a long sentence. Good thing is this area is completely isolated from the rest of the school (see chlorine issues above) and so the damage, if any was kept to areas that the floors are intended to be wet in some form or fashion most of the time. I will go check the extent of the damage tomorrow and see how bad it is.
The worst part is the superintendent's for the general contractor is working his tail off and things keep hitting the proverbial fan through no fault of his own. He is actually doing a great job, but things just keep going downhill.
Things are always darkest before the dawn...I wish him luck.
"Things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance." I think Mr. Murphy was talking about building an indoor swimming pool.
As of today, we have had a five month delay due to a bad pool subcontractor, delays due to rain, delays due to the special type of paint involved in painting all the metal in a chlorinated environment, delays in getting the pool plastered, delays due to flooding a pump, delays in starting up the special air conditioning system required for an indoor pool, delays due to poor tile work, delays in getting the pool clean and finally today they put down part of the special flooring required on the deck, and then the pool subcontractor (the same bad one above) left a waterline on and proceeded to flood the entire area (about 1/2" of water).
Wow...that's a long sentence. Good thing is this area is completely isolated from the rest of the school (see chlorine issues above) and so the damage, if any was kept to areas that the floors are intended to be wet in some form or fashion most of the time. I will go check the extent of the damage tomorrow and see how bad it is.
The worst part is the superintendent's for the general contractor is working his tail off and things keep hitting the proverbial fan through no fault of his own. He is actually doing a great job, but things just keep going downhill.
Things are always darkest before the dawn...I wish him luck.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Feelin' Minnesota...
Just came back from visiting my brother in Minnesota. (He's my Mom's favorite now since he is the only one with the wife and the 2 grandchilluns.) It's funny to see him all grown up but he is a great dad and his kids are a lot of fun. I mostly played Uncle during the visit (and by gosh, even did some actual babysitting!) Lots of Lego fun and watching cartoons (right up my alley, really.)
Minneapolis/St. Paul is an interesting city. It is like a cross between Dallas/Fort Worth, but with the environmental and cultural sensitivities of a place like Austin, but with the general niceness of a stereotypical Texas small town. They have a huge set of bike paths that connect a good chunk of the cities (we rode on some) lots of parks and lakes. They are very architecturally sensitive as well. Every time I go there there is an article in the paper about an architect or a building, park etc. There local government is also very cutting edge, with the small towns surrounding the cities having "Green" City Halls or posting town meeting video on their websites. If it wasn't for the winter (can go as low as 50 below zero), I would consider moving there.
Anyhow, nice break and back to the race...time to play catch up.
Just came back from visiting my brother in Minnesota. (He's my Mom's favorite now since he is the only one with the wife and the 2 grandchilluns.) It's funny to see him all grown up but he is a great dad and his kids are a lot of fun. I mostly played Uncle during the visit (and by gosh, even did some actual babysitting!) Lots of Lego fun and watching cartoons (right up my alley, really.)
Minneapolis/St. Paul is an interesting city. It is like a cross between Dallas/Fort Worth, but with the environmental and cultural sensitivities of a place like Austin, but with the general niceness of a stereotypical Texas small town. They have a huge set of bike paths that connect a good chunk of the cities (we rode on some) lots of parks and lakes. They are very architecturally sensitive as well. Every time I go there there is an article in the paper about an architect or a building, park etc. There local government is also very cutting edge, with the small towns surrounding the cities having "Green" City Halls or posting town meeting video on their websites. If it wasn't for the winter (can go as low as 50 below zero), I would consider moving there.
Anyhow, nice break and back to the race...time to play catch up.
Monday, August 27, 2007
*gasp!!!!***
Coming up for air, the summer is over, school is starting, will post pictures of the buildings soon.
Building A - everyone seems to like but one cranky old chemistry teacher, who called her lab "unworkable". Working on expensive fix. Building is still not finished, fancy handrails creating issue with subcontractor with no sense of time management. Temps are in place, but no clue when real ones arrive. Placing trees shrubs and grass (not done due to 36 days of rain in 2 months) and meeting a really entertaining botany/landscaper/biology professor in the process. Interesting cast of characters overall. Technology issues (always!) but working on better way of communicating with client to prevent future disasters.
Building B- New theater looks great, projectors too far away from screen (pesky technology again) but fixable. Everyone likes, but pool is still not done (5 months behind!) and school is completely run by athletics. Mascot we designed looks great big on walls (thank god!) Interesting cast of characters but perhaps a bit on the whiny side. Contractor is OK, has issues with the big picture, hence the delays. Delays, Delays (said with Marvin Martian Voice)
Personal life is pretty slow, just the usual movies, etc. Need to work on that.
Ahhh, good times...
Coming up for air, the summer is over, school is starting, will post pictures of the buildings soon.
Building A - everyone seems to like but one cranky old chemistry teacher, who called her lab "unworkable". Working on expensive fix. Building is still not finished, fancy handrails creating issue with subcontractor with no sense of time management. Temps are in place, but no clue when real ones arrive. Placing trees shrubs and grass (not done due to 36 days of rain in 2 months) and meeting a really entertaining botany/landscaper/biology professor in the process. Interesting cast of characters overall. Technology issues (always!) but working on better way of communicating with client to prevent future disasters.
Building B- New theater looks great, projectors too far away from screen (pesky technology again) but fixable. Everyone likes, but pool is still not done (5 months behind!) and school is completely run by athletics. Mascot we designed looks great big on walls (thank god!) Interesting cast of characters but perhaps a bit on the whiny side. Contractor is OK, has issues with the big picture, hence the delays. Delays, Delays (said with Marvin Martian Voice)
Personal life is pretty slow, just the usual movies, etc. Need to work on that.
Ahhh, good times...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Life Update...
Still working my butt off.
Cats are still loony tunes, but lovable.
Projects are going. One 4 months behind and the other down to the wire. Should be a fun summer!
Built a big sandcastle/robot. "sand-former" big pile of sand collapsed spectacularly. Transformed back into sand! Fun and exhaustion had by all.
Architect softball league is over. Discovered not great at softball, but remained mostly injury free unlike many co workers. Only threatened one co worker who was thrown out of game for a bad attitude. Not a proud moment.
Employee review happened. Very annoying and contradictory. Work is great but working my butt off too much and need to delegate tasks but do not give me the resources to do so.
Passed 3 of 9 exams...need to start up again.
Started in a bowling league...will see how it goes.
Boss going on vacation. More stress to be had.
Building committee finishing up. Hopefully things will work out. Thank god I am not the Architect on that project, or I would have killed someone by now. Very frustrating but should be over soon.
....could be worse, could be raining...boom!
More later...
Still working my butt off.
Cats are still loony tunes, but lovable.
Projects are going. One 4 months behind and the other down to the wire. Should be a fun summer!
Built a big sandcastle/robot. "sand-former" big pile of sand collapsed spectacularly. Transformed back into sand! Fun and exhaustion had by all.
Architect softball league is over. Discovered not great at softball, but remained mostly injury free unlike many co workers. Only threatened one co worker who was thrown out of game for a bad attitude. Not a proud moment.
Employee review happened. Very annoying and contradictory. Work is great but working my butt off too much and need to delegate tasks but do not give me the resources to do so.
Passed 3 of 9 exams...need to start up again.
Started in a bowling league...will see how it goes.
Boss going on vacation. More stress to be had.
Building committee finishing up. Hopefully things will work out. Thank god I am not the Architect on that project, or I would have killed someone by now. Very frustrating but should be over soon.
....could be worse, could be raining...boom!
More later...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Movie update...
Spider-Man 3 - good but two crowded...should have reduced it to sandman only and saved Venom for SM$, oh wait, I mean 4.
28 weeks later...because I have a soft spot for the zombie movie. It was pretty good, the basic premise of the movie is how to deal with a biological threat? In this case it happens to be one that turns into zombies.
