Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Happy Self-Deprecating Day Summer!

8:13AM Wake up 2 minutes before alarm. Go back to sleep.
9:30AM Wake up an hour and 15 minutes after alarm.
9:31AM Step on broken nail by dresser. Explicitly remember reminding self not to step on nail the night before.
9:35AM Speed out of garage. No shower.
9:36AM Hit neighbor's trash bin. Spend 15 minutes putting saturated, moist trash back into bin.
10:15AM Arrive at internship late and smelling. Boss says no work today, go home.
10:45AM Run out of gas on Hollywood Blvd during rush hour.
11:00AM Nice man stops. Helps push car to gas station.
11:40AM Get home. Go to bed.
11:43AM Woken up by call from Vonage Customer Service Agent asking "Do I want another phone line?" when I dont even use the first one.
12NOON Get up. Get ready for work.
12:01PM Step on &#%@! nail AGAIN.
12:30PM While drying hair, gardener comes to door.
12:35PM Let gardener in through back gate. Leaf blower blows dead grass and insects into still-wet hair.
2:00PM Get to work early. Decide to get new ID & reimbursement for parking.
2:15PM New ID will be ready in an hour. Please come back.
2:20PM I cannot reimburse you. Please come back when my boss is here.
3:30PM Access to ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive request cannot be found. Are you sure you filled one out?
3:45PM Access to ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive request found. Was given to wrong department. Will do a rush order for you.
4:15PM New ID ready. Reimbursement ready.
4:20PM Get stuck in 3rd floor elevator lobby. New ID does not work.
4:50PM FINALLY get let into 3rd floor by random person.
4:55PM Cook lunch: Ramon Noodles
5:00PM Access to ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive request cannot be filed. The drive you request does not exist.
5:30PM Finally convince IT drive DOES exist. IT BOSS promises to fix asap.
6:30PM Call IT. IT is closed, could you please leave a message and we'll get back to you in the morning?
6:38PM Ramon Noodels getting cold. Put in fridge.
6:40PM Get a hold of IT night person. We wont be able to do anything for you until the morning.
6:45PM Freak out in front of God and the whole world. Accidentally curse in front of big bossman as he strolls by. Random stares.
6:55PM Bryan and Sherman from engineering fix problem. YAY!!!
7:00PM Find out that new software that goes with ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive is not set to correct preferences.
7:15PM Ask Shivaune how to set preferences. Preferences were set before she got there.
7:18PM Call UK Software company. We are not open at this time. Please leave us a message and we will call you back.
7:20PM Call Alex. No answer.
7:25PM Call Bryan. May have to do it the long way on Poliscript.
7:30PM &#%@! Remember to get keys from garage before they close for the night.
7:45PM Forget about broken New ID. Get stuck in 3rd floor elevator lobby.
7:55PM Go down to security. Sorry, I'm new- I don't know how to get you in. Could you wait until the next shift? It'll be in about 30 minutes.
8:30PM Get back into work.
8:31PM Remember Ramon Noodles! Go to fridge, contemplate ability to microwave noodles.
8:35PM Burn noodles.
9:00PM Spend lunch time writing in blog instead of eating.
9:30PM Motion-sensor lights in bathroom shut off only halfway through. Waving arms does nothing.

Mood : &@#^!&%

On the upside: I get to go to New York in 2 days. Now, if I can only figure out how to survive until then...

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