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by jck

was 57 one place along the drive to work this morning here.

And yeah, fall started last week.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( wish I was anywhere but work hugs ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

by shellbot

i had an horrible day in work..everyhting annoyed me..too much stuff coming in, trying to write training material and got almost nothing done due to people bugging me to do stuff...plus a team meeting..grrrrrrr

i need hugs :(

by jck

Hm. No free shipping? I should have hugged NewEgg :^0

Ugh. I need a vacation. Maybe I'll just go wandering this weekend. Who knows.

by jck

((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( big ole screw the a-holes at work hugs!!!! )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Get you a drink, relax, and enjoy your evening...

then call in sick tomorrow! :^0

hope ya have a good evening :)

by shellbot

I went for a liquid supper :D
Feeling a bit better..
won't call in sick..way too much work to do..have to give 2 training sessions monday and 2 on tuesday..and i'm only about 40% done my material :(
think i'm gonna have to take a lappy into an empty office tomorrow and hide from everyone..

i'm chillin tonight...can't even go for my usual walk as its raining...

Thanks JCK
((hugs))

by purpleskys

crappy day...i'm just wondering, but is there any way you can work remotely from home? or is home more of a distraction than work? And i've been a slow poke today getting my hugs out there....(((((hugs for everyone)))))

by jck

My situation went in the crapper.

I am going to be printing applications and resumes tonight. i've decided being babysat is not my idea of being treated as a professional.

Seems where I work, you get better treatment if you can lactate.

So much for workplace fairness.

by shellbot

not really..don't have VPN sorted out. will be trying to set it up soon though..might need it for Oct so i can work from home a bit. never bothered to srt it as never been an issue. we pretty locked down and some stuff there just no way i can access form home no matter what..
i look after some sensitive stuff that's only accessible through VPN's in the office..no way i'd be allowed to connect in form home for those..
nah, home not a distraction...usually work 10 times as hard at home :)

(((((hugs))))

by purpleskys

ahhh...it's a brand new day :) I've got my coffee, so all's good... :D ((((happy morning hugs))))
edit: and it's Hockey season...what more could I ask for

by hal 9000

{{{{{{{{{{ [b]HUGS[/b] }}}}}}}}}}

Finally beginning to recover from the On Site Lag and getting back to reality. Another 10,000 hours of sleep and I may be right to continue working. :D

Col

by shellbot

Just had the most gorgeous tasty lunch...

Now to get back to work and finish up some stuff. Today going much better than yesterday (knocks furiously on some wood).

((((((full tummy hugs)))))

by hal 9000

It makes out that you are Pregnant. :^0

{{{{{{{{{{{ [b]HUGS[/b] }}}}}}}}}}

Col being beat up yet again. :0

by jck

i'm about one cramp and a...well...womanly bodily function...from having my first mood swing.

i swear, i almost walked into the boss' office before lunch and quit.

maybe i'll wait til the weekend. who knows.

it'll make a nice voicemail for him to get Monday morning.

"Hi. I am taking 2 weeks unpaid leave, as I need some medical rehabilitation. I quit. Bye."

then my only worry is about...paying bills.

by shellbot

I know it sucks man...and its stressful when your not happy at work..but try and find something else before ya quit..ya need to pay the bills and look after yerself.
Yes, I know it would be the best feeling to tell him exactly how to go f&&& himself...but when the bills come in, you'll regret it.
Get the resume typed up and polished and get it out there!

((((((((((cheer up hugs))))))))))))

by jck

resume: polished
application: complete
mailing: tomorrow morning about 10am

job listing closes in 3 weeks.
i'm sending the app certified to confirm receipt.

i'm hoping they interview me, and the place is not another group of stuck up people. a ton more money, better benefits, and best of all...i'd be the head honcho of the department.

now all i gotta worry about is finding a day off to go there. ugh.

by purpleskys

wow...it's been...five weeks? worth of daily hugs...that's so cool :D...((((happy friday hugs))))...first test today, cross your fingers for me ;)

by shellbot

(((((((woo hoo hugs))))))))

Crossing fingers and toes for ya Purple..but sure..ye'll do just fine!!!

Friday..at long last.. got one batch of training material done..will end up finishing second one at home, but whatever.. MP3 player turned up load to drown out the noise in office... its all good...

*dances off*

by gadgetgirl

but I doubt you'll need 'em. They're just for inspiration and encouragement, really.....

