What have you done today at work?

[Cloud]

So far today I've--

--electronically filed a pleading in state court
--electronically filed a pleading in fed. bankruptcy ct.
--tried to figure out how to put up a zoning reapplication sign (still working on that one)
--spilled my boss's coffee all over his computer (cough)
--apologized about 5 times
--circulated 2 different orders for signature
--tried to explain to my boss that yes, I already did what he asked me to (after explaining it to him twice previously)
--mail, phone, fax, blah blah blah

so--how's your day going?

[jester]

not much today - it's been slow

certified payrolls
answer the phone
read stories online
make copies
read more stories online

that sums it up!!

[monster]

Tell you when I have a minute -as a full time "involved" parent, I'm still working....

[glatt]

Well, I came into work late since my daughter was in a school play I wanted to see. If I had been here on time, I would have helped with the 17 contract attorneys I hired for a couple week long project that started today. We also had another 13 temps for three different groups that I had brought in. I really should have been here to make sure everything went smoothly in their arrival, but oh well.

After I did arrive, I
-tracked down the ownership of several dozen boxes of files stored in a regional office so we can get rid of them
-arranged for a handful of temps to come in for a few new projects that came up
-talked about how to deal with a personnel issue between two constantly bickering employees
-answered a bunch of various admin questions
-got one woman who wasn't busy to help out a guy who needed help printing out tons of documents
- sent a couple e-mails authorizing access to different systems for various people
-answered several calls
-passed a crappy important project off to someone who doesn't know it was crappy, or isn't burnt out yet on that type of project (more likely)
-avoided calling someone back until the problem fixed itself

[zippyt]

This morning I got up ,
SSS ( Shit Shower Shave ) ,
Called my boss , nothing was up , he said he would call me later
Turned on the puter and got a cup of coffie ,
Watched Shawnee melt down here on the cellar ,
Porn surfed some ,
read some news and general web browseing ,
Heated up some meatballs for lunch ,
Spilled said meat balls All over the kitchen and my self ,
CUSSED ,
Threw a fork ( sticking it in the wall , FUCK !!!!! now I have to fix THAT to !!!)
Cleaned up the meat balls ( with Oliver's help ( our Boston terrier ))
Fixed the Fucking wall ,
Fixed my self some ramen noodles ( a little onion and some left over Brat)
Ran the weed eater,
messed around in the shed some ,
My boss called , I have things to do tomorow YAHHH !!!
Finished messing around in the shed ,
Fired up the puter again ,
Saw that Shawnee had Melted WAY down and been banned ( sucks to be her ) ,
Now I am comptemplateing a beer .

That has been my day so far .

[glatt]

I love it that you fixed the wall right away before eating lunch.

[elSicomoro]

Nothing...because I didn't work today. Though, if anyone would like to know what I've done today, you can get the jist of it at The Bosque.

[Cloud]

stories, Jester? what kind of stories?

[BigV]

Hmm.

First call from Palm Springs, Sales mgr can't see wifi network. Solved, ten minutes.

Call from UK sales manager. *Can* see internet, can't see email. cell phone battery dying, solved by giving backup plan for webmail. Credentials, same credentials, work fine so local outlook/profile is hosed. Arranged for followup call next week.

President comes in, we setup xfer of 30 gb files from ext hd to new laptop. moving g - l - a - c - i - a - l - y slow. May not complete in my lifetime. decided a couple of times today to press on, not interrupt and restart. installed r/c sw on it, and new camera sw on it.

cycled backup tapes. gave the logs a kiss and a promise.

checked with dbadmin why uk rep's creds no longer match what's on record. matches her record. My bad.

delivered wireless router and wireless travel router to cfo, promised to give cocktail napkin sketch of install routine at installer's convenience.

took return call from tech support on other coast for inventory software. Three days after I called. Could repeat error, sent offending script, resent offending script with extension camoflauged, later sent sshot of exact error text. resumed waiting for help.

returned attention to new computer for vp of international sales. verified application list to be installed, some now, some after next trip. carefully recorded setup steps to be developed into new laptop configuration SOP document. (this process is still underway as we speak)

The installation of the apps and the transfer of her data is ongoing.

somewhere in there I had a bowl of noodles and .... 2 - 3 pots of coffee. Also called MrsV (home sick) and woke her from her recuperation. Big points there, I can tell you. I did wait til the pm, though.

the day is young!

