I don't text much at all, so I think my plan will cover it.

I also don't use the phone much, so I can probably skype from the hotel, or talk sporadically using actual airwaves.

the data is the bitca,

$10 sale at threadless again. 48 hours only.

I saw some Fanci-full the other day and had a total deja vu moment. Where was I? Oh it was an old costume/theatrical make up place. You know, the kind of place that carried Ben Nye make up and lots of wigs?

Awww! Those sorts of stores are fun.

wind is howling. sever storm alert through tonight and it isn't raining yet. They are warning for strong winds and flash flooding. Hey Central States people, stay safe.

Archaeologists discover the earliest known metal bit - but do we get a picture of it? Nope.

I just got an email from a vendor developer that was about 6 paragraphs of fluff dressing up "No, that's not what we're coding, you're wrong."

At least, I think that's what he said. There's a lot of fluff.

Thing is? HE'S WRONG. Like, totes. Like, I want to rain down vengeance and brimstone on his head wrong. But I'm not allowed.

This chafes.

Shouldn't the vendor be the one who has to be careful what he says? If the relationship is not one of pure blunt honesty?

Oh and insent (thought not stuff that requires a reply to me - you may have already seen it.)

I think the heel on my shoe is broken, it feels like it is angling out from my heel. not good.

OTOH - shoe shopping!

Otters who look like Benedict Cumberbatch

Shouldn't the vendor be the one who has to be careful what he says? If the relationship is not one of pure blunt honesty?

Oh, definitely. But his email was basically "your notes are wrong". Uh, do they really let you talk to customers? Seriously? Not only are my notes right, you *never* tell anyone their shit is wrong like that. Never. He's so bad at customer interaction, but they keep putting him in this position.

I keep trying to get him out of it, because I feel bad for him, and I'd rather get someone who knows how to speak, and doesn't keep compromising themselves, but they keep shoving him back in my face.

Well, okay. I'm not the one that cc-ed his CEO on the chain where the customer has to say "Our understanding is XYZ--are you saying you won't do it?" Because I won't take that bullshit. I'm nice, but I'm not stupid.

Speaking of which, the new PM is onto working with his second IT lead at the company, and it's a shame, because I obviously spoilt him. He's not having as much fun as he did with me, and the other IT lead is apparently not as much of an idiot (which is different from being stupid, I swear) and doesn't sign up for every job under the sun. So he keeps calling *me* still, and asking me for help, and it's not even remotely my project. Sheesh.

Thanks for the insent, Typo, on both topics. I've forwarded the one to my sister.