I'm pissed!

And I'm gonna be pissed for at least one more day. I haven't been this mad since my days working in Tuscaloosa. GRRRRR!!!

Anyway, this made me laugh...

It's almost time!

Woo hoo! I spent Friday moving news stories I've archived to the new Web site publisher! This means I can't be more than a week from re-launching things...

So, with all the exciting changes coming around, it appears I'm getting sick...again! There have obviously been too many sick people at work, because none of my family has been sick... I'm feeling fluish...and am already feeling quite miserable since last night. I swear I'm going to choke the next sick person I see at work.

Anyway, this should be a good, but busy, week at work... I'll post more on the status later...

Breathe in, breathe out...

You know, my temper isn't what it used to be... I believe I just gave up about being irate at various things, which is probably a good thing...I haven't had high blood pressure lately! ;)

Today, after all my stuff has been working since late Friday with no problem, my connection through that ****ing firewall breaks...AGAIN! What did I do? Calmly tell myself "that's fine...I've had it," tell a few producers they're not getting what they asked for, and go back to my desk and play with photoshop. I can't imagine how many other people in my shoes have had this much bull shi* to deal with. Some things in rebuilding a Web site from scratch is natural, but not being able to freakin' log in to do my normal work borders insanity.

The other problem here is how in the world do I explain said firewall problem to non-computer literate people? There have been some days I've wondered if my boss thinks I'm either on crack or a really good liar... My old boss would have known I wasn't blowing smoke...but alas, this is what happens when more things change then you previously expected...

Sigh...it also looks like we're in for some seriously bad weather on Sunday...so I'm betting I'll be working though that.

And it continues...

It just keeps coming... I got the other big problem fixed...wasn't as big of a problem as I'd thought... Then today I can't log into the publisher for the site...which, lucky me, it's behind the firewall of my old company... so I immediately assume our connection through that firewall died...which it probably did, because about the time I was going to leave, it all comes back and I begin to finish my work for the day...nobody seems to know why... Oy!

Well, at least there is one ray of hope...I'm a mere TWO weeks away (if nothing screws up) from getting my new site...to which I can log into anywhere on the FREAKIN' PLANET! Just knowing I won't have a firewall to get through just to post a story will be great!

Nothing else is going on...outside of work, it's been pretty dull... I haven't really had time to do anything else... I did see Hannibal Rising... That was one screwed up movie...and I feel I got my money's worth! ;)

And so it begins...

Today I noticed one rather huge problem with my website... I notice that I can't track web viewers any more. What's the problem you ask? It's simple... There is a system in place where I can see how many people are looking at my site...how many people look over the course of a day, month, year...what exactly they were looking at, etc... Well, now I can't access it...

WHY IN THE HELL CAN'T I ACCESS IT?!?!?!?!

Some of you have probably heard me say "...the day is coming...our old company is just going to pull the plug and there's nothing I can do but watch." Well, I'm afraid we're T-minus 30 seconds from complete and utter disaster!

So, what am I going to do? Well, I'm attempting to have the problem fixed...though I'm afraid it may not happen. Otherwise, there's not much else I can do but start shooting whiskey (woosky) and cry!

I also learned today to never take an antibiotic without eating first... I think I nearly had to go to the hospital, but I'm better now... ;)

Here's a preview of what I was doing at one point today (in my head at least)...

100th Post!

Woo! I've posted 100 whole posts. Yay.

Anyway, I'm sick. I have a head cold. I'm going to KILL whoever I caught it from. I haven't been sick since 2000.

So, what am I going to be up to this week? Other than my normal thing at work, not much. I bidded on an editing system on eBay...the same one I use at work. Also, on Saturday (or Friday) I'm planning on seeing the new movie "Hannibal Rising," the fourth installment of Silence of the Lambs... There isn't a Silence of the Lambs movie in theaters I haven't seen (apart from Silence of the Lambs). I can't go to a horror movie without coming out of the theater feeling somewhat psychologically screwed up! ;)

I got the following from a friend of myspace. This isn't all of it, but it's probably the funniest part...

We've all heard about people having guts or balls. But do you really know the difference between them? In an effort to keep you informed, the
definition of each is listed below.

"GUTS" is arriving home late after a night out with the guys, being assaulted by your wife with a broom, and having the guts to say, "are
you still cleaning or are you flying somewhere?"

"BALLS" is coming home late after a night out with the guys smelling of perfume and beer, lipstick on your collar, slapping your wife on the ass and having the balls to say, "You're next!"

Oh yeah...this movie is going to be SCREWED UP!

A bit of history...

I never get rid of any bill statements or pay stubs... It was interesting tonight as I decided to do a little cleaning through my files and shred some stuff I don't need. I found my first pay stub from my first job...my first bill for the first car I bought...my first cell phone statement...

Sometimes I think it would be interesting to hang on to a few things like that just to remember years from now what kind of bills I had, but then I decided I needed to quit being so much of a pack rat and started shredding. ;)