Finally got the email saying that I was NOT one of the finalists for the job, which I had figured with the silence, but at least they were good enough to send an email (I was actually starting to wonder if they hadn't gotten my submission at all!).

But, new boss started today, and we seem to be of one mind, so at least life won't be hellish at work. I just need a bigger paycheck.

Home now. Rosh Hashanah starts tomorrow night. At some point I will catch up on things.

Not today.

Took one call, it wasn't the right queue, bailed.

Off to get my hard drive. Fuck this past month for expenses. FUCK IT.

ita, I missed something -- why were you doing support?

We had an influx of new users and I have the honour to be IDed for support SWAT. I was miffed for thirty seconds that I wasn't level 2, but then I realised OMIGOD I AM NOT GOOD AT THIS. I mean, I can do it, but I am bending my nature, and I'm not good the way some people can sniff out a problem. Mostly I can keep people relaxed while I search through documents.

But...I hate escalating past me. I hate that 50% of the escalations were unlocking email passwords. I COULD DO THAT IF YOU TELL ME HOW. Installing loosely related third party apps? That's experience. I don't got none.

Ah, well. Hopefully only one more day.

Such fun. I expect you're being too tough on yourself, but I know you have high standards.

In other news, the gas has been turned back on. I feel the need to go Bake Everything just because I couldn't do so at all this afternoon....

People keep telling me I'm insanely patient. I don't think I am. If I was, I wouldn't have a steno pad covered in scrawls of "You are such a moron!" next to me.

I don't know, I just have a knack for being able to explain a process so that people can follow it. Plus the authority to just connect into people's systems and do it for them.

If I was, I wouldn't have a steno pad covered in scrawls of "You are such a moron!" next to me.

Ah, but the important bit is being able to keep that on your pad and out of your voice.

Yay Theo!

I was amused today when one of Liz's friends commented on how patient I am with her. Glad SOMEONE notices, Lord knows she can't see it.

I was amused today when one of Liz's friends commented on how patient I am with her. Glad SOMEONE notices, Lord knows she can't see it.

Ha! My sister snapped at me when I threw a pen cap at her. I had been yelling, but she had earphones in. Her opinion was that I wasn't thirsty enough, so I should have kept yelling, or waited.

I throw things at co-workers wearing headphones all the time. I usually don't even yell first. She got my patient version. Patient patient. Whatever.

Anyway, that was the only time she snapped at me, so she dealt very well. No--she snapped at me when I put weight on the foot, but that's a different paradigm.

I know you have high standards.

Me and Mr. Benz--perfection or nothing,

My TiVo doesn't see the new drive...

I don't know what to throw first.