(Take it from someone who went back to do her Batchelors with Honours at the age of 38 - you NEED the encouragement! :p :p )

GG

by purpleskys

now that it's all over...honestly, i don't think i did as well as i could have...i got in the classroom and poof, my mind went totally blank...did what i could and read everything over a couple times, did a redo or two, and answered a few that came to me so we'll see next week how i did...i don't think i failed it, but i know i could have done better...have a fabulous weekend =D and thanks for the encouragement...i will not give up :)

by shellbot

turned out to be a good one..
wooooooo hoooooooooo!
(roll on january!!!!)

almost beer thirty...i can hear the vodka calling my name...

happy happy
dance dance

by shellbot

Full tummy from lunch..yeeeessh..

Do not ever say the "P" word anytime again please.. I'm not a breeder..been there, done that..its 18 now and she almost knows the diffrence from right and wrong..other than being a constant bank machine..I'm done with that business..

If ye got the impression I'm not the "mother earth" type..you'd be right :)

by hal 9000

That's exactly what my sister said

then 12 years after her second child was born had another.

I actually know a lot of people that, that has happened to. :p

{{{{{{{{{{ [b]HUGS[/b] }}}}}}}}}}

Oh and Pregnant, PREGNANT, Preggers, Bun in the Oven, In the Family Way, Belly full of Arms & legs and so on. :0

Col 0:-)

by purpleskys

following in MJ's steps, i'm leaving more that i'm using today...i've used up a lot of 'em the last couple weeks, now it's someone elses turn :) (((((hugs))))) (((((hugs)))))

by shellbot

(((((((((lazy hugs)))))))))))

been out for my coffee and crossword, did a spot of shopping..now to tackle laundry..and the just chill out..
i've still got a a bit of the "morning after" feel... :)

by hal 9000

{{{{{{{{{{ [b]HUGS[/b] }}}}}}}}}}

Fighting Possums can complain all that they want to I'm going to sleep and hopefully will be back to a somewhat normal sleep pattern for my return to work. :(

Col

by nicknielsen

After three days in Savannah, I finally get enough time to slow down, grab a hug, and pass a few out.

What a week!

by purpleskys

hope you have a slow, quiet Sunday...and slow, quiet Sunday (((hugs))) for all...and I'm off to w#*k...urrggg....

by hal 9000

Been depriving you of Oxygen again?

Sorry I didn't realize that I allowed you to survive I'll correct that situation very shortly. ;)

Col

by shellbot

I'll grab some of those hugs :D

Actually made it to work before 9 today..wow..slept good..
Busy day ahead..training the noobs this afternoon..

have a good day everyone :D

(((((((((Happy Monday Hugs)))))))

by jck

hope it's going well for everyone

((((((((((((((( rather be home hugs )))))))))))))))

by purpleskys

(((hugs)))...good day...did OK on a communications test i think...doing decent in accounting...and helped my buddy in trying to make a life altering decision for herself...she's still thinking, but I'll stand by her in whatever the decision may be...

by shellbot

its bucketing rain here :(
dang it..the weather was so nice yesterday I was hoping it was going to last for a couple days.

((((((((((wet soggy hugs))))))))))

by nicknielsen

It rained all day yesterday here. Supposed to be nice today.

(((((umbrella hugs))))) will give the wet soggy a chance to dry out.

by jck

I know what you mean. Nice yesterday first thing.
Got out of work, it was grey.
Got home, started sprinkling.
Rained off and on all night.

Blah! I want SUN. lol

((((((((((((((((( tired of the weather here hugs ))))))))))))))))))

by jck

glad to hear that went well. :)

i'm going to have to make a life altering decision too possibly.

i'll let you know sometime after October 23. lol :)

by purpleskys

i wish you luck too in your decision :) I'm hoping she's going to follow her heart and go back to school, but we'll see...and now you have me curious as to what you life altering decision is to be ;)

by jck

1) Whether or not to switch professions:
I'm pondering changing careers into a job where I could make better money, set office hours to what I wanted, and not have to be at the whim of Microsoft changing the standard every 2-5 years.

2) Personal stuff: Won't get into details here.

