Need more food I think

Fifteen minutes into my lunch and my food is gone. I guess I need to bring more then just a bowl of cereal to eat in the future. If only I could foregolunch to get out of work an hour earlier.....

Be careful what you wish

For the past, oh, let's say three years, I've been wasting my days away at work. Between the rare busy times I would do whatever I could to avoid becoming bored. I would wander around and disturb others who were actually doing work; I would surf the web; and when I was really desperate, I would play around on excel so it sounded like I was working. Of course, I kept a lot of paper scattered on my desk as well to give the illusion I was busy.

At first not being very busy was fun. I was getting paid for nothing. Well, I figured it was work enough just dragging my ass outta bed before the sun crept into view every morning and suffered through the daily commute via the GO train. The past couple years I began to be more vocal about not having much to do and I even began asking others for work. Finally a slow trickle of work began to come my way.

Then we had a change in supervisors and things changed: I was starting to get more work. I received some training that will, or at least should, make moving out of this place easier. Things were starting to look up, or so I thought. With my increased workload also came a constant shadowing by my supervisor. Everyday she seems to be at my desk as soon as I get in and starts bugging me about some sort of work that I really don't care about and really is important enough that it couldn't wait until I got settled. I need time to acclimatize myself to the office every morning. She then returns a few times throughout the day as if checking up on me. Seriously, am I 2 or something?

Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the increased work. My clock watching has stopped and my days are not dragging into oblivion like they once did, at least for the most part. I just wish the work came without an annoying shadow. Ah well, I wasted an hour of today so perhaps it is time to get something done.

Question for the day

What's the difference between me and a trained monkey?

Answer:
People would pay to see a trained monkey do the work I do.

September 2009 Quotes

Public knowledge has degenerated to a form of entertainment.
- Whitley Strieber (Majestic)

...men of power are randomly dangerous when they are afraid.
- Whitley Strieber (Majestic)

The problem with keeping things...secret is that they are removed from the free market of ideas, and understanding proceeds at a much slower pace.
- Whitley Strieber (Majestic)

We can do without any article of luxury we have never had, but when once obtained, it is not in 'human natur' to surrender it voluntarily.
- Thomas C Haliburton (The Clockmaker)

a women's tongue goes so slick of itself, without water power or steam, and moves so easy on its hinges, that it's no easy matter to put a spring-stop on it
- Thomas C Haliburton (The Clockmaker)

Never tell folks you can go ahead on 'em, but do it; it spares a great deal of talk, and helps them to save their breath to cool their broth.
- Thomas C Haliburton (The Clockmaker)

Youth is the time for improvement
- Thomas C Haliburton (The Clockmaker)

All critters of nature are better in their own element.
- Thomas C Haliburton (The Clockmaker)

nothin' sets up a woman's spunk like callin' her ugly
- Thomas C Haliburton (The Clockmaker)

custom...will reconcile one to most anything
- Thomas C Haliburton (The Clockmaker)

The bigger the house, the bigger the fools be that's in it.
- Thomas C Haliburton (The Clockmaker)

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something
- JRR Tolkein (The Hobbit)

You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
- JRR Tolkein (The Hobbit)