I have an asshole attractorand I'd like to have it surgically removed
please?
I just got sent home from work…Cos I arrived at work this morning and immediately did a half gainer and banged up my knee pretty bad (seems that my father is destined to bang up his feet and I am destined to bang up my knees)
Soo – I drove home in the snow – it’s snowing again (although they are calling for rain later) it’s that light dusty snow that you get when it’s cold – but there’s enough of it that it is covering all that skating rink from the last 2 days – which is how I banged up my knee – but that’s another story!
People get stupid in inclement weather…it’s like it gets cold and their brains freeze er something….I just spent 15 minutes waiting to get in my driveway cos some boob had parked his car in the driveway and went across the street to the school – and when he comes out of the school he’s like all farklempt cos he’s in the way…and barely able to speak in syllables....he’s obviously a couple of French fries short a Happy Meal…
”duh oh?….am I in the way?”
“well ya – COS YER PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY!”
“Oh – well how wuz I supposed to know? – that it’s a driveway I mean?”
“well I suppose those 4 big honking signs that say ”Brentwood Villa Driveway No Parking Allowed” might have been a dead giveaway!”
“well I didn’t want to park at the school cos there’s snow there”
“well there’s snow here and I’ve been holding up traffic for 15 minutes while I try to get in my driveway”
“well fine –but I still don’t know why yer upset”
Gak!!! “I’ve got an idea – why don’t I go park up against yer front door so you can’t go home and we’ll see how you like it?”
“bitch”
*sigh*….”just get outta my driveway”
Don’tcha just love snow? cos there's surely no cure for stupid!
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Quick n Easy Soup
alla Rachael Ray
one lg onion diced
4 stalks of celery diced
1 lg carrot diced
heat in a large dutch oven some EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
saute veg till glace (soft)
pour in 1 carton of Chicken broth
stir in one can of diced tomates
add 1 pkg store bought gnocchi
(she also put meatballs made of fresh ground chicken or turkey with a little herb to taste - but I wouldn't be able to boil em - I'd have to fry em first!)
presto chango - home made soup for supper!
one lg onion diced
4 stalks of celery diced
1 lg carrot diced
heat in a large dutch oven some EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
saute veg till glace (soft)
pour in 1 carton of Chicken broth
stir in one can of diced tomates
add 1 pkg store bought gnocchi
(she also put meatballs made of fresh ground chicken or turkey with a little herb to taste - but I wouldn't be able to boil em - I'd have to fry em first!)
presto chango - home made soup for supper!
Monday, November 27, 2006
It's official
ok
it's official
I'm old and fat and tired
I just went out and dug my car outta the snow
I am exhausted
I think I need a martini or 9!
The PNW does not know how to deal with snow!
the city of Victoria owns 6 dump trucks that they have fixed blades to the front of and are calling them "snowplows"
the schools and universities are all closed
the goverenment offices and banks are closed
the city transit has stopped
even the cops are staying home
there's no phone service on half the island
all the Southern Gulf Islands don't have power and much of the city of Victoria doesn't either
we didn't have TV cable or DSL till about half an hour ago
I keep hearing that tune by REM in my head "it's the end of the world as we know it!!"
it's a little snow people....these's people need to learn to relax
it's official
I'm old and fat and tired
I just went out and dug my car outta the snow
I am exhausted
I think I need a martini or 9!
The PNW does not know how to deal with snow!
the city of Victoria owns 6 dump trucks that they have fixed blades to the front of and are calling them "snowplows"
the schools and universities are all closed
the goverenment offices and banks are closed
the city transit has stopped
even the cops are staying home
there's no phone service on half the island
all the Southern Gulf Islands don't have power and much of the city of Victoria doesn't either
we didn't have TV cable or DSL till about half an hour ago
I keep hearing that tune by REM in my head "it's the end of the world as we know it!!"
it's a little snow people....these's people need to learn to relax
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
so
here we are
in the PNW
up to our eyeballs in
white out conditions
people on this island
just don't know how to drive in this stuff
they just really freak out
what a hoot!
