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Bored, oh so Bored

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Since I gave my two weeks notice I have had not that much to do. In larger organizations a person in my position would very likely be asked to leave after giving two weeks notice. It is simply a security precaution. I would get my 2 weeks pay but asked to not show up anymore due to the level of access I have. At my current company they really need to have transition information so everyone that is staying (the few that are) can get up to speed as much as possible. In theory the two weeks transition is a good idea, but in practice it is not.

What have I done so far this week? I wrote up an document outlining the major areas of concern that people should look out for with regard to ongoing operations. I wrote a doc showing were most information regarding the department can be found. Oh, and I cleaned up my office. I got rid of most of the crap out of it, and wiped my laptop so it can go into storage until someone needs to use it. I had a meeting with my boss to go over some items and went to a staff meeting yesterday.

All told out of 16 hours this week of work, I probably needed to be in the office 3-4 of them. The thing is I am done with the major stuff I have to do. I don’t know what else I will be doing for the next 8 business days? Tomorrow I am going to our data center with my boss so he can get his security account setup and see our cage, but after that I don’t think I have much planned.

I am trying to swing it so I can take most of next week off. I have floating holidays that I am going to loose if I leave and I will be available in case of any issues anyway so I think it is a good trade off. My boss seemed to agree but he still has to authorize the time off in our HR system. If I get the days off I will be able to do some heavy sleeping and maybe some xbox playing. Not sure what I would do at home for that many days, but it is better than being stuck in the office. I will hopefully have an update soon.

The room is flooding and all I have is this dixie cup!

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Due to restrictions placed on my by my current employer I am unable to discuss what happened at work today, or my feelings about everything. I think you can figure it out. Lets just say I feel like I am on a runaway train and have no way of getting off. No the world is not going to end, but things are going to be interesting for a while.

All in all I had a horrible day. It was more frustrating than anything else. I wrote extensively about it on my private work blog. One day it may see the light of day, or not.

The Big Game

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I am told there is a big NFL playoff game today. I am skeptical since my dad is on a plane going on vacation today, but we all know my mom runs their schedule so maybe he just didn’t remember there was a game on. In any case I am about to run out for some drinks at a bar with friends while we watch the Saints game. Since Gretchen is from New Orleans and is organizing the event we are going to a Saints friendly bar. I don’t care who wins either way so it will be an interesting afternoon. I am going for some food and drinks. I mean I haven’t seen every one in so long, oh wait we went out on Friday. Never-mind.

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Dating, Well Almost

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Well after a long period of procrastination I have gotten off my but and began looking for dating opportunities. Well, I guess I can say I haven’t really gotten off my but since I am trying the whole online dating thing so I am sitting down when looking, but you know what I mean. I forked over some cash to Match.com and will see what comes of the online dating search.

It is really weird. When it comes to dating I guess I am shy and find it difficult to make the first move. My friends probably are surprised by that since if I know you I am sometimes told I don’t shut up!

I spent the large part of this evening making a mess of my apartment, and working on my online profile. It is late and I am not tired. That does not bode well for my condition tomorrow when I wake up. Oh well. I think I finally have a decent online bio, but who really knows. I am trying the whole winking thing to female profiles I like. Apparently if they like what they read back, they can do the same for you and then you can email them. It is the sort of non-threatening way of making the first contact. I wonder if has the same averages to the old saying that if you walk up to a hundred women in a bar and tell each one that you want to take them back to your place for some sex that at least one (probably a few more) would actually say yes. Granted you would need a cup for the other 90% of them, but this is only a theory. I have never tried it, but I have some friends that may have attempted it.

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70 Something Hours In LA

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Technically I started the mission timer at 77 hours and 5 minutes. Yes, I am actually counting down until my departure from LA on Thursday. Also a yes to the fact that the function on my watch calls it “mission clock”. I mean my Omega was designed for NASA, so the name makes sence. hold on, actually the function is CDT or count down time. There is a mission time function but that is just a term to refer to the GMT time function on the watch. My bad. Last year I started counting down trips to our other office or other short trips. Keeps things in perspective. No real reason for it, besides I was bored in the cab on the way to the airport.

LA is hotter than NYC. To be expected, but I was finally getting happy with the cooler weather in NYC and now I spend a few days in hot and sunny land. Lets face it, most of the time in LA will be spent indoors anyway.

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First Migraine in a While

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I had to take a Butabitol for the first time in a while for my migraines. I don’t think I would have made it through the day if I hadn’t. The Alive didn’t seem to work, and I didn’t have any Amerge. After what the Butabital did to me last year around my birthday I am not a fan of taking it, but you cannot argue with results. I just know I need to take that stuff in moderation.

I was feeling better enough to go out with people from work for a few drinks after work. I only had 2 and headed out early. I was afraid of causing the headache that the medication prevented earlier in the day. Turned out to be a decent day, but for a while I was worried.

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Steak Lunch

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A few of us had lunch with EMC today to talk about some stuff that is going on. And lets face it, we use enough of there stuff so lunch is not allot to ask for. Actually our rep who is pretty cool was the one that suggested it. Like Jayson and I, he likes to eat! Well at least eat at a halfway decent place! the problem with vendor lunch’s is that they take forever. We learned allot, so it wasn’t a waste.

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And The Kids Get A Computer

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I finally setup a day to goto my sisters and give my niece a computer. I took my dad’s old dell that I had and cleaned it up and put windows xp back on it. I gave her my 17″ flat pannel I wasn’t using, and also my altec lancing speaker set. It was my excuse to go out and buy Bose speakers for my computer set at home.

Surprisingly the setup was not that bad. Coping over some of Morgan’s music too the longest. The computer setup fine, and the router they already had (even though it wasn’t in use until today) remembered all its settings.

I also got to spend some time with my nephew Zachary. He is very playful for a 4 month old. he just doesn’t like to be put down. I don’t mind that he likes being held, but I guess that Carrie and Michael do. They think he is being spoiled.

Morgan and I also got to hang out. She was in a good mood, and playful. I like that since I get free hugs. you have to take them when you can with a 3 1/2 year old. Overall it was a fun day. I just hope I don’t have to deal with that much technical support on the new computer.

Month Long Recap

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Yet again I have been bad at posting. Sean emailed me looking for an update since I haven’t written in a while. I know I have been bad recently with not posting. I will provide a quick update of what happened this month. Ok, get ready here it comes:

Last week I was plagued with migraines from Wednesday till this Monday. It is the weather. I always get sick when the weather starts changing. It is something about the stagnant warm weather, not hot or cold when the AC’s stop running and it is just warm. I am not the only one I know that is affected by this but like clockwork twice a year I have an issue. I am feeling somewhat better now.

Last weekend I stayed in trying to kill the head aches. I ended up having to miss a Halloween party my friends threw because I felt like crap. I did get out a bit on Sunday to help Lauren and Andrew setup there new Macbook Pro. The twins are really cute, but a bit loud for my head aching state I was in.

The week before that I had a cold all week. Thankfully it wasn’t that bad. I took cold eze. I can’t spell it but it works. I sounded allot worse than I felt all week. The Tylenol PM also helped. The weekend of the 14th and 15th I pretty much slept away since I had a cold. Come to think of it, this month has been allot of resting when I am not working. That is a sign that things are crazy busy in the office.

One night a few weeks ago (i can’t remember when anymore) a bunch of us finally got together for poker. Brian’s girlfriend Amy was the big winner. I was the only other person that broke even. I did ok, but no where near as well as Amy. I need to schedule another get together soon.

I did the Jewish holidays at the usual places. One holiday was at my parents best friends house and the other was at my parents place. My dad decided to make the first holiday interesting by getting sick. He ended up in the hospital for a day and half with the flu or something. I am learning that even something as typically normal as the flu can put a diabetic in the hospital. He is ok but it was an interesting few days.

The other holiday was uneventful. I didn’t fast. I really can’t, or shall I say I shouldn’t. Me, medication, and not eating is a bad thing. According to my dad (who after all is a reliable religious scholar:) it is ok to skip the fasting if you need to take meds. Who am I kidding anyway. I am not religious 364 days out of the year, so why should I be that one extra day?

Other stuff went on this month, but I can’t recall all the details right now. Heck, I almost forgot about the hospital thing so I bet I missed some other important piece of info.

Work was really hectic this month. Lost of projects going on right now. I will cover them in another post if I find the time. Hopefully this wont be the last post for another month!

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Blowing Off Steam

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Last night after a stressful day a bunch of us went out and got a few drinks. We ended up at a dive bar on the upper west side. We hung out for a while and then ended up back at Miguel’s apartment to relax. It was a nice chance to relax from the crzy pace we have been keeping at the office recently.

While we where at the bar I came to the conclusion that I should take today off. It is the beginning of the jewish holiday. I have the time, and I needed a break. It wasn’t that I am very religious or anything, but taking the day off lets me go to my parents a bit earlier than I originally could if I went to work. I am writing this post from the rail road on my may to my parents house. My old stand by place to write, on the train.