Hot Fuzz...If you like action films, you will laugh your @$$ off.
Grindhouse...again with the zombie movie, but funny as heck,...Tarantino's was good too, but it takes a bit for it to set in.
Ghost rider sucked, but looked cool (same as his comic book, really)
...Hoping FF2 doesn't suck.
Spider-Man 3 - good but two crowded...should have reduced it to sandman only and saved Venom for SM$, oh wait, I mean 4.
28 weeks later...because I have a soft spot for the zombie movie. It was pretty good, the basic premise of the movie is how to deal with a biological threat? In this case it happens to be one that turns into zombies.
Hot Fuzz...If you like action films, you will laugh your @$$ off.
Grindhouse...again with the zombie movie, but funny as heck,...Tarantino's was good too, but it takes a bit for it to set in.
Ghost rider sucked, but looked cool (same as his comic book, really)
...Hoping FF2 doesn't suck.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
I can't believe someone said that #150...
I am currently on a building committee at a Catholic church. One of the members expressed the concern that the Mechanical Engineer consultant was...'gasp'...Muslim. They said it "didn't sit well with them".
And people wonder why I have issues with my faith...Tolerance...Jesus...all supposed to go together, people!
I am currently on a building committee at a Catholic church. One of the members expressed the concern that the Mechanical Engineer consultant was...'gasp'...Muslim. They said it "didn't sit well with them".
And people wonder why I have issues with my faith...Tolerance...Jesus...all supposed to go together, people!
Friday, January 12, 2007
List of Films I Saw Last Year...
TOP 10...
The Departed
V For Vendetta
An Inconvenient Truth
Thank You For Smoking
Casino Royale
Snakes On A Plane (sorrry...damn funny movie!)
Clerks II
The Fountain
A Scanner Darkly
Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
Other films I saw from '06…in no particular order...
Underworld: Evolution
The Matador
Firewall
Ultraviolet
Inside Man
Lucky Number Slevin
The Sentinel
Silent Hill
Art School Confidential
Mission: Impossible III
Over The Hedge
X-men: The Last Stand
Cars
Superman Returns
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Lady In The Water
Miami Vice
The Illusionist
Hollywoodland
The Black Dahlia
Jet Li's Fearless
The Prestige
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Rocky Balboa
TOP 10...
The Departed
V For Vendetta
An Inconvenient Truth
Thank You For Smoking
Casino Royale
Snakes On A Plane (sorrry...damn funny movie!)
Clerks II
The Fountain
A Scanner Darkly
Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
Other films I saw from '06…in no particular order...
Underworld: Evolution
The Matador
Firewall
Ultraviolet
Inside Man
Lucky Number Slevin
The Sentinel
Silent Hill
Art School Confidential
Mission: Impossible III
Over The Hedge
X-men: The Last Stand
Cars
Superman Returns
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Lady In The Water
Miami Vice
The Illusionist
Hollywoodland
The Black Dahlia
Jet Li's Fearless
The Prestige
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Rocky Balboa
Monday, January 01, 2007
Happy New Year!
Survived the family, Santa Claus, etc.
My niece and nephew came to town with my brother and his wife. Kids are interesting to say the least. I always forget how loud the house gets. I like them, though. The boy is smart as all get out and listens to everything the adults are talking about. As a result of this, he is the only stressed out 6 year old I know. If his folks are worried about something, he is worried too. The girl is a "damn-the-torpedoes" type, nothing phases her.
My other brother came in as well, he is debating going into the seminary. I hope he can make a decision on this either way, he is very conflicted and not very happy. I just want him to make sure that is really what he wants to do with his life if he goes in. It's a pretty serious commitment to make. I wish him luck and wisdom in making this decision.
We all had a good time. It was a nice capper for a pretty good year for me. Got promoted, no one died, went to a nice wedding and a family reunion, new car is great, have enough fundage to start looking at land to build a house, started the road to getting my Architect License, and have stayed friends with more people then I have lost.
This year I am going to try to reconnect with some people, keep taking tests, and finish two projects that have been going on for a while.