I went for coffee with my riding club this morning
the 20 min trip home took well over an hour
and people are just getting outta there cars
and leaving them in the middle of the road
and walking away
I swear I didn't get above 30 kms alla way home
in the "old lady mobile"
One thing about driving an old car
is that it's built like a tank
and heavy enough to not need sandbags
hehehehe
I'm comin up the highway on my way home
and there's a lady in a brand new Infinity
sitting broadside on the road
over both North bound lanes
the lady was standing beside the car weeping
cos she couldn't get it straightened out on the road
I put on my 4 ways and got out
told her to try straightening out her wheels
and turning slowly
she was having any of that and just
continued to wail like it was armagedon
so I turned it for her....
people like that give women drivers a bad name!
I get to the bottom of the hill for the turn off to my burb
and there's bumper to bumper cars on the highway
standing still
like parked
so I drove around the long way
thereby missing the big hill
but here I am on my way along the street I live on
and here comes a guy
walking his dog
in shorts
a tshirt
and flip flops
Gotta love them Canadians eh?
here we are
in the PNW
up to our eyeballs in
white out conditions
people on this island
just don't know how to drive in this stuff
they just really freak out
what a hoot!
I went for coffee with my riding club this morning
the 20 min trip home took well over an hour
and people are just getting outta there cars
and leaving them in the middle of the road
and walking away
I swear I didn't get above 30 kms alla way home
in the "old lady mobile"
One thing about driving an old car
is that it's built like a tank
and heavy enough to not need sandbags
hehehehe
I'm comin up the highway on my way home
and there's a lady in a brand new Infinity
sitting broadside on the road
over both North bound lanes
the lady was standing beside the car weeping
cos she couldn't get it straightened out on the road
I put on my 4 ways and got out
told her to try straightening out her wheels
and turning slowly
she was having any of that and just
continued to wail like it was armagedon
so I turned it for her....
people like that give women drivers a bad name!
I get to the bottom of the hill for the turn off to my burb
and there's bumper to bumper cars on the highway
standing still
like parked
so I drove around the long way
thereby missing the big hill
but here I am on my way along the street I live on
and here comes a guy
walking his dog
in shorts
a tshirt
and flip flops
Gotta love them Canadians eh?
Thursday, November 23, 2006
boredom and the weather
after 3 years of
spending each and every day
going like
a bat outta hell
I'm finding myself bored
the new job is boring
there's no doubt about it
I wonder if
I might have made an error
thinking that this job
would be exciting
all of this is
of course
compounded by the fact
that it's raining
cats and dogs this month
so I'm not riding
and we all know that
this makes the WyzWmn
a very kranky person :o)
the people I work with
are pretty taken with themselves
and have control issues
and I'm still waiting to get my desk moved
so I haven't moved in yet
I remember when my cousin
started working there 2 years ago
she went thru the same thing
that whole "there's not enough to do"
but I bet that I will make this job
more interesting or exciting
I bet it's just gonna take some time
and in the meantime
them granola eaters I work with
won't know what hit em!
spending each and every day
going like
a bat outta hell
I'm finding myself bored
the new job is boring
there's no doubt about it
I wonder if
I might have made an error
thinking that this job
would be exciting
all of this is
of course
compounded by the fact
that it's raining
cats and dogs this month
so I'm not riding
and we all know that
this makes the WyzWmn
a very kranky person :o)
the people I work with
are pretty taken with themselves
and have control issues
and I'm still waiting to get my desk moved
so I haven't moved in yet
I remember when my cousin
started working there 2 years ago
she went thru the same thing
that whole "there's not enough to do"
but I bet that I will make this job
more interesting or exciting
I bet it's just gonna take some time
and in the meantime
them granola eaters I work with
won't know what hit em!
Monday, November 20, 2006
I'm Getting Old...
Sooo…
I’ve had this problem where often when I wake up in the morning it feels like there is something sharp in my left eye….it runs like crazy which causes my sinuses to go nuts…it often causes my right eye to react as well…and it is super sensitive to light first thing in the morning
I talked to my eye Dr who suggested warm compresses in the morning when it happens cos it doesn't happen all the time - the compresses help the headache, the eyes and sinus issue caused by the eyes but not the pain in my eye or the non-stop leaking…sometimes it stops by the time I leave home to go to work but sometimes I can't drive and have to pull over for a while on my way to work ....that’s what happened at the last summer at the Camperee and I ended up not being able to do the whole Mt Washington thing cos I couldn't see to ride….
