Category Archives: General Spleen Venting

I put the cur in curmudgeon

Happy Friday! Today is an especially good Friday because next week is Spring Break for most of the schools in the area. And, you know what that means–less annoying people at the office. Thank the maker. Yesterday morning there was … Continue reading

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Why I Can’t Be In Charge

A course that I worked on was supposed to “go live” today. I got to work and checked both places where people should have been able to access it and the course was not there. I sent an email to … Continue reading

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

It’s hard not to be cynical when things like this happen: Saturday night at 8:30 we turned off the lights for an hour to add our voices to Earth Hour Day. Sunday morning we discover all the change in both … Continue reading

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If she accidentally falls down the stairs, it wasn’t me.

This morning I got to work after taking yesterday as a pre-cautionary sick day–felt like I might get sick and decided to nip that sinus drainage crap in the bud–and had to take a knife out of my back. This … Continue reading

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Stock car flamin with a loser and the cruise control

The snot has attacked me and I’m really trying not to let it win and turn into a full-blown cold. I do not have time this week for this nonsense. My group is presenting a simulation of a change strategy … Continue reading

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Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

I think I’ve finally realized that my situation at work is just never going to get better. It doesn’t matter if I’m grumpy or elated at work the shit just keeps sticking to the fan. Thanks economy for tanking. Get … Continue reading

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Irritated

I got to work at 7:11 this morning. It’s 9:32 and I have no idea if my entire unit is going to come to work or not. I’ve worked what amounts to 1/4 of my day already and I have … Continue reading

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Shouldn’t there be a moratorium?

If I only see you once or twice a year, at best, I think it would be a great idea to not be invited to your wedding, baby shower, whateverthefuck. I think I can say that I’ve reached a point … Continue reading

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A Wee Bit O’Whine

I was asked to attend a meeting today about data. It’s not as awful as it may sound because I’m seriously interested in why we don’t use data to our advantage. After the meeting I’m discouraged. There were 4 people … Continue reading

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Brown Goes Down

For Christmas we gave the MIL a rose bouquet a month from FTD. We bought the six month plan and today she was supposed to get her second delivery. UPS claims they can’t find the recipient name and won’t deliver … Continue reading

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