7:55 am - take drink of lemonade as i'm driving. realize it doesn't taste "sparkling."
7:57 am - look at receipt. notice they gave me "lemonade light add strawberry."
7:58 am - GRRRR sonic does it again! wonder if they actually TRAIN their employees.
8:15 am - arrive to bridge. they are now working on the right lane, which in theory should speed things up, as ppl will naturally get in the left lane so they don't have to do the every other car thing w/ the oncoming traffic.
8:16 am - wonder why ppl are zooming by in the right lane.
8:17 am - rail at the ppl who went zooming by as brake lights start to pepper the bridge.
8:20 am - narrowly miss getting chloe's nose sliced off by giant truck deciding to come into the left lane, sans any type of signalling device usage.
8:25 am - wonder if i'll make it to work on time.
8:31 am - pull into parking space close to door & thank God.
8:33 am - thank God again for someone's fortuitous placement of bagels & cream cheese in break room.
8:35 am - munch on bagel & LOTS of cream cheese as computer boots up. begin insanely crazy busy day.
this crazy day (hey! i heard that sigh of relief that i stopped the minute to minute. hush now!)... this crazy week! i'm very grateful for being busy, that's for sure. but i have spent all week on problems & meetings & solving puzzles & whatnot, have not had time to do any of my paperwork. only there for 1/2 a day tomorrow (YAYYY!!!!) and i have a couple of meetings for that 1/2! lol
had a PM meeting, which went well, was told i'm doing an awesome job & all these things, so that was nice to hear. was also told i need to work on "non-verbal cues" when listening to ppl, when i disagree. apparently i give off a "i disagree with you" vibe. but only when i disagree! and i asked if, when i give off this vibe, is it inconsistant w/ what i verbalize? the answer was no. so... if i look like i disagree with you because i actually disagree w/ you... how is that a bad thing? i see it as being honest. (as you all know, by now i think, just because i disagree with you doesn't mean i am closed off to hearing your opinion on a given subject!) i would much rather let someone know that i disagree with them and why right away, rather than feel like i was lying. and anyway, i'm above target in the area we were discussing, so i'm not really worried about it. tho i did appreciate the feedback, as being aware of how ppl perceive me/my actions is helpful.
one thing that was certainly not helpful - especially after having spent all week on problems & puzzles & the like - was hearing that there is a disconnect btwn the work i'm actually doing and the way that work is "ranked." it's hard to explain without going into too many details - the thing is that it's frustrating to hear you're doing a great job & you're appreciated on the one hand, but only in this little box we've placed you in on the other. and the "we" aren't even the ppl who are directly involved in what you're doing. it's this random group that doesn't even know what goes on day to day & has just categorized things willy nilly (in my opinion, phhht!). i just don't get it.
i just felt like, all my hard work and everything i do for the company is appreciated by my direct line of power, but not further. farther? anywhoo! as i said in the meeting, i at least have to bring things up every once in awhile to keep it fresh in ppl's minds...
speaking of fresh in ppl's minds... i did some cruise directing & set up our team meeting today & sent out a vote for our summer birthday celebrations. a couple ppl suggested a picnic, so i put it out to a vote & so far (as of 5:20 when i left) it's neck & neck, with 5 votes for and 5 votes against. there are 6 votes still out there, i think. i like the picnic idea, just for the get out into the fresh air for awhile & away from the office. however, this celebration happens in july, and it could be HOT out! so, an indoor picnic in the AC would be good for me, too. ; )
as i said, i left a little late because i was working on some rejection emails & help desk tickets. i stopped at (a different from this morning) sonic & got an actual sparkling lemonade & it was perfect! : ) i was supposed to stop by hy vee to get chips & salsa for tomorrow's food day in honor of a soon-to-be-retiree, but phil & becca were both stopping by to pick a couple things up, so i needed to get home! i was starving, too! lunch had been mashed potatoes & gravy, because i'd forgotten about my chicken fried rice in the freezer. d'oh! and i was supposed to be dining at applebee's w/ trish & marcie, but there was a change of plans. of course i wasn't in the mood for anything in my pantry or fridge. finally i was going to make a pasta dish, but didn't have any milk. whoops! another thing i should have picked up at the store, along with cheese. anyway, so i decided to make chicken ramen w/ eggs & mushