Friday, April 28, 2006

On Call And Working, at 4:30am

I'm on call at work this week. I got paged an hour ago with a problem. I was praying it was something small and I could quickly get back into bed. I had to involve another department and wake one of their guys up. He's looking into my problem all the while telling me that the way we are doing what we're doing is wrong and there wouldn't be a problem if we had done "x...y...z". No kidding. I'm well aware of that. I didn't write the application, and I had the same concern during design. I passed those concerns along and was told that was the only option. Whatever. Learn from your mistakes. Except now its haunting me again a year and half later because *I'M* the one that has to get up in the middle of the night. Very frustrating. And then my laptop lost its VPN connection and I can't get back on. So...at least it's Friday.

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Monday, April 24, 2006

I'm Counting on It

I would like to propose a change to the English language. This change is in the area of our numbering system and would make it more consistent. I would like to start first with the words "First, Second and Third". I think it would make more sense if they become "Oneth, Twoth, Threeth". This would cause them to then fall in line with those that follow, "Fourth, Fifth, Sixth" and so on.

Next I would like to move on to our numbering system, specifically the numbers 10-19. I think they should be changed as follows:

Currently	New
Ten	Onety
Eleven	Onety-one
Twelve	Onety-two
Thirteen	Onety-three
Fourteen	Onety-four
Fifteen	Onety-five
Sixteen	Onety-six
Seventeen	Onety-seven
Eighteen	Onety-eight
Nineteen	Onety-nine

I think if we start with these changes, we can make the English language much easier to learn and friendlier to our foreign friends. Can I count on you? Come on, who's with me?

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My Harry Potter Alter Ego

You scored as Remus Lupin. You are a wise and caring wizard and a good, loyal friend to boot. However sometimes in an effort to be liked by others you can let things slide by, which ordinarily you would protest about. Remus Lupin 85% Ron Weasley 80% Severus Snape 75% Hermione Granger 70% Albus Dumbledore 65% Harry Potter 60% Sirius Black 60% Ginny Weasley 50% Lord Voldemort 50% Draco Malfoy 50% Your Harry Potter Alter Ego Is...? created with QuizFarm.com

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Thursday, April 20, 2006

What the...

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Brilliant!

I really have nothing to say, I just wanted to express my love for Starbucks.

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Priceless

Having a vendor take you to lunch but then getting caught up in a problem back at the office that excuses you from the presentation of their crappy product.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Poll

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Happy Easter

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Home From Work

For a minute. I needed my laptop at work today and forgot to take it. I had to go home and get it. Thats about 45 minutes round trip. Do I still get to take a lunch? Do I claim the mileage since I was asked to go home? Both good questions. I will assume the answers are "yes" and "yes" since they benefit me the most.

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Monday, April 17, 2006

Time to Rest

Well LTC is over again. We were in Tulsa for a little over 24 hours, but it felt much longer. We left the house at about 12:30 on Friday to do some work at church. Then we joined the caravan to Tulsa at 2. Got there about 3:30, and from then until we left Saturday evening it was just a whole bunch of hurry-up-and-wait. There were constant trips between the Tulsa Convention Center and the Doubletree across the street, where our church reserved a suite. It was our gathering place for meals and information. But there are only about 4 places to sit. Other than sleeping in my hotel room at the Courtyard, I was standing for the majority of the trip. It's exhausting. The kids looked most forward to swimming in the hotel pool. We got back to the hotel Friday night and got down to the pool at around 10:35. The pool closes at 11:00. The kids went in knowing they were only going to get about 20 minutes of swimming. Oh but wait. What's that? Some kid cut his foot on something in the pool? So everyone has to get out NOW? Super. So instead of 20 minutes, they got about 5. Except poor Tanner who came down a few minutes later with his buddy. He was sitting on the edge of the pool with his feet in when we were told to get out.

Our last event was at 4:30 so we're done with everything by about 4:45. My parents have come down from Bartlesville to see some of the events. They wanted to take us out to eat. I was tired and ready to get home but the free meal was very much appreciated. We went to Panera. I love that place. I don't know why I don't eat there more often. Anyway we finally got on the road at about 6, and home by about 7:30. Finally it's time to rest. Except my mind didn't want to, it was still in overdrive for some reason. I had a hard time getting to sleep Saturday night. So then we hit the ground running Sunday morning. Easter. Got to get the kids dressed and get pictures and all that. Then off to church. Deborah is coordinating children's bible hour this month and so we have some responsibility there. Well, not we, her. But I help where I can. So that stresses her a little, which stresses me a little. Anyway, church is over so we head to lunch...at CiCis. I actually like CiCi's. Its instant gratification and its kid friendly. But not on Easter. Oh well it was Tanners turn to pick and that's where he wanted to go. I apparently am not the only one with the feelings of CiCis on Easter. The place was dead. Which was nice for us. Ok so we get home at 1. The church Easter egg hunts starts at 2:15. So we have just enough time to change. Why didn't we just take a change of clothes up to the church building? Because we're stupid that's why. So we're out of there and back home by about 3. Yes. That gives us a good 2 hours of nap time before we have to get ready for Sunday evening services. Oh wait. What's that honey? You say you think Tanner has to be there early because his LTC large chorus is performing after church and they want to get everything coordinated. How early? 5:30 you think...Ok so that just cuts our nap down a little bit. No big deal? HUH? WHAT? You just checked our information sheet and he's supposed to be there at 5??? And its 4:55 now? Its amazing how quickly you can get dressed and across down when you have to. Got him there at 5:07, in his seat. So after church, as mentioned, all the groups that performed at LTC in a choir are performing after services. Then our church is holding its LTC banquet so we can see how everyone scored in their events, and see a slide show of pictures that were made over the weekend. I think they tried to get a picture of every kid that participated. And bonus, there was also a picture of my 2 little kids. They served fried chicken or chicken fried steak. I chose the latter. Bad choice. Got sick. Anyway, that ended at 8:30. Home by about 8:50. In bed by about 9:30. Up about 3:30 sick. Good times.

Anyway, I called in sick today and stayed in bed all day, which I think was best. Had I not been sick I would have been worthless at work. Its 6:45 Monday evening and I still feel wiped out. I don't know why it wiped me out so much, I think when I'm just on-the-go constantly and having to follow a schedule like that, it must really stress me. I just don't realize at the time.

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Saturday, April 08, 2006

Black, Seriously?

I took another one of those online tests. You know the ones, "What OS are you" or "What's Your Nerd Score". This one determined your color. I answered all the questions truthfully. This is what it came up with:

"Your color is black. The color of night. Serene and mysterious, black conjures up images of elegant evening gowns, dashing tuxedos, and gleaming limousines. Traditionally a symbol of success, black also represents power and an uncompromising demand for perfection. Not surprisingly, you tend to set challenging goals for yourself and do whatever it takes to achieve them — your strength of character is second to none. This unfaltering determination, along with your natural elegance, impresses people. But keep in mind that your personality might be intimidating to some. Try to temper your demanding side with a little softness — trust us, it won't kill you. Overall, though, black is the color of professionalism and achievement, which means it's clearly the color for you."

I think their test is broken.

Take this test at Tickle

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Friday, April 07, 2006

AdSense Test

Coke
Coca-Cola
Diet Coke
I like Coke
I drink Coke
I snort...wait no

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