3rd Cube on the Right

There's almost no one here this entire week. The office is completely barren and some how I've gotten more work done this morning than I did all of last week. Remove the the people that help you do your job and your job is a lot easier.

When the office is empty everything seems better.

The coffee is fresh. It seems that everyone uses just the right amount of coffee instead of pouring in half a bag of beans. They even empty out the other pots so the old coffee doesn't turn into a boiling pot of oil.

Donuts are brought in to share. They aren't left behind after a few people ravaged them like starving coyotes. They are set out on display like it is a delicious sacrifice to my own godliness.

The rampaging clatter and clacking of keyboards is almost non-existent. The usual barrage of keys being slammed doesn't have to be drowned out by loud music, instead thinking is possible.

We need more days like this.

So it seems we dodged a bullet. Between my co-workers and the Meteorologist I was sure that this time the white death (Snow) would be the end of us. Turns out all it did was teach me a lesson in being prepared.

I forgot to replace my ice scraper in the car this winter so while everyone else was getting their windows nice and clear, I was chipping away at the ice chunks with my wife's old flip flop I found in the car.

I managed to get ice chunks all over the front of me and when I was finally on the road and the heat kicked in, the ice melted and I was left to look like I pissed myself.

Another day another dollar.

"Instead it should have added the capability for the program to look at the extension of any file it sees in the input folder and set a corresponding numerical representation of the file format into the control file record."

It's sentences like the one above that seriously makes me think twice about Christmas. I mean why bother buying for others when I can be happier buying a few things for myself.

Cheers to translating gibberish.

Ahhh.... the Holidays. This past weekend my company had their annual Holiday Party. They can no longer call it a Christmas party because to some people that is the most offensive thing in the world. So it was Mardi Gras themed. Nothing makes me think of the holidays like feather masks and beads.

Anyway, the greatest thing about the holiday parties for this company is some of the attire that decides to show up. The dresses are amazing. They are the type of dresses that would cause high school principals to cancel the prom if the girls showed up in these. (I asked my wife if I should have brought singles so that I could tip the waitress if you know what I mean)

We got the chat about how great the company is and how everything looks great for 2009. (I will remember that when they begin to lay people off). No great stories from this one other than the innocent insults that were hurled between friends at our dinner table. How one wife looks like a stripper in pictures, or another dating couple are obviously not right for each other. You know, things that make everyone cringe and provide much awkward silence. The food was ok and the DJ tried his best.

At least the drinks were free. Happy Mardi Gras Holiday everyone!

Hold on a second, my boss is walking by.

This is going to be a place where I share the cool things (and not so cool) that happen to me everyday as I attempt to live the dream. (not sure who's dream)

Stay tuned.