Should be fun...Happy 2007!
Survived the family, Santa Claus, etc.
My niece and nephew came to town with my brother and his wife. Kids are interesting to say the least. I always forget how loud the house gets. I like them, though. The boy is smart as all get out and listens to everything the adults are talking about. As a result of this, he is the only stressed out 6 year old I know. If his folks are worried about something, he is worried too. The girl is a "damn-the-torpedoes" type, nothing phases her.
My other brother came in as well, he is debating going into the seminary. I hope he can make a decision on this either way, he is very conflicted and not very happy. I just want him to make sure that is really what he wants to do with his life if he goes in. It's a pretty serious commitment to make. I wish him luck and wisdom in making this decision.
We all had a good time. It was a nice capper for a pretty good year for me. Got promoted, no one died, went to a nice wedding and a family reunion, new car is great, have enough fundage to start looking at land to build a house, started the road to getting my Architect License, and have stayed friends with more people then I have lost.
This year I am going to try to reconnect with some people, keep taking tests, and finish two projects that have been going on for a while.
Should be fun...Happy 2007!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Good News...
Finally got off my butt and took the first of 9 Exams to get my architecture license back at the beginning of this month. Got my results today.
PASS.
Needless to say, I did the happy dance.
...8 more to go...Need to do it in a five year time frame...Before 2011!
Family coming into town tomorrow for Christmas...Much prep to be done!
Finally got off my butt and took the first of 9 Exams to get my architecture license back at the beginning of this month. Got my results today.
PASS.
Needless to say, I did the happy dance.
...8 more to go...Need to do it in a five year time frame...Before 2011!
Family coming into town tomorrow for Christmas...Much prep to be done!
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Weird, Funny, Kinda Neat...
An interesting thing happened at work today...I had an engineer come to our office completely Flummoxed (the word he used...great word!) on how to build something I designed...
...I consider that an Architectural Triumph.
We got it figured out though, everybody went away happy. :)
An interesting thing happened at work today...I had an engineer come to our office completely Flummoxed (the word he used...great word!) on how to build something I designed...
...I consider that an Architectural Triumph.
We got it figured out though, everybody went away happy. :)
Friday, October 27, 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
Life in general...
The work is proceeding, gettin' a bit older, Turned 35 last week not entirely sure I am OK with it...Feeling old and then my Family gives me Legos and a voice activated R2-D2, which really reminds me how much I am still just a big kid, which made me feel a whole lot better. We have a lot of "young-uns" at the office (30 and under) and now I am a "them" instead of an "us" so I am caught between being the youngest "them" but one of the oldest besides the "thems".
I tell ya, son, it's been a heck of a year...Got a new car, kissed a girl or two and got promoted, buildings are going up, learning a lot, things are looking good.
Music group was disbanded, but still doing the occasional solo singing thing...Took a two month break from it, which felt pretty good...Am going to try to not do it so much now. Am helping out with a charity show this weekend, doing songs from Rent, Le Miz, Godspell, and Cole Porter. Feel like a big dork doing it, but it's with a lot of good people, and it's for a good cause.
Saw Queensryche the other day, noted the irony of people cheering for a revolution (they were doing Operation Mindcrime 1 and 2) while people are all sitting in there in there assigned seats.
Working a lot, lot, lot, but it's calming down a bit. My soldier ended up leaving, but the replacement is doing ok.
More later...
The work is proceeding, gettin' a bit older, Turned 35 last week not entirely sure I am OK with it...Feeling old and then my Family gives me Legos and a voice activated R2-D2, which really reminds me how much I am still just a big kid, which made me feel a whole lot better. We have a lot of "young-uns" at the office (30 and under) and now I am a "them" instead of an "us" so I am caught between being the youngest "them" but one of the oldest besides the "thems".
I tell ya, son, it's been a heck of a year...Got a new car, kissed a girl or two and got promoted, buildings are going up, learning a lot, things are looking good.
