Random observations..

[feren]

These are nothing spectacular, they're just a few things I've noticed today as I desperately try to be productive without really feeling like doing any real work...

My wrists hurt more at the office than they do at home.

The button has fallen off the second-from-bottom spot on my shirt, leaving me looking just a little off-kilter. Foo, now I have to try to find a button that matches the rest of them.

I need to get a haircut.

I've answered my phone three times today, instead of sending them to voicemail right away. I must be playing with my prey.

Some users don't deserve to have their problems fixed, especially when they don't respond to my inquiries about the status of the issue when I've asked them to do something.

People in my office are rude to an extreme that I thought only arrogant white trash teenagers could achieve. It isn't bad enough that these people lack the courtesy to brew a new pot of coffee when they drain the old one dry for their cup... not only do they do that, but they also push my Brita water pitcher to the back of the refrigerator so they can shove their lunch bags in front. I use that pitcher six or seven times a day, they only get their lunch bags out once. They could show some common sense and put their bags behind the pitcher so that I don't have to spend ten minutes reorganizing the fridge in an attempt to locate my water. I really wish we could get a second refrigerator in here... having over 50 people sharing one fridge is just not working out.

I need to get ahold of my old friend Heather, and see how she's doing. The last time I spoke to her she was getting ready for her honeymoon.

I need to get ahold of Don, a mutual friend of Heather and I. I worry about him, and I miss hanging out with him and shooting the breeze while working on cars and partaking of fine alcoholic beverages.

I need to write an e-mail to my friend Cosmic Cos, because I haven't interacted with him in well over a year. I wonder if he wants to do dinner sometime. I think my friends should meet him.

I want a Lucent 6408D+ for my desk.

Some of my coworkers need to learn that you dab perfume or cologne on. You do not marinade yourself in it!

I need to get back to using my camera.

Comments

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Now that you're sprouting a beard, you need to update your LJ user icon. :)

[frostyw.livejournal.com]

Actually, he does have one with the beard, but it's a rather insane one. :)

It's at the bottom of his userpics.

[frostyw.livejournal.com]

The 6408D+ is a nice phone. My colleagues have it. I'll stick to my old-school 7406 Plus (7406D07A). It came in handy when telecoms had to add ACD control buttons to my phone; I didn't have to give anything up.

And maybe they're marinading themselves in scents so that you're not inclined to prey on them? ;)

[genet.livejournal.com]

some of these people I wouldn't touch with a 10' pole, irregardless of their marinade.

:p

YO! Pick up the phone!

[yakko.livejournal.com]

The Nortel Meridian 9417CW is my home phone. I have the Nortel Meridian 3904 as my work phone.

The Nortel Meridian 2616D used to be my phone at work before moving to the campus

Re: YO! Pick up the phone!

[feren.livejournal.com]

Man that Nortel 3904 is sweet. I wish I could get one like that at my office, but we're firmly tied in to our crappy AT&T/Lucent solution. I want that PBX to die a thousand horrible deaths because of all the pain and suffering its put me through. The Audix voicemail solution we have mated to the switch is on its last legs, and I'd also like to see it die a horrid death.

We're considering rolling out IP phones at the office. Everyone who works in one of our callcenters has one now, but the rumor is we might deploy it to the entire office. I'd like that because, as a network admin, I can allocate the funds for the purchase of a couple higher-end units for people like myself. I could finally get a Cisco IP Phone 7960G for my desk then!

Re: YO! Pick up the phone!

[yakko.livejournal.com]

The 7960 rules!

I had 2 of them. :o)

I like the new Meridian phone I got, but I want the freaking CallPilot voicemail system to DIE! The old Meridian voicemail system was much better.