I just saw my reflection blink.

I just read a piece yesterday on a project that manipulates your reflection in real time to make it (you?) frown or smile. Apparently this affects your mood--if your reflection smiles at you, you get happier, and vice versa.

Apparently also, if your reflection smiles at you, you prefer the scarf you just tried on. You've been warned.

Today I decided to choose my outfit from the tights up, and when I opened my tights drawer I had an unopened pair of hot pink argyle tights. So far I've gotten three compliments, one including "I love you." From some co-workers I can accept that, it seems.

Since I left the development team, the team has given the main business unit I work(ed) with no status updates--I've been out both days those meetings were scheduled, and the rest of IT just bailed on the meetings and didn't tell them anything. I'm trying to convince the remaining business analyst that a) the business unit still needs to know the status of their tickets and b) I don't know the status of their tickets anymore.

His reply? "They don't have any open tickets." The truth? They have 30 odd. Some of which are actually being worked on, so their statuses change. But somehow, they were not going to need to know.

Kinda like the question I was asked earlier this week "Are we done doing this task?" "I dunno--did you check and see if it works now?" ::crickets::

If you're playing along, no, it didn't work, despite them theoretically having finished the task steps.

NOT MY DIVISION t /LeStrade

Is that like "It must work because no one complained"?

I have had a week where I have had my computer time during work hours heavily monitored. I'm feeling adrift with a lack of internet-wandering.

Also, Maria, I'm lighting a candle. Figuratively, of course, because otherwise I'd have to enter a church which is a no.

I think you just demonstrated why businesses need project managers. They are the much-needed grease between the wheels, which may look like an overhead expense until you try to cut corners on it. Ah well.

I just paid my auto insurance ahead for a year, instead of doling it out in monthly increments. That was a financial hit that I really didn't need this week what with my only income being unemployment, but on the other hand, I'm not going to risk forgetting/misplacing or having a check get lost, either... so yay, I guess?

And oh, Maria -- fingers muchly crossed here, too.

Borderline NSFW: David Cross and Amber Tamblyn do an amusing video about women's health. No nudity, but women's health discussion.

I had forgotten those two are married.

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It's weird thinking Russ Tamblyn is David Cross's father-in-law.

So the Baltimore Bike Party is riding through my neighborhood. As in end of my street and around the corner and thank god I have no plans for tonight because I don't think I'd be able to get in or out once they reach the 'hood.

Is that like "It must work because no one complained"?

With the perfect ingredient of "we didn't tell anyone to try it", so who knows how long they'd have gone on?

I think you just demonstrated why businesses need project managers

This is supposed to be operational, though. Someone needs to step up and manage status one way or another, and since he knows I'm out of the loop, what did he think was going to happen?

He ended up sending me a spreadsheet in the middle of the meeting and asking me to take over for him. Emergency. I don't doubt him, but still. I had to make stuff up, because STILL OUT OF THE LOOP.

Maria, I think you have a best possible current status. Fingers crossed!

You know, I'm way more excited about this potential job--with its increased responsibilities and expectations--as I ever was about the job I'm currently in. That says something.

I am trying soooo hard not to be bounce, bounce, bouncy in the office right now. Ridic. I have no clue how I'm going to make it through this weekend, because I want to know now, damnit.

My fingers are crossed Maria!