Anyways, that's the jist of it. Peer me if you would like more details.

by shellbot

i'm dried out..
but its still raining..lots..
so will be soaking by the time i make it home..
i eh..broke my umbrella this morning...still useable, if not a bit floppy..hope its dry in the morning or i'll be completely drenched tomorrow :(

((((almost quittin time hugs)))))

by shellbot

i had my fair share of it yesterday, so thought i'd send it around for everyone to enjoy ]:)

((((((raincoat hugs))))))

by nicknielsen

I sent that mess up to my brother in New Jersey and he kicked it on up the coast.

My problem is that the dreary yesterdays allowed me to leave my sunglasses at home. I'm in Myrtle Beach and today is a bright sunshiny day. If I don't buy a a pair before I start driving, my eyes will be burning for the next two days.

Passing the weather along ((((hugs))))

by gadgetgirl

after getting drowned more than once yesterday!

Should have known - HOB hasn't yet managed to pick up double glazing units in GOOD weather!

((((( getting new porch windows HUGS )))))

oh, it's the little things that make me happy....... ;)

GG

by shellbot

good luck on the windows :)

little things..hmmm..i'm not going to pass comment on that.. < bad bad shellbot >

by jck

Wish I knew what it was like outside.

I've been in the office since 7:55.

I need a window...or a new job. :^0

((((((((((((((((((((((( i tried being cheery hugs )))))))))))))))))))))))))

by gadgetgirl

at least you have a brolly that actually WORKS!

(snigger)

Shell, I have three spares in the house, and one in the car.... now, what happened to that backup plan you were meant to have??!! :p

GG

by shellbot

it was working..in a fashion..one of the spoke thingies was a little bent..but it was fine. Then on the bus went i was putting it away, the bent spoke didn't wanna play nice..so I had to force it a bit..which involved grumbling to myself and basically breaking it to get it to collapse properly..

so.. ya..i'll go buy a new one at lunch..but hey..you know me GG..I just roll with it..

its only rain..bigger things to worry about..

:)

by gadgetgirl

as for the little things.... well, I would have asked for bigger things, but I ain't greedy.

Hungry, but not greedy...... 0:-)

:p

GG

by purpleskys

although if i look at environment canada, i can see it swooping down fron Ontario, either way, it's icky cold rain...have a safe trip too...

by nicknielsen

I was less than 10 minutes out of the hotel when the clouds closed back in. I was almost to the house to pick up my sunglasses I mean parts shipment when they broke again.

by purpleskys

hate it when they break...normally pouring down rain and windy as all get out when they break on me...but this one seems to be holding out ok so far...need to get a little one for missy, i end up holding mine over her head when i pick her up from school if it's raining...oh well, keeps the girl dry and happy :)

by purpleskys

more rainy, soggy, hope i don't get blown away ((((hugs))))...they're saying wind gusts from 70-80 km/hr through the day today...uggg...

by nicknielsen

When I was stationed in Bremerhaven in northern Germany, we had a woman assigned to the unit who used to carry around a 20-pound "handbag". We asked her about it and she said it was to keep the wind from picking her up and blowing her away. As she was itty-bitty and weighed less than 80 pounds, that was believable.

by purpleskys

that's a cute story Nick...although i weigh more than that, I carry around a backpack full of books that weighs darn near 40 lbs so i have no fear of blowing away any time soon ;)

by hal 9000

We haven't seen any appreciable rain for months now. The grass is all dieing and going brown and crackly under foot.

Doesn't stop [b]SWMBO[/b] from mowing it though as she just wants to take out her frustrations on the mower and see what she can run over and destroy.

Event he weeds here have dust stains over them from the one major and 3 minor Dust Storms that we have had here in the last few weeks.

Yesterday we got some rain all of 3 drops in 15 minutes. Only moved the dust around a bit and started to turn it into mud so it's if anything even harder to remove now. OK so the Letter Box looked wet but that was all that even came close to acting as it it was wet.

[b]SWMBO[/b] Mutant Pigeons didn't even think about leaving their feeding area to look for shelter they knew better or are incredibly lazy. I'm really not sure which it is though. ;)

Col

by nicknielsen

First day off in 10. Have to put in a couple of hours to prep and ship used parts, but other than that, it's my day.

Coffee, book, cigarettes...and the occasional side trip to TR.

Nothing like it!

(((((vegetating on the porch with the puppies hugs)))))

by jck

I am at work.

My boss is not.

What's wrong with this picture?

Blah!

