work laptops

So, this is my last post for the day. I've been writing things down to post about. And vent about.

Okay, so at my office full of professionals there are a lot of people who have a laptop. I can understand that, it's a great piece of equipment that can be useful when you go out on site a lot, if you're in a lot of meetings or if you travel a lot. So yeah, get it for the engineers, the site guys and various other people who are in and out of the office. What I don't understand is why someone in admin, specifically document control, needs a laptop. This makes no sense to me. All she does is work at her desk. She has no need for a lap top. She doesn't go into meetings, she's never on site, she doesn't travel. I don't get it! That is a waste of money and resources. Some people don't even have a desk and they have to move places everyday don't have a computer. Give them a laptop and set them up somewhere they can work.

Okay. I'm done.

tdf

I love the Tour de France. Really I do. I love waking up at 6am and watching it before work. I love watching it at night before I go to bed. I read about what happened when I'm at work. I'm going to be sad when it's over. It's been such a good Tour. Most of my friends make fun of me for loving the Tour so much. But I love it!

awkward c

So, those of you who subscribe to my blog will know my acquaintance Awkward Chris. Typically he is my summer friend as he plays on my ball team. Well, this year I wouldn't call it playing on my ball team, I'd call it 'whining like a little baby and having a pissy attitude while not playing on my ball team and quitting without telling anyone who directly plays on the ball team'. Was that too long? I don't care.

So, he's been out to like two games and has been pissy at both of them. I think it all started when he had a steak night for his roller hockey team or something like that, I don't know. I do know that I couldn't go because I was training for a triathlon and had a training class... that I had paid a lot of money for. And my husband was out of town. So that meant I couldn't go. And said it was okay and he understood and he knew that we typically would have been there and we would support him on the next steak night. Well, we had a ball game the night of the steak night and NONE of our team went. I couldn't tell them to. I wasn't going, I had swimming class! Well, that pissed him off really good.

And then he came out to a game a few weeks after that and was so mad at people he refused to talk to anyone who didn't come to the steak night. Umm, that was pretty much the whole team. And then he was pissed off that he was at the bottom of the line up. Get over yourself!! Everyone has been at the bottom of the list. It happens! Unless your name is RaeShawnDale... you will be at the bottom!!

So last night, he comes out to the game. We were concerned we wouldn't have enough guys, but as usual when that happens... we have too many. So he shows up, late, with his darling daughter and sees we have enough guys and says 'oh, well I may a swell just go home I've got other stuff to do and I don't want to be at the bottom of the lineup anyhow' and then proceeds to stay for 6 out of 7 innings!!

If he shows up tonight he's going to be on the bottom of the lineup no matter what. Am I a jerk?

facebook & co-workers

Ahh, facebook. It's always an issue when starting a new job. Or meeting new people. Being at a new job means I have met a lot of new people. That also translates into a lot of people wanting to be my friend on facebook. Who wouldn't want to be my friend on facebook?

Now honestly, I have sort of jumped from the proverbial 'facebook ship' sometime ago. I talk to those people I'm friends with in real life or in emails from time to time. I rarely check into facebook now that I'm busy at work. And when I get home I don't often feel like being on the computer

In the past I really haven't worked at any place with a lot of people. Typically they've been small offices but now it's a company that has over 150 in my office alone. So I made a rule for myself that I wasn't going to add any more friends to my facebook account (especially co-workers) since I rarely check it anyhow. Some of these co-workers have requested to be my friend on facebook, I'm not surprised, I want to be my friend too! Sure, some of them I work with on a daily basis while others are just there and the most I've said to them is 'hello' at the coffee maker. Either way I don't want you to be my friend on facebook. I don't want you to see the drunk pictures of my (you'll have to wait for the Christmas party), or who all my friends are or whatever.

I hate facebook.

negating a workout

So when training for a triathlon you need to do a lot of work to be prepared for the actual triathlon. It's three sports all in one events - that's difficult. Well, tonight we went for our group swim class and boy was it a workout! It is a great head to toe workout that exhausts you and makes you feel good.

Well, I was proud of how hard I pushed myself and on my way home from the pool I was planning to have a big glass of lemon water and a banana when I arrived home. On the way home I got a text from my friend Ryan. It's fun getting text messages. Apparently there was something waiting for me when I got home. I love surprises!! Shawn got home before me, as he was also at the gym, and what was waiting for me?!? A CAKE!!! A chocolate and vanilla cake with green peanut butter icing and Reese's Pieces on top! SHUT UP! Ryan's girl makes the best cakes ever!!!!

Why did I get a cake? No real reason. Ryan and I were playing ball last week and here was our conversation:

Me: Jenn should make us a cake.

Ryan: Why?

Me: Because she makes a good cake!

Ryan: But is it for something? Is there a reason or something to celebrate?

Me: I don't know... Canada Day?

Ryan: That's too far away!

Me: Tuesday?

Ryan: Tuesday?

Me: Yeah, I like Tuesdays.

Ryan: What colour should it be?

Me: Green... it's my favourite.

So there you have, that's how I got a cake.