I hate it when my face leaks for no apparent reason!
I found out today that this problem that I've been battling on and off for the last 2 years is called “lagophthalmos” ….Which basically means I sometimes sleep with my eye open a crack and the pain is actually that my eye has dried out – and then the weeping is my body’s feeble attempt to rectify the drying out of the eye….apparently it’s probably precipitated by the position of my head on the pillow er sommat.
My options are to use an eye gel at night called TGel or if it gets worse and I actually start to sleep with my eyes open...the two best methods are, 1, tape the eyes closed with hypoallergenic paper tape, or 2, wear swimmers goggles with just a touch of Vaseline around the gaskets (creates a moisture chamber).
I don’t see either of these later 2 options being conducive to ever having a sex life again – not that I foresee that in my near future – but hey – hope springs eternal eh?
Apparently as my symptoms are relatively simple (not a full blown case) there’s every possibility I can cure it with taking large doses of Omega 3 fatty acids from flax and fish oil.
So I’m for taking flax oil and putting gel in my eyes at night!
Ain't gettin old grand?
I’ve had this problem where often when I wake up in the morning it feels like there is something sharp in my left eye….it runs like crazy which causes my sinuses to go nuts…it often causes my right eye to react as well…and it is super sensitive to light first thing in the morning
I talked to my eye Dr who suggested warm compresses in the morning when it happens cos it doesn't happen all the time - the compresses help the headache, the eyes and sinus issue caused by the eyes but not the pain in my eye or the non-stop leaking…sometimes it stops by the time I leave home to go to work but sometimes I can't drive and have to pull over for a while on my way to work ....that’s what happened at the last summer at the Camperee and I ended up not being able to do the whole Mt Washington thing cos I couldn't see to ride….
I hate it when my face leaks for no apparent reason!
I found out today that this problem that I've been battling on and off for the last 2 years is called “lagophthalmos” ….Which basically means I sometimes sleep with my eye open a crack and the pain is actually that my eye has dried out – and then the weeping is my body’s feeble attempt to rectify the drying out of the eye….apparently it’s probably precipitated by the position of my head on the pillow er sommat.
My options are to use an eye gel at night called TGel or if it gets worse and I actually start to sleep with my eyes open...the two best methods are, 1, tape the eyes closed with hypoallergenic paper tape, or 2, wear swimmers goggles with just a touch of Vaseline around the gaskets (creates a moisture chamber).
I don’t see either of these later 2 options being conducive to ever having a sex life again – not that I foresee that in my near future – but hey – hope springs eternal eh?
Apparently as my symptoms are relatively simple (not a full blown case) there’s every possibility I can cure it with taking large doses of Omega 3 fatty acids from flax and fish oil.
So I’m for taking flax oil and putting gel in my eyes at night!
Ain't gettin old grand?
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Canadian-isms
On CBC Newsworld today Evan Solomon had a discussion about distinctly Canadian words.
Not necessarily new words but could be - or words that we use in a different way.
eg. Dr. Strangelove likes "two-four" to describe a case of beer.
My Dad likes the word "sauce" as in "today is Grey Cup Day and I may get into the sauce."
My favorite distinctly Canadian word is “bush” as in “we went hiking in the bush looking for blueberries” everywhere else in the world they use “woods” or “forest” we use “bush” (not to be compared or used in any way shape or forum to that duffus in Washington)
But in speaking of “sauce" ....
in ON people say that they are going to pick up a “box” of beer and most Ontarionians think “two-four”
but in BC when you suggest you’ll bring a box of beer you friends may suggest that you bring more than one as a “box” is 6 beer while a “two-four” is a “flat”
Yet another reason for my sister to think the province is evil?
Not necessarily new words but could be - or words that we use in a different way.
eg. Dr. Strangelove likes "two-four" to describe a case of beer.