Music group was disbanded, but still doing the occasional solo singing thing...Took a two month break from it, which felt pretty good...Am going to try to not do it so much now. Am helping out with a charity show this weekend, doing songs from Rent, Le Miz, Godspell, and Cole Porter. Feel like a big dork doing it, but it's with a lot of good people, and it's for a good cause.
Saw Queensryche the other day, noted the irony of people cheering for a revolution (they were doing Operation Mindcrime 1 and 2) while people are all sitting in there in there assigned seats.
Working a lot, lot, lot, but it's calming down a bit. My soldier ended up leaving, but the replacement is doing ok.
More later...
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Free Country....
Heard this song by Pink of all people on the radio on my way home tonight...Surprised me a bit. I haven't heard a protest song in awhile. In a lot of countries this would be known as treason....
Dear Mr. President...
Come take a walk with me
Let's pretend we're just two people andYou're not better than me
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly
What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep
What do you feel when you look in the mirror
Are you proud
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why
Dear Mr. President
Were you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
How can you say
No child is left behind
We're not dumb and we're not blind
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pay the road to hell
What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
Let me tell you bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you bout hard work
Hard workHard work
You don't know nothing bout hard work
Hard workHard work
OhHow do you sleep at night
How do you walk with your head held high
Dear Mr. President
You'd never take a walk with me
Would you?
Wow...
Heard this song by Pink of all people on the radio on my way home tonight...Surprised me a bit. I haven't heard a protest song in awhile. In a lot of countries this would be known as treason....
Dear Mr. President...
Come take a walk with me
Let's pretend we're just two people andYou're not better than me
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly
What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep
What do you feel when you look in the mirror
Are you proud
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why
Dear Mr. President
Were you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
How can you say
No child is left behind
We're not dumb and we're not blind
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pay the road to hell
What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
Let me tell you bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you bout hard work
Hard workHard work
You don't know nothing bout hard work
Hard workHard work
OhHow do you sleep at night
How do you walk with your head held high
Dear Mr. President
You'd never take a walk with me
Would you?
Wow...
Monday, August 28, 2006
Been a long time...
Ouch! A couple months have gone by...Summer is always nasty for my workaholic-ness, the buildings had to get to a certain point by the end of the summer, so everyone involved has been busting their hump to make it happen, and when you think everything is up and running, BAM! Something else hits the fan. Makes life fun. At least things are mostly working and the kids are in there, and everyone thinks it looks good.
I did take a weekend to go see some folks up in North Carolina, mostly relatives from Dad's side, which was a good time, they are all odd in the cool way, and the clan from Texas just slips right into that as well. It's beautiful up there and the weather is nice as well.
I have seen a ton of movies, Superman Returns, which I still have one thing about that bothered me a bit, but I liked. Me and my friend just had to see Snakes on a Plane, which, hands down,is the funniest movie I saw all summer. Saw A Scanner Darkly the other day, which was really good. Clerks II was enjoyable as well. Saw a bunch of others, but my brain is too temporarily fried to remember...More later!
Ouch! A couple months have gone by...Summer is always nasty for my workaholic-ness, the buildings had to get to a certain point by the end of the summer, so everyone involved has been busting their hump to make it happen, and when you think everything is up and running, BAM! Something else hits the fan. Makes life fun. At least things are mostly working and the kids are in there, and everyone thinks it looks good.
I did take a weekend to go see some folks up in North Carolina, mostly relatives from Dad's side, which was a good time, they are all odd in the cool way, and the clan from Texas just slips right into that as well. It's beautiful up there and the weather is nice as well.
I have seen a ton of movies, Superman Returns, which I still have one thing about that bothered me a bit, but I liked. Me and my friend just had to see Snakes on a Plane, which, hands down,is the funniest movie I saw all summer. Saw A Scanner Darkly the other day, which was really good. Clerks II was enjoyable as well. Saw a bunch of others, but my brain is too temporarily fried to remember...More later!
Friday, June 16, 2006
Becoming one of "them"...
Well, in another batch of work related strangeness, I had the dreaded annual "employee review" (bum bum bummmm!) last week.
