Category Archives: Geekly Aspirations

That’s right.

I almost never write about work, because duh, I’m not stupid. But I think an email thread that recently went down can be presented in general enough terms. I summarize it briefly here:   team member #1: “I’m having problems with … Continue reading

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Oh what a feeling!

I should not be witnessing the sunrise, people. Really. I would be quite happy to never see it. This one was nice, however. I begin this post with a pretty picture, but I now move on to whining. My last … Continue reading

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I am insane.

See that piece of sidewalk? At least twice a day, I jump because out of the corner of my eye I think something is crawling on my desk, but it’s actually someone walking by down there.

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Pardon my cobwebs

Hello, friends! My, how I have neglected you. I have a really good reason, though. I got a job! Halleluiah! I’ve been “between contracts” (“unemployed“) since June. My boss seems really cool and my desk is near a nice big window. It’s … Continue reading

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Such is the life of a contract worker in the IT field…

So… remember how, like, FIVE MINUTES ago I started a new job? Yeah, well, it’s over already. June is the end of my six month contract and the group I am working for has decided not to make anymore websites. … Continue reading

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Attempting Professionalism, Failing Miserably

Yesterday I was working from home, [sidebar: Oh, the glory that is working from home! Getting to sleep in through when I would usually be showering and communting, attending meetings in my pajamas, etc] but I had a meeting, so … Continue reading

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There’s no crying in baseball.

You may remember back in August when I quit my unfulfilling, underpaid, brain-rotting j-o-b? I thought I’d only have a couple of weeks before I started my glamorous new life in the IT field. HA HA HA. With the exception … Continue reading

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