My Dad likes the word "sauce" as in "today is Grey Cup Day and I may get into the sauce."
My favorite distinctly Canadian word is “bush” as in “we went hiking in the bush looking for blueberries” everywhere else in the world they use “woods” or “forest” we use “bush” (not to be compared or used in any way shape or forum to that duffus in Washington)
But in speaking of “sauce" ....
in ON people say that they are going to pick up a “box” of beer and most Ontarionians think “two-four”
but in BC when you suggest you’ll bring a box of beer you friends may suggest that you bring more than one as a “box” is 6 beer while a “two-four” is a “flat”
Yet another reason for my sister to think the province is evil?
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Just in case ya thought
Just in case
ya thought
I mighta
forgot
lemme just tell ya......
Devil Ducks Rock!
and I miss each and every one of you
even those of you that have been prone
to pissin me off regular like!
ya thought
I mighta
forgot
lemme just tell ya......
Devil Ducks Rock!
and I miss each and every one of you
even those of you that have been prone
to pissin me off regular like!
Friday, November 17, 2006
From the Staff newsletter
Hello from Continuing Studies
A warm welcome to WyzWmn, who joins the Continuing Studies team this week as our new Learning Support Associate. Wyz comes to us from an illustrious background steeped in engagement, customer service, and a culture of care. An administrative wizard with well developed critical thinking skills, you can find her in "building" busily learning the systems here at the University. Be sure to drop in and say hello. We are thrilled she is with us. Submitted by XXXX, Director, Continuing Studies
A warm welcome to WyzWmn, who joins the Continuing Studies team this week as our new Learning Support Associate. Wyz comes to us from an illustrious background steeped in engagement, customer service, and a culture of care. An administrative wizard with well developed critical thinking skills, you can find her in "building" busily learning the systems here at the University. Be sure to drop in and say hello. We are thrilled she is with us. Submitted by XXXX, Director, Continuing Studies
*boy - are they in for a surprise**snicker snicker snort chortle*
the new job
Hmmmmmmmmm – the benefit package is virtually the same as the provincial gov’t
The part that I find hard is that people that work in academia are so fucking sure that they “know” more than anyone else…that they’re more real or more in touch with their feminine side or the planet er sommat
ya’ll gotta know how I’m dealin with that…they need my “special kind of love” that’s for sure
But the work itself so far is fine
As a matter of fact I’ve actually experienced some residue guilt – I mean on my last job I showed up at 8:15 to 8:30 for a 9 AM start and pounded work from 8:15 to 5:30 for a 5PM shift end
just to stay on top
and mostly so far I’ve been sharpening pencils and checking out how poorly stuff is run and coming up with plans to get that kinda stuff worked out for the future..
I've been lucky in that the young woman that was the temp doing the job has stayed on for a couple of weeks to "show me the ropes" but she couldn't find her arse with a compass and a map so while she is familiar with all the external people we deal with - she's pretty much driving me nuts with her complete lack of organization
It's all about a learning curve - and it ain't gonna take much for me to organize this place I don't think - because the new boss is up for "change" with a big C
So yesterday a “logistical planner” visited me so I could arrange to have my office rearranged…I need the desk turned around to face the door and a couple of partitions moved….they are gonna "draw something up and get back to me" so it should be done by Christmas – holy crap eh?
Bureaucracy at it’s finest at a University…but I’ll get used to it
Watch me!
The part that I find hard is that people that work in academia are so fucking sure that they “know” more than anyone else…that they’re more real or more in touch with their feminine side or the planet er sommat
ya’ll gotta know how I’m dealin with that…they need my “special kind of love” that’s for sure
But the work itself so far is fine
As a matter of fact I’ve actually experienced some residue guilt – I mean on my last job I showed up at 8:15 to 8:30 for a 9 AM start and pounded work from 8:15 to 5:30 for a 5PM shift end
just to stay on top
and mostly so far I’ve been sharpening pencils and checking out how poorly stuff is run and coming up with plans to get that kinda stuff worked out for the future..