[jester]

i'm a sucker for romance stories - there's several sites online
that you can read for free - some are short - some you can download pdf - 100 to 200 pgs.

[Cloud]

ah. I read slash (male/male romance stories based on TV shows, etc.). Fairly lame, but addictive. So, just wondered!

[SteveDallas]

1. Received frantic phone call from somebody saying they've hosed up a database--could I pleeeeease restore last night's backup? Why, of course I can. Just calm down. It's not a big deal. Everything's fine.

2. Go to restore the backup and discover the backups are, in fact, completely fucked up.

3. Go throw myself on my sword explaining the backup problem. Assist the other folks in discovering whether the database screwup is going to cause information in related systems to become corrupt.

4. In the course of #3 discover that the database is not, in fact, messed up--in spite of the fact that it generated a report several hundred pages long explaining how many rather important records have been purged.

5. Receive via interoffice mail (with no return address, so I don't know who's responsible) a letter from a large corporation explaining that they need us to give them some information for some tax forms relating to some equipment they donated to us. They want this by April 15. (The letter was dated April 4.)

6. Learn third-hand that an extremely big wheel tried to call the main switchboard and got a recording saying that the number did not exist. Try to contact this person directly to collect picky details such as what number was called, from inside or outside, etc. and find that he's mysteriously disappeared.

[monster]

OK

Rather unusually, kids got ready for school on time, so no yelling required. took them to bus stop.

Came home, made tea, glued pictures in an alphabet book.

Showered, got all my stuff together for the rest of the day, drove to the kids' school.

Taught a Focus Study (may need to scroll down on link) called Alphabet City. Day 9/10 -a little frantic. Kids (grades 1&2) were all on planet wtf. They are making their own alphabet books (all the same ...ish), with letters found in the environment (e.g. drain cover = o, Arched window = D, half a butterfly = B.....), photographed (upper and lower case for each letter), printed and stuck in a book. Also taking pictures of collages of object beginning with each letter, and learning ASL alphabet. Each kid makes their own book to take home plus we (I) make one to present to the school library.

Waited for son to finish school (morning kindergarten). Sat in library and went through the kids' alphabet books checking which pictures they were missing, finding them, putting them in the right pages ready for them to stick in tomorrow (last day). Got halfway through.

Went to ice rink to practice the last move I need to pass Basic 6 Figure Skating. Last class is next Wednedsay. I WILL PASS!!!! Forgot to take DVD player to entertain kindergartener, but he surprised me by saying "it's OK, I'll read my books" instead of throwing a tantrum. And he did. Bless.

Home to do some fundraiser paperwork for the school, the treasury work for the swim team, deal with emails, check cellar, get shocked over Shawnee.....

Big kids home, rain eases up temporarily so do not go to meet bus.

general "how was your day"/plan for the evening chatter

take oldest to swim practice

Do accounting and billing for USA swimmers for swim club

Go to pick swimmer up, car pool another, pass on bills....

Hunt for lost goggles....
(grrrr brand new, they NEVER lose them when they are old)

Home for dinner, beer.

Check on publishing company website, it's down, deal with that

Now off to do the rest of the Alphabet City checking, sorting cutting, sticking and cussing.

then more of the school scrip fundraiser paperwork.

Then i'll probably come and post drunk on here.

Shit, typing all that made me realise I haven't done any laundry yet. eek!

[bluecuracao]

--Worked on an ad.

--Overheard an obnoxious customer up front, demanding a discount, "because the owner always gives me one! Call the owner!" Blah blah blah.

--Called the store phone from my cell, told person at the counter to tell him "No," as he tries to pull that crap all the time.

--Replied to a couple of emails.

--Get concerned call from MB about message left by person at counter, but Mr. Obnoxious is looking at stuff near my office door, so I say I'll talk to him later. MB starts flipping out a little. (I should have just gone out to the front in the first place and took care of it, but I'm all crampy and cranky today and didn't feel like dealing with it.)

--Worked on ad some more. Ate my soup.

--Mr. Obnoxious makes his purchase (sans discount) and leaves. I hear the store phone ring, and person at counter giving MB the scoop. Then I call MB and apologize for freaking him out.

--MB brings me a grilled cheese. I eat it while continuing work on the friggin ad.

[Aliantha]

I had a crap day today. I'll tell you about it tomorrow...hmmm..working again tomorrow. I'll tell you about it Sunday.