Well, when I got home I had a drink of water, no lemon, a piece of cake and some milk. Therefore I negated the great workout I had at the pool. Thanks a lot Ryan!

baking... no bleeding

So tonight I decided to bake some cookies and some banana bread. That wasn't a big problem. I even made a roast in the slow cooker for supper - again, not a problem. What was the problem? Cutting some lemons for our iced tea. Yup, I almost lost a finger tip, which would be good if I was a spy and didn't want people to know my finger print and I'd have to find someway to get rid of my finger prints but I wouldn't recommend cutting them off because it hurts really bad, so would burning them with acid or trying to scar them. Honestly... just wear gloves if you're a spy, it's the safest way to go, actually it's probably safer if you weren't a spy and you worked in an office or perhaps a grocery store. I like grocery stores. Safeway buns and cupcakes are my most favourite. And I like the sushi at Sobey's, but I still tend to call it IGA. Remember when the IGA in the south end was on strike for like two years, through the winter when it was like -40C outside? I don't know why I had to use the word outside, it wouldn't be -40C inside, unless you lived in a freezer and I don't know why you'd do that.

Anyhow, I'm not good with seeing my own blood. It honestly makes me want to puke and pass out. Seriously, I wish I was joking, but I'm not. I didn't cut a my wrist and blood wasn't gushing out all over, it was just the side of my finger but the blood was coming out pretty fast... faster than if it was a paper cut but not as fast as if it were an artery. So I ran to the washroom to run it under cold water. Why did I run to the washroom I was in the kitchen right beside the kitchen sink. For some reason I always feel that bloody emergencies call for the need to be in the washroom and not the kitchen. I didn't want to taint any of the food I had prepared so far. So Shawn, my loving husband, came in to see how I was because I typically don't yell 'ouch' and run to the washroom when I cook. I know it's surprising because I that sounds like how I should cook. Anyhow, he got me a cloth to wrap around my finger. I wasn't going to use toilet paper, that will stick to my wound and it could get infected. I could get gangrene on my finger or I could suffer from septic shock. Like I said earlier, I'm not good with seeing my own blood. I almost passed out on the way into my bedroom to lay down. I needed to lay down! I was sweating profusly and totally wanted to puke. But I didn't. I was proud of myself. So I ate one of those delicious cookies I made.

Oh and no blood made it into any of my cooking, baking or drinking!

work ethic

Now, I'm not too familiar with the next generation entering the workforce, but so far I'm not impressed.

I work with a 22 year old who has no work ethic whatsoever. Granted her position is a bit of a farce and she's not very competent at it. But today, while the entire office, except me, was out in meetings, on vacation or called in because they 'forgot' their child had a cultural day at school, she decided to crawl under her desk pull her chair up to where she was and have a nap.

SERIOUSLY!?!? Am I on an episode of Seinfeld?!?! WTF!?!?!? Yes, I'm using lots of '!?!??!?!?!?' because I'm in complete shock, awe, confusion and a little bit of hell.


I can't wait to start my new job.

local radio

So for the most part, I don't mind our local radio stations. But there are a few DJ's (do we still call them disc jockey's?) that annoy me. A lot. Seriously, a lot.

One in particular is part of a trio that hosts a morning show. She annoys the shit out of me! Typically it is due to the fact that she comes across as not being very smart which I don't think this is an act, and she often mispronounces things VERY often and uses wrong words. For example...

- Jian Ghomeshi is prounced as John Gogameshi

- Matthew McConaughy is Matthew McGonagee

- when our Mayor won in an uncontested race she called it a coup of a win. He was uncontested and there was no bloodshed.

- she said Floyd Landis (an American cyclist who temporarily won the 2006 Tour de France) committed suicide after news broke about his doping scandle. It wasn't Floyd, it was his father-in-law. For an avid Tour watcher this really bothered me.

I'm sure there will be more examples. But at the moment this is all I can think of. And yeah, I know, I could change the channel or not listen to the radio in the morning but I do. And I like being annoyed by her. Some of the time.

i'm a humpbacked geek & billy bob is still a douche bag

I'm sorry, I can't let this go just yet. Billy Bob was on Jimmy Kimmel the other night doing some damage control. Basically he still came off looking like a jerk.

Here are the highlights or lowlights... however you want to look at this:

- he's surprised it was news, but it gave 'humpbacked geeks' something to talk about and blog about for a couple days

- he says he acts like that all the time

- he told Jian Ghomeshi to kiss his ass

- he blames the marines for not capturing the pirates sooner therefore having media focus o him

- he has a metal plate in his head where he can recieve signals from Venus

milk duds and water

I am starting to get a tummy ache.

I got some Milk Duds at lunch, I love 'em, they are perhaps my most favourite candy! The best part is when you let them melt on your tounge and then drink some cold water and the caramel get solid and not melty any more. The only problem is I've drank almost two litres of water and I can't stop going to the washroom now! I've only had eight Milk Duds!

I have a problem.

p.s. The first time I wrote this, I spelled them as Milk Dudes. Honestly, why is anyone friends with me?

p.p.s. Did you know in the US they are Kosher?