I've been lucky in that the young woman that was the temp doing the job has stayed on for a couple of weeks to "show me the ropes" but she couldn't find her arse with a compass and a map so while she is familiar with all the external people we deal with - she's pretty much driving me nuts with her complete lack of organization
It's all about a learning curve - and it ain't gonna take much for me to organize this place I don't think - because the new boss is up for "change" with a big C
So yesterday a “logistical planner” visited me so I could arrange to have my office rearranged…I need the desk turned around to face the door and a couple of partitions moved….they are gonna "draw something up and get back to me" so it should be done by Christmas – holy crap eh?
Bureaucracy at it’s finest at a University…but I’ll get used to it
Watch me!
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Ya know what?
Ya know what pisses me off?
at the moment...?
the freakin rain in the PNW and the deadbeat building manager that says he fixed the freakin leak over the valance in the livingroom!
but noooooo
and I come home to 1/3 of my freakin living room under water again!
an antique Vilas Maple chair doing the gawd damn backstroke
it's really too bad that damn property management company isn't open at night
cos I'd be giving that asshole
a hemrrhoid operation with that damn chair!
I'm PISSED LARGE!
at the moment...?
the freakin rain in the PNW and the deadbeat building manager that says he fixed the freakin leak over the valance in the livingroom!
but noooooo
and I come home to 1/3 of my freakin living room under water again!
an antique Vilas Maple chair doing the gawd damn backstroke
it's really too bad that damn property management company isn't open at night
cos I'd be giving that asshole
a hemrrhoid operation with that damn chair!
I'm PISSED LARGE!
Can I Just Say?
There’s something inherently humbling
In going from being a big fish in a small pond
To not having a clue what body of water you are in!!
Thank you
And have a nice day :o)
In going from being a big fish in a small pond
To not having a clue what body of water you are in!!
Thank you
And have a nice day :o)
First Day - New Job
the new job was surprisingly
anticlimactic
after the send off
I got from the old one
after 3 years of
driving the numbers
and run run run
sitting around
and trying to figure out
all the new stuff
was kinda strange
but
pleasant strange
I think I will have no problem
carving a niche out there for myself
and I'm hoping to make myself
a valuable member of the team
stay tuned!
anticlimactic
after the send off
I got from the old one
after 3 years of
driving the numbers
and run run run
sitting around
and trying to figure out
all the new stuff
was kinda strange
but
pleasant strange
I think I will have no problem
carving a niche out there for myself
and I'm hoping to make myself
a valuable member of the team
stay tuned!
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
New Day
today is the first day
of my new job
and of course
as a result
I barely slept all night
cos there's nothing like
showing up at a new job
feeling like you've been
hit by a truck
to make your day complete!
stay tuned!
of my new job
and of course
as a result
I barely slept all night
cos there's nothing like
showing up at a new job
feeling like you've been
hit by a truck
to make your day complete!
stay tuned!
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Impact...
well then...it's over
a chapter of my life that has completely consumed the last 3 years
by 10 AM yesterday I just wanted to beat feet out the door
again with the tears...
I cried on and off all day
people came by and said the most amazing things to me
about me
I am bereft...
I received more cards, and kudos
more heartfelt congratulations and thanks
and more chocolate (these people know me soo well!)
members of my team came in on their day off to say goodbye
and
one lady even came by on her day off
just to drop off some cookies that she'd baked just for me
by 10 I just wanted it to be over
I was completely overwhelmed
and sooo out of my element
I wanted to hide in the bathroom
but I realized that there just comes a time when you have to stop joking
and accept what people are saying about you
to you
with grace
(I can hear my mother's voice speaking to the time my Dad's mother counseled her to "just say thankyou gracefully")
around 3 a fellow stopped by my desk
works in another department
we've been acquainted for a little over a year
we've joked on occasion
he stood at my desk
his hand over his mouth
visibly shaken
for minutes
he pulled his hand away from his face
and said...with tears in his eyes...
