Done with Friday

Good evening,

Wow, Friday is finally done. It’s been a crazy hair on fire busy kind of day! I started off calm, cool and collective. That got interrupted with a bunch of what should have been common sense issues. Stupidity makes my blood boil. Then things just went from 0 to 120 in a matter of seconds.

Good thing I was working early or I wouldn’t have been able to make as much progress with the project I was working on. Yeah, I said was because it’s finally done.

The cluster project just got off to a start and the 2^nd wave hit today with the mistake maker and my boss taking over. It’s going to be a lot of work so hopefully it all comes together, I know I will get an update when I return.

I’ve got a jackass user who is leaving. He demanded some data that folks usually take with them when they leave. I got to be the one who broke the news to HR and his manager that he was leaving. I got his data to him in a speedy fashion which he demanded. Then after I sent it to him, he said he made changes so I had to re-export it all over and send it off again. I wasn’t happy about it but the work got done. I always work with people to find a mutually agreeable time to turn their access off and this guy just to be an ass said let’s make it midnight Sunday. I was fine with that. Not sure that I will be up at that hour but his account is set to expire at the end of the day on Saturday so it really doesn’t matter if I am awake or not. I will process it if I am awake at that time and if not well, I will get to it Sunday morning after I return from breakfast and the grocery store. I don’t know why he couldn’t have given me a normal time frame like other people do.

Speaking of work, we have Microsoft 365 at work and I really love the ability to have emails and other documents read to you by the computer. It lets you know how what you are saying or is being said sounds. It reads it in a much more human and realistic voice than the 2021 version of the Microsoft Suite that I have at home. I know Microsoft wants my money and wants me to subscribe to their software but I am resisting for as long as possible. Sell me the software and don’t make me subscribe to it. However, the subscription model is already set and working for Microsoft and so many other companies that are in the software business.

I had a lousy night’s sleep with some crazy ass dreams. I remember when I woke up one of the times I thought to myself maybe I should go back to therapy. It’s strange what the subconscious causes you to dream about. I wish that I could control my dreams so that they were only enjoyable and pleasant instead of the rollercoaster from hell that I seem to be on.

The cats are doing a great job of keeping me company and Rudy last night demanded that I play with him before I went to retire to my room for the night. He starts off all excited and was really into it but his interest was fleeting and I moved on to playing with his sister. She never wants to stop and always goes at things 90 mph. She loves to chew on anything that she can fit into her mouth. It’s almost as if she is teething. Rudy gets that way sometimes too.

On a different note, I am a little concerned about Rudy that he has something neurological going on. For months now he will stare into space at different periods of time. This morning, he wanted a drink of water and just looked at the fountain. I had to grab his attention and tell him to get a drink. Then he walked over and drank up. He’s full of energy and for the most part acting normal. It’s just this staring into space thing is a bit concerning to me. I know that eventually both of them will be meeting the vet but I am trying like hell to stay away from that place because once you walk in the door it’s as if you’re on a treadmill and they siphon all of your money into their hands. I’m giving some consideration to making an appointment for Rudy this coming week. I want to talk with my friends first to get their take and see if perhaps I am overreacting. Mora might stare into space once and a while but it’s not noticeable to me like it is with her brother.

I worked on my back last night with the massager that I have and really dug in to try to bust up that knot. It really hurt and I went at it full force. That knots still with me and feels like it got bigger today with all of the keyboarding I did. Here’s hoping that I will get some away time from the computer. I know that I will be in front of it next week despite being on vacation but I don’t plan on doing anything work related. It will be all personal and a lot of goofing off.

Well I’m going to get this published. Hope your Friday was a good one and that all is well. Have a great weekend and if your in the US enjoy the extended holiday weekend.

Take care, be kind to each other and I will talk with you again soon.