Instead of the normal one on one routine, they tell me it's going to be with the 4 bosses, so needless to say I am thinking "what the heck?"
Turns out, they decide to make me one of "them", an "associate" (more bum bum, bummm!"), I say yes, maybe stupidly, I haven't decided yet...More work and more hours are sure to follow, and I already hit 70-80 hrs per week. I have to tame the dreaded product "library" (really a stack of very loosely organized catalogues) and go to the management meeting they have on Monday mornings. The good thing is I have my own parking space and a couple of extra bucks in my pocket.
Apparently, though, this was completely unexpected not only to me but to the rest of the office. I have a couple of people who are barely talking to me because they are upset. One is a really good friend who has more seniority than me, so she is understandably upset. She works really hard, so I feel bad for her. There are two other guys who I can't tell what they think yet, but I have noticed the whole office treats me a little differently, whether jokingly calling me sir or Mr., or just plain not talking to me. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.
So now I have become a "them"...I am not sold on not being an "us" yet.
Well, in another batch of work related strangeness, I had the dreaded annual "employee review" (bum bum bummmm!) last week.
Instead of the normal one on one routine, they tell me it's going to be with the 4 bosses, so needless to say I am thinking "what the heck?"
Turns out, they decide to make me one of "them", an "associate" (more bum bum, bummm!"), I say yes, maybe stupidly, I haven't decided yet...More work and more hours are sure to follow, and I already hit 70-80 hrs per week. I have to tame the dreaded product "library" (really a stack of very loosely organized catalogues) and go to the management meeting they have on Monday mornings. The good thing is I have my own parking space and a couple of extra bucks in my pocket.
Apparently, though, this was completely unexpected not only to me but to the rest of the office. I have a couple of people who are barely talking to me because they are upset. One is a really good friend who has more seniority than me, so she is understandably upset. She works really hard, so I feel bad for her. There are two other guys who I can't tell what they think yet, but I have noticed the whole office treats me a little differently, whether jokingly calling me sir or Mr., or just plain not talking to me. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.
So now I have become a "them"...I am not sold on not being an "us" yet.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Memorial Day Weekend...
Finally got a little break from the office this weekend (Still worked 3 hrs on Sat., though) But I am taking tomorrow off from work to rest and recover a bit from a sinus infection. It's been a couple of months since I updated this sucker, but I have been mostly working the dreaded 80 hr. work week and when I get home I really don't want to get back on the computer.
Things are going well, however...The buildings are starting to go up and actually look like the drawings I did (which actually throws me a bit), so maybe I will post some construction pictures soon. Started keeping up on the summer movies...MI3 is good, X3 is good (not as good as X2, but still good) and Davinci Code was boring to me, but maybe that's because I read the book just before seeing it.
I did take a weekend to go to a cousin's wedding in PA...Extended Italian families are interesting, they don't give a crap if you haven't spoken to or seen them in years, they are happy to feed you good food and get you drunk on really good wine...Folks know how to party! Going to see the Irish half later this summer, should be very similar, but with beer.
More later...
Finally got a little break from the office this weekend (Still worked 3 hrs on Sat., though) But I am taking tomorrow off from work to rest and recover a bit from a sinus infection. It's been a couple of months since I updated this sucker, but I have been mostly working the dreaded 80 hr. work week and when I get home I really don't want to get back on the computer.
Things are going well, however...The buildings are starting to go up and actually look like the drawings I did (which actually throws me a bit), so maybe I will post some construction pictures soon. Started keeping up on the summer movies...MI3 is good, X3 is good (not as good as X2, but still good) and Davinci Code was boring to me, but maybe that's because I read the book just before seeing it.
I did take a weekend to go to a cousin's wedding in PA...Extended Italian families are interesting, they don't give a crap if you haven't spoken to or seen them in years, they are happy to feed you good food and get you drunk on really good wine...Folks know how to party! Going to see the Irish half later this summer, should be very similar, but with beer.
More later...
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