"I am a better person for having known you...thank you"
he shook my hand
and walked away.
as he walked away
I sat staring at his back
my mouth hanging open
the tears began again
as I began to think
about impact...
began to think about how we can impact people's lives profoundly
and never really know that we have
and about how very few people
have the privileged of finding out
how they've contributed to or impacted
other's lives
and what an amazing blessing it was
to have been allowed this time
and to have the ability
to end this chapter with grace
at the end of the day
everyone hugged me goodbye
and many of us cried again
I walked out the door
barely hanging on
and as I climbed into my car
I had one brief moment
of hysteria...
"this is wrong...go back
go back...you can fix this
you can stay"
I wiped my face
blew my nose
and started the car
a chapter of my life that has completely consumed the last 3 years
by 10 AM yesterday I just wanted to beat feet out the door
again with the tears...
I cried on and off all day
people came by and said the most amazing things to me
about me
I am bereft...
I received more cards, and kudos
more heartfelt congratulations and thanks
and more chocolate (these people know me soo well!)
members of my team came in on their day off to say goodbye
and
one lady even came by on her day off
just to drop off some cookies that she'd baked just for me
by 10 I just wanted it to be over
I was completely overwhelmed
and sooo out of my element
I wanted to hide in the bathroom
but I realized that there just comes a time when you have to stop joking
and accept what people are saying about you
to you
with grace
(I can hear my mother's voice speaking to the time my Dad's mother counseled her to "just say thankyou gracefully")
around 3 a fellow stopped by my desk
works in another department
we've been acquainted for a little over a year
we've joked on occasion
he stood at my desk
his hand over his mouth
visibly shaken
for minutes
he pulled his hand away from his face
and said...with tears in his eyes...
"I am a better person for having known you...thank you"
he shook my hand
and walked away.
as he walked away
I sat staring at his back
my mouth hanging open
the tears began again
as I began to think
about impact...
began to think about how we can impact people's lives profoundly
and never really know that we have
and about how very few people
have the privileged of finding out
how they've contributed to or impacted
other's lives
and what an amazing blessing it was
to have been allowed this time
and to have the ability
to end this chapter with grace
at the end of the day
everyone hugged me goodbye
and many of us cried again
I walked out the door
barely hanging on
and as I climbed into my car
I had one brief moment
of hysteria...
"this is wrong...go back
go back...you can fix this
you can stay"
I wiped my face
blew my nose
and started the car
there were more kudos when I got home...
and a lovely blog post from my sister wise Bee...
but it's done...
and so begins the next chapter
Friday, November 10, 2006
Then End....
When I announced a week ago that I was leaving I almost ended up with a batch resignations on my desk - the team wanted to leave - but I pulled them off the phones and into a meeting room and coached them not to burn bridges or make decisions around what's going on in my life - that their decisions need to be based on their lives...mouths to feed, mortgages to pay etc...
Yesterday I had a party during my last team meeting to talk to them and to give them little gifts to remember me by - our team is called the Devil Ducks after a little rubber devil bathtub duck and it has been for 2 years ....so I presented each of them with a devil duck and had printed a little card and tied it with a ribbon around the duck's necks - the cards read "you will always be a Duck - you just have to believe in yourself as much as I believe in you -- Believe!"
Lots of us cried - and they'd also got me some presents and a big cake that was decorated with all my sayings.....
and a couple of the cards with the nicest send off messages....
Then the door opens and every Team Lead and Sup and Ops Manager in the barn came filing in
and they sang "for she's a jolly good fellow" and the Sup from hell made a speech about how he's learned something about keeping the humanity in management from me and that I have definitely made an ongoing impact at the Corp - and that I dragged them all kicking and screaming into managing with compassion and real feelings and that I will truly be missed - and made me cry all over again - I told them that they'd finally found a way to shut me up!
Today will be my last day - and a little easier in some ways and a lot harder in others...I will miss my team desperately - but they are friends now and I like to think that they will stay in touch....I've been able to secure a good new TL for them - a fellow that was originally from my team and has been temping for a yr made TL so I do my handover today - finish clearing out my desk and then it's on to the new life!
Kinda chrysalis like
I start Tuesday and I am sooo stoked!
