I'm going to crosspost a technical question here with the hope that there are vloggers among us with some insight.

I want to make interview and training videos for my websites and don't know how to do that inexpensively. Webcam or camcorder? Any preferences or good experiences to recommend?

You know it's been A Day when you're wandering around, snarling, and just hoping for anyone to say The Wrong Thing just so you have an excuse to haul off with the cast iron skillet.

I hate dealing with customers who have embraced the "that is unacceptable" response to being told they can't have something. I don't tell you this just to fuck with you! We don't do what you want in our department! And no, I am not going to let you turn my works into a statement for the entire company!

You can say "I want the information!" all you want, but if I don't have it or can't find it, you're not getting it!

edit: And if you don't like the information I give you because "that phone number goes to voice mail," it's not my fault the guy isn't answering his phone!

That would make my day much better.

In fact, that's it. I am declaring the workday officially over. You can all go home now. (Except don't, cause I still need my internets.) But the working can stop now.

My workday is over. It consisted of about five emails and one meeting. Good times.

My workday is nowhere near done today, unfortunately.

Man. I had one of our students complain that she couldn't log in to our networked drive. (She had this issue before and it turned out that her computer was completely frelled so she got a new one.) I quickly sent a message to our IT folks asking for help and then tell her that things will be looked into and guess what?

She had unplugged it from the network so that she could access the internet on her laptop.

I thought kids today were supposed to be computer literate. . . I guess it's my fault for not asking her if she had unplugged her computer from the server.

My workday is mostly over. Though I'm suddenly reminded I need to book some more travel today, and maybe should've done so yesterday. Doh. And I'm hoping one person will call me back, so I can write up that I had her change something, and send in my completed spreadsheet. Things I already did: timesheet, edit a report, write a report, answer some emails, make some calls.

Then there are some other things I need to do (expenses, write more reports), but am going to do tomorrow. It's CRAZY being home ALL WEEK!!!

I am also doing all kinds of appointments--yesterday I got my haircut and looked at houses. Today I'm meeting with a friend. Tomorrow, bikini wax and another friend. Thursday, dentist appointment, and a date. And maybe participating in a Glee Flash Mob dance rehearsal!

Forgot to add, that BITES, megan. What the hell was that giant push for you and that job for the last couple of months (which, IIRC, started from their end) if that's the end of it?

The push was from within my group. That all could still happen. I did learn today that we got the account I went to Maryland for. And my review this year was very good with talk of promotion.

This job was actually the other (production and design) group on my floor.

The good news? My ex-future manager would have hired me and is willing to fully recommend me for other project mgr positions outside the company. And is also willing for me to show our new Big Boss her goal descriptions and assessment criteria as part of a discussion on how my group might improve incentives, etc.

The bad news? The toxic environment of my group that has led all of us to be disgruntled and led me to apply for this? Is what sank my application. When I was presented to others on the mgmt team as a candidate (not anyone I have really worked with mind you), they thought I was too negative.

I'm glad the ex-future manager was so candid and supportive. I think that she thinks I can improve this and maybe still eventually transition there. One of the available positions is currently frozen so there may be another opportunity at some point. It was made clear that this was not a decision based on my work at all. And I learned that none of the project mgrs I have worked with were negative about me.

I'm trying to look at it as another thing I might use to leverage my current position. There have been a number of structural changes in the upper levels of my group so this is a chance to see if things improve or whether I need to look elsewhere.

Telly Monster is on Sesame Street.

Okay, another nail polish order is in the mix. I ordered two browns for ita + base and top coat, 2 bottles for burrell + base and top coat and three bottles for me. Spending this much on nail polish is a tad frivolous, but I feel okay about it given that it's making me very happy.

In other news, do not want today or tomorrow. Friday, please come early. Thanks.