Today was another day in the office. This time I went to the mid-town office since I had a meeting with someone who was visiting from an out of town office. I hung out (sat) in the usual spot. Went to lunch with Ripu and Abby since I love the cafeteria in that office. Thankfully my 8:30 AM meeting was canceled so I didn’t have to rush to the office, even though I still got there early. It was a busy day with meetings and dealing with some outstanding issues. I got out of work a little late but thankfully a reasonable time.
Work
Waking Up With a Throbbing Head
It was a bit wet in the morning. I can’t believe how violent the rain was this morning. I woke up to the thunder and lightening and thought I was dreaming. This was about 4 AM and then I didn’t really sleep well after that. I went to bed with a head ache and woke up with one. That is the worst possible sign I can possible have. I was about to call in sick but had too much to do so I took some Aleve and chanced going into the office. I almost never take sick days so I could have if I needed to but I really didn’t want to. I just really didn’t want the head ache to deteriorate to a migraine. When I wake up in the morning with a head ache that is usually the outcome. Thankfully today that didn’t happen. I think it was luck and prompt medication (thought meds don’t always do it).
Today was an in the office day so I went to my home base office. Things were busy but generally nothing major stands out for the day. I picked up a filet for dinner and cooked it up on the George Forman and relaxed in the evening. By the time I got home I was feeling fine.
Its Monday Again
For some reason today I got 3 packages. I know I order 3 things but never expected two of them to show today. My fancy (in my opinion) mugs arrived. I got glass ones with metal handles. I always liked that style. I also got some stuff from drugstore.com since I am lazy and like ordering from them. I also got my business cards in the mail. I ordered them in the middle of last week and was amazed at how fast they arrived. It took me months to realize that if I wanted cards all I had to do was goto an intranet site and request them.
Today was a work from home day, and I am glad. I got a head ache in the afternoon that is still plaguing me. Unfortunately I had conference calls most of the day except for the late afternoon. It was a relatively productive day. More tasks were checked off as completed by my team than I added to the list of to do’s. Whenever that happens it was a good day.
NJ Day Trip, Again
Yesterday was my scheduled day to be in NJ for work. Thankfully the trip was uneventful. I had a bunch of meetings, had to cancel a bunch more due to things that came up. Went out to lunch with some of the network guys. All in all a typical day in NJ. I thankfully got home in under 2 hours.
Drinks After Work
I meet up with Danny, Anthony and a few unnamed (because I cannot recall their names) others after work today. We meet up at a bar near union square. I was good and kept to my 2 drink limit since I have to get up early tomorrow for the BBQ upstate. I haven’t seen Anthony in a while so it was nice to catch up. I got my fill of old company gossip, and then headed home.
I worked from home today. I thought I would have some time to get some work done, but for some reason the meetings piled up. It was a busy day even though it was a Friday!
Work Drinks
After work today meet up near time square with a bunch of people from work. One of the NY based guys is moving (not leaving the company but moving out of the city) so there was a get together to wish him well. It is funny I probably talk to this guy more often than I see him anyway so for me if he is on the phone a mile a way or 500 miles away it doesn’t really matter I guess.
I had a good time. I meet a bunch of people I never meet before (some of them I may have spoken on the phone or email but never in person) and got to see others that I don’t see too often. For that it was really fun. I was amazed that I was one of the last 3 people to leave, but I also had the shortest trip to travel home so I wasn’t complaining.
Meet Up With Friends
Today after work I headed into the city to Blaggards to meet up with friends. Yes headed into the city is what I said. I was working from home so it is always kind of odd to go into Manhattan to meet up with people after work when I am already home. Meet up with Mike, Luke, and others. I had a good time, but it is always fun hanging out with those guys.
Thankfully an otherwise uneventful day at work.
NJ Again
Today was my scheduled trip to meet up with most of my team in the NJ office. The day went well, but the bus ride home was not fun. I had to get off on 34th and 9th and walk to 7th ave for the subway. If I had stayed on the bus it would have probably taken another hour to get home due to the bus traffic. Got home in around 2 hours and 15 minutes.
May 5th
Today I was an at the office day. Prashant wasn’t around so I ended up eating lunch by myself. It is odd that when I am in the office I don’t even get to socialize more than when I work from home. I know that is because the teams I work with are not in the office I am based out of but it is still a bit unusual. I had a busy day of meetings and getting tasks done. I had an issue later in the day so I ended up staying at the office till 6.
I was going to meet up with Kristen and possible some of her friends for drinks, but that fell through since she had some last minute things to take care of. I am glad the plans got canceled because i did have to stay late at work and I wasn’t sure if I would have had to stay later. I always hate canceling plans because of a work issue that comes up!
The rest of the evening was uneventful. My mom is off to Europe with a friend so I spoke to her on the phone at the airport for a while. I am her weather checker / temperature converter. I love that I can convert Celsius into Fahrenheit using Convertbot on my iPhone.
Half Day, Well Sort Of
Today started out working from home like a normal Monday. By lunch time I had to go into the companies mid town office for a meeting in the early afternoon. Since I love the company cafeteria at that office I went in at lunch time. Seriously, it is not a dingy place to eat. They have tons of great stuff even though I usually get the same thing when I go since I don’t go too often. I am usually there 2-3 times a month at the most for lunch.
The meeting was eventful. Hopefully we can make our proposal work once the details are reviewed. I liked the old plan personally so either way would work for me! Vague I know, but I don’t talk details about work on the blog! Besides the meeting I got to have several conversations with people I don’t normally see in person since I am not in this office that much. That in and of itself was very productive. I am back in that office again this thursday all day. Hopefully that day is as productive!
I finished work around normal time. I ran down to near Macy’s to get my hair cut. I don’t know what it is exactly but I enjoy getting haircuts. Maybe it is the relaxing vibrations of the clippers on my head. Who knows!