Yesterday I had a party during my last team meeting to talk to them and to give them little gifts to remember me by - our team is called the Devil Ducks after a little rubber devil bathtub duck and it has been for 2 years ....so I presented each of them with a devil duck and had printed a little card and tied it with a ribbon around the duck's necks - the cards read "you will always be a Duck - you just have to believe in yourself as much as I believe in you -- Believe!"
Lots of us cried - and they'd also got me some presents and a big cake that was decorated with all my sayings.....
and a couple of the cards with the nicest send off messages....Then the door opens and every Team Lead and Sup and Ops Manager in the barn came filing in
and they sang "for she's a jolly good fellow" and the Sup from hell made a speech about how he's learned something about keeping the humanity in management from me and that I have definitely made an ongoing impact at the Corp - and that I dragged them all kicking and screaming into managing with compassion and real feelings and that I will truly be missed - and made me cry all over again - I told them that they'd finally found a way to shut me up! Today will be my last day - and a little easier in some ways and a lot harder in others...I will miss my team desperately - but they are friends now and I like to think that they will stay in touch....I've been able to secure a good new TL for them - a fellow that was originally from my team and has been temping for a yr made TL so I do my handover today - finish clearing out my desk and then it's on to the new life!
Kinda chrysalis like
I start Tuesday and I am sooo stoked!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Monday, November 06, 2006
More Good News...
earlier this year
I spoke about my incentive...
my Wakeup Call
or
the Price of my Soul....
to stay in Hell
I made the decision
to move to the new job
and all it's attractions
and
possibilities
without confirming what the
full package is
turns out that full benefits
start the day I start
so the price of my soul
has been met....
and I am pleased!
more and more all the time
it just seems to me
that the new job
was meant to be!
Happy Frosty/Beaver Moon!
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Tuff Day
yesterday
was not an easy day
for me....
it was, as they say,
bittersweet
I told my team
that I am leaving
next Friday
which made my friend Tami
cry
which made me cry
which made more of us cry
and resulted in
me crying on and off all day long
fuck eh?
but I told them the truth
I told them in no uncertain terms
that they are all smart
intelligent
ethical
integral people
that they have "skills"
and that they need to believe
in themselves
as much
as I believe in them
I think I even did
a little begging
that none of them be
so resistant to change
that they burn their bridges
cos they have mouths to feed
and mortgages to pay
etc etc
I hope they believe me
when I say
that
should they decided
that the time for greater change
is upon them
I will do
anything I can to assist
even so far
as to go into
the grand poohbah's office
and beg him
to keep the team together
and give them someone
as strong and smart
tough and wise
fun and humorous
as they need
to keep them together
and if
and when
they do
decide to move on...
I'm a resume writer
extraordinaire
and
will always be their friend
was not an easy day
for me....
it was, as they say,
bittersweet
I told my team
that I am leaving
next Friday
which made my friend Tami
cry
which made me cry
which made more of us cry
and resulted in
me crying on and off all day long
fuck eh?
but I told them the truth
I told them in no uncertain terms
that they are all smart
intelligent
ethical
integral people
that they have "skills"
and that they need to believe
in themselves
as much
as I believe in them
I think I even did
a little begging
that none of them be
so resistant to change
that they burn their bridges
cos they have mouths to feed
and mortgages to pay
etc etc
I hope they believe me
when I say
that
should they decided
that the time for greater change
is upon them
I will do
anything I can to assist
even so far
as to go into
the grand poohbah's office
and beg him
to keep the team together
and give them someone
as strong and smart
tough and wise
fun and humorous
as they need
to keep them together
and if
and when
they do
decide to move on...
I'm a resume writer
extraordinaire
and
will always be their friend
Friday, November 03, 2006
I feel like there should be fanfare!
I have news!
Officially as of last night at 5:30PM….I have just been offered a position at Royal Roads University and I have accepted and will be starting Nov 13th…..3 years to the day from the start day of my current job…in Hell
I will be one of 2 Learning Associates in the brand new Continuing Studies division of RRU…which pretty much means that I will be sharing the administrative load in an exciting new adventure for the University.
