SNE should not be a way of life

[twicketface]

I'm in the Stevens Point office today. I have a nice corner office with a comfortable chair and a desk I can fit my legs under. I'm going to Eau Claire tonight and then to the Eau Claire office tomorrow. I'm typing on a laptop. I hate laptops. I also hate cell phones. About 40 minutes ago, I figured out why. I'm big. Laptops and cellphones have small buttons/keys on them. It makes mee typei liek this if I d'ont go back and fix my mistakes. See, annoying. Also, the Fn key is where the Ctrl key usually is, and that's annoying too. Grr, argh.

I started lifting weights again and the soreness feels quite nice. I forgot my swim trunks for the hotel tonight, so I might just walk around the hotel or run in place in my room. It'll be nice once I'm in shape. I might go permanently topless.

So, I didn't realize this, but my new computer has both a CD burner and DVD burner on it. I burned a full length CD in under 30 seconds on Sunday. This is down from about 25 minutes on the old computer. In theory, I can now burn all the Dr. Katz episodes I've downloaded and put them onto DVD. Hmmmm....

Yesterday was a little depressing. We fired someone yesterday. This person was the first person to help me out when I first started and we worked closely for the first 6 months. Working in HR is hard because you can't say the things you want to say because people will then sue you. So I had to lie to this person for the past few weeks for a number of reasons. I'd be worried if I didn't feel bad about the whole situation. But it still makes me feel like the bad guy.

In happier news, I hosted my first 'Poker Day' on Friday. I fretted about it for weeks (is our kitchen table big enough? Will we have enough food? Will everyone show up?). It was honestly the greatest time I've had in months. Everything worked out well and everyone had a good time. If I'm lucky, the pictures will turn out cool and I can post them here. Our next adventure will be a road-trip to visit Terry in Michigan (myself, Jon and possibly Brian B). We're shooting for a week in early February, which isn't that far away. I'm good at saving up my vacation time, so I'll have about 5 days from 2003 along with the 16 days I get for 2004. That's like, 80 hundred days.

And now, before I gnaw my arm off, I'm going to get some lunch.

Comments

[mysti.livejournal.com]

I might go permanently topless.

Dude. That might be too hot for the masses to handle.

[twicketface.livejournal.com]

I'm putting my money on 'vomiting in terror'...

[hexkitten.livejournal.com]

Your remark about small cells made me think of this skit from Saturday Night Live. It was one of the ones that took place in that uber-elite men's fashion clothing store. Will Farrel's character would always come in at some point. He'd have a smaller phone each time. One time, he had a cell about the size of a pencil eraser. It rang, and he had to open it with the tip of his pinky.

Knowing somebody is about to get fired is hard. I was in your position once, years ago. All my guilt was assuaged, however, when the person that was fired came back and yelled at me. He kept exclaiming, "Why didn't you tell me this was going to happen!" He wouldn't accept my answer that I simply wasn't allowed to.

[twicketface.livejournal.com]

That sums up how I feel most of the time. Now I'm snickering at the memory of how Jimmy Fallon can't keep a straight face in a sketch to save his life. Not that I can blame him...

It's hard to have my job and be liked. It's strange - I'm not the only one who delivers bad news, but I think I'm seen that way at times. Probably just overreacting due to the proximity of the event.

And just for the record, I'm not a stupid poophead. I *did* send you a Christmas card but the stupid poophead who works in our mail room didn't notice that it was Canada bound and didn't put enough postage on it. I'll send it to you sometime in April so as to surprise you.

[hexkitten.livejournal.com]

No worries. My sister's card got here after Christmas. Her reasoning? "I forgot that Canada was another country." ;)

Hey, if you send it in April? Cross out the "Merry Christmas" and scribble "Happy Birthday". I'll never know the difference!

[so-gracefully.livejournal.com]

someone made me cds of aqua teen hunger force and i tried to play them in the dvd player but they only play in the computer.

also, what is the Fn key!? it sounds like "press me for FUN!"

[twicketface.livejournal.com]

I'll have to look into what can be played where. Technology only makes life more complicated.

I think it stands for function, as in "My only function is to annoy Brian".

[so-gracefully.livejournal.com]

from your description it sounds like it could be the "effing" key. i.e., "i hate that effing key getting in my way all the time."

[dream4distance.livejournal.com]

Sign me up for a copy of the Dr. Katz archive bro. :)

[dudepower1982.livejournal.com]

dude, it sucks that I'm stuck in BRF right now and won't be back to Eau Claire for another couple of weeks...otherwise we could go do lunch or something when you're in EC tomorrow...

Good for you on getting back on track with weightlifting...I used to lift, until I discovered the joy and efficiency of the crossramp. wish I knew how to swim... *tear*

[reject.livejournal.com]

come visit me, dammit!

[twicketface.livejournal.com]

What's the scoop on the relo to Milwaukee?

[reject.livejournal.com]

i'm having a really hard time finding a job, and that's really impeding my ability to move.