((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Scrooge hugs if you want them ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

by shellbot

been working hard all day..took 10 min coffee break..read up on a particular language's "verb conjugation"..

holy cow... probbaly best done before doing a days work :)

((((((infinative hugs))))))))

by purpleskys

when my bosses are off and the manager isn't there, i run the joint so to speak...generally leaves me being the senior person there anyway...so (((empathetic hugs)))

by purpleskys

it's business math foundations...it's not so bad, i actually kinda like it...that and accounting really peak my interest :)

by rookietech

shellbot you always have the positive attitude thats a great trait and jees this post has so many post on it that i had to stop using the scroll to and drag the bar down to get to the bottom :P

by shellbot

print/view all posts , then when loads up, find the good ole "end" button on yer key-bored ..easy peasy..takes ye right to the end where most all the new posts are :)

Its almost quittin time for me.. yay!!

(((((((headin home hugs))))))) for everyone!

by nicknielsen

Print/view all, then ctrl-F and type in " mm/dd" (added: yes, that's "spacebar 2-digit month/2-digit day". It's not a typo.)

Takes me to all that day's additions to the thread. Works quite well, especially in larger discussions where side threads can stay alive for weeks.

by jck

When the page starts to load, hit Ctrl-End, then PageUp Key. :)

by nicknielsen

On my link, you'll find yourself halfway down the fully-loaded page and wondering how you got there. :)

by jck

It works perfect in FF for me.

The top of the page shows, and I hit Ctrl-End and I end up at the bottom every time, then PageUp key and it gets me to seeing the last few articles. Then the mouse wheel takes over.

by jck

You should ask for what's not wrong with MS. :^0

(((((((((((((((((((((((( open source even though you're an M$ lover hugs )))))))))))))))))))))))) :^0

by shellbot

M$ is my bread and butter... I can happily say I don't know 1 single thing about open source :)

I like to think I'm a "bride of Microsoft"
]:)

by purpleskys

@ shell' last post...but i hear ya, i'm a M$ girl myself...but i think some of that is Darryl's fault ;)

by shellbot

I blame it on no one but myself Purple..

But it works for me..so I not complaining :)

I once considered learning mySQL..then thought *nah* can't be bothered...

by jck

I think I'm technically 4th or 5th in line, behind 3 other people with 10 years plus, and 1 person who has a few years more than me but is in a lesser role in the department.

Oh well, thanks for caring. I am sorta hoping I am a top person soon. Lots to consider.

by jck

the things I could teach you ladies ]:)

Oh wait...deep breath. Sorry...I slipped into King of Swill mode for a minute there. I have to mind my manners and be an angel :D

Actually, using something like Kubuntu is basically almost like using Vista now. :)

(((((((((((((((((((( multi-platform multi-OS geek hugs ))))))))))))))))))))))

by shellbot

if its almost like using vista..then why not just use vista???
LOL
:D

* ain't no thing but a chicken wing *

by jck

Vista = $99-249

Kubuntu = $0

;)

And, I can setup mySQL and ODBC to your Access or SQL Server DBs...free too. :^0

Linux = cheap geeks way to afford cooler gaming stuff. :^0

by shellbot

thankfully I've never had to worry about the cost of such things...

if i had to purchase myself..i'd find the money somewhere :)

oh and teaching us ladies some things..I think you'd find it would be us ladies doing the teaching..right Purple ;)

For instance, I could teach you to "conjugate the verb" (still here my french teachers voice in my head...)

(((((((((((Going to bed hugs)))))))))

by nicknielsen

Firefox and Verizon broadband on the laptop.

The only reason I use IE is for MS Update.

Now that I'm back from my call-out...can I visit you to conjugate this verb? I'm all in favor of conjugal visits... ;\ ]:)

edit: Oh, and Rocky Road (((hugs))) for everybody!

by rob mekel

an other bright day.
It's starting out as a very bright day

hope it will be for all of you.

(((((bright hugs))))

by shellbot

Glad you have nice weather Rob..its gone grey here..
but oh well, its Friday, so as long as the day goes quickly I don't mind much.

(((((((cloudy Friday hugs)))))))))))

by purpleskys

i don't think i've ever been so happy to see a friday in ages....((((chilly hugs from the east coast))))

by shellbot

Nick!!!!!

leave my verbs alone!!!!!!

]:)

yeesh...
ok..our lesson for today is:
werken
ik werk
je werkt
ze werken
ik werkte

by shellbot

Aren't I just feeling special today :)

4.30...the day is starting to drag..roll on beer-thirty