The company I have worked for over the last 3 years has taught me a lot about who and what I don’t want to be for the rest of my life…I’m hoping that this new endeavor will give me a chance to grow towards being the person I can be….at the very least the scenery will improve immensely!
I’m stoked!
I will make about $10,000.00 more a year plus a mondo benefits package that is at about 18% of the wage and there’s room for advancement….and no one will be timing my trips to the rest room any more…it’s a 20 min drive but the campus is beautiful...it's a freakin castle after all!
Friday Nov 10th will be my last day at at my current job - and the only fly in the ointment is that I have worked with many of the group currently working for me for 2 years - and been able to positively effect change on their behalf - so I'll miss them terribly...
but for the most part....it's pretty damn cool if ya ask me… Wahoooooooooo!
Officially as of last night at 5:30PM….I have just been offered a position at Royal Roads University and I have accepted and will be starting Nov 13th…..3 years to the day from the start day of my current job…in Hell
I will be one of 2 Learning Associates in the brand new Continuing Studies division of RRU…which pretty much means that I will be sharing the administrative load in an exciting new adventure for the University.
The company I have worked for over the last 3 years has taught me a lot about who and what I don’t want to be for the rest of my life…I’m hoping that this new endeavor will give me a chance to grow towards being the person I can be….at the very least the scenery will improve immensely!
I’m stoked!
I will make about $10,000.00 more a year plus a mondo benefits package that is at about 18% of the wage and there’s room for advancement….and no one will be timing my trips to the rest room any more…it’s a 20 min drive but the campus is beautiful...it's a freakin castle after all!
Friday Nov 10th will be my last day at at my current job - and the only fly in the ointment is that I have worked with many of the group currently working for me for 2 years - and been able to positively effect change on their behalf - so I'll miss them terribly...
but for the most part....it's pretty damn cool if ya ask me… Wahoooooooooo!
Thursday, November 02, 2006
OMG!
OMG!
OMG!
OMG!
I've just been offered a position
at a presitgeous Candian University
in the Continuing Studies Division
I'm sooo freakin excitied I can't stand it
(and frankly just a little scared)
OMG!
(details to follow!)
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Success in Hell
so....
here's the question of the day...
if yer successful in Hell
does that make you good or bad?
is that a "real" success?
or
are ya just lulling yourself
into
complacency?
ya'll know
that I work in a place that I have
referred to
as Hell
on more than one occasion
well right now...
I'm enjoying a success of sorts
a success in that
I'm heading up a couple of projects
and I'm being noticed by people
who think I "can go places"
in the organization...
does this make me successful?
or isn't that kinda like saying
I'm a good loser?
or good at being the best loser?
striving every day
to consciously aspire
to integrity
to honesty
to being a better person
is a tuff road to hoe
in this business
of back stabbing
and muck wracking
and generally getting ahead
by standing on the foreheads of others
it is specially
a tuff road to hoe
when the very person
that is supposed to be
coaching and assisting you
to aspire to be your best
is busy taking all the credit
for all your hard work.
sometimes
it makes a girl wonder
why she bothers
to get outta bed in the morning
so...again I ask...
if yer successful in Hell
does that make you good or bad?
here's the question of the day...
if yer successful in Hell
does that make you good or bad?
is that a "real" success?
or
are ya just lulling yourself
into
complacency?
ya'll know
that I work in a place that I have
referred to
as Hell
on more than one occasion
well right now...
I'm enjoying a success of sorts
a success in that
I'm heading up a couple of projects
and I'm being noticed by people
who think I "can go places"
in the organization...
does this make me successful?
or isn't that kinda like saying
I'm a good loser?
or good at being the best loser?
striving every day
to consciously aspire
to integrity
to honesty
to being a better person
is a tuff road to hoe
in this business
of back stabbing
and muck wracking
and generally getting ahead
by standing on the foreheads of others
it is specially
a tuff road to hoe
when the very person
that is supposed to be
coaching and assisting you
to aspire to be your best
is busy taking all the credit
for all your hard work.
sometimes
it makes a girl wonder
why she bothers
to get outta bed in the morning
so...again I ask...
if yer successful in Hell
does that make you good or bad?
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