About time too....
Jan. 17th, 2005 12:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redwineisinstockAlright, so its been 4 months! since I posted, which is kind of silly. However, the good news is, I've finally hooked the work laptop up to the adsl connection, which means that I can sit in bed, listening to music and surf the internet. I cannot believe I've reached this age without experiencing this!!!
So brief update, the tv was fixed and worked fine. The car is still being driven with the large stop light on the dashboard all lit up, which is kind of freaky for the first week, but after a while you get used to it. Seems to drive fine though. It has also started to flash its lights when doors are opened and closed, which is embarrassing. Why does everything vaguely electronic I own feel the need to develop a personality. Really, it would be fine if they just worked the way they are supposed to.
And in other news, I've been moved to finance at work. So, not only am a computer geek, but I'm now a bean counter as well. I find myself having discussions about EBITDA and segment profit. I'm never ever going to be able to make small talk at a party again. I am now death to small talk. I'm going to have to develop a interesting hobby in sheer self defence.
However, it does mean I get to hear all sorts of corporate in fighting which is incredibly amusing. The things senior execs spend money on!
I have discovered the one problem with a gym opening up 5 minutes from work is that my main excuse not to go is completely gone. However, no one has ever accused me of not being ingenious, so I have come up with new ones. Obviously, I'm too tired is a good one. I've just eaten wheat and therefore won't have any energy is a new one, and so far, no one has called me on it. My gym clothes are in the wash also works well.
So brief update, the tv was fixed and worked fine. The car is still being driven with the large stop light on the dashboard all lit up, which is kind of freaky for the first week, but after a while you get used to it. Seems to drive fine though. It has also started to flash its lights when doors are opened and closed, which is embarrassing. Why does everything vaguely electronic I own feel the need to develop a personality. Really, it would be fine if they just worked the way they are supposed to.
And in other news, I've been moved to finance at work. So, not only am a computer geek, but I'm now a bean counter as well. I find myself having discussions about EBITDA and segment profit. I'm never ever going to be able to make small talk at a party again. I am now death to small talk. I'm going to have to develop a interesting hobby in sheer self defence.
However, it does mean I get to hear all sorts of corporate in fighting which is incredibly amusing. The things senior execs spend money on!
I have discovered the one problem with a gym opening up 5 minutes from work is that my main excuse not to go is completely gone. However, no one has ever accused me of not being ingenious, so I have come up with new ones. Obviously, I'm too tired is a good one. I've just eaten wheat and therefore won't have any energy is a new one, and so far, no one has called me on it. My gym clothes are in the wash also works well.
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Death to small talk!
Date: 2005-01-28 10:47 am (UTC)You could take up beekeeping? Or stamp collecting? Or train spotting?
Re: Death to small talk!
Date: 2005-01-30 01:23 am (UTC)http://www.usatoday.com/tech/cphobb-new.htm
Re: Death to small talk!
Date: 2005-01-31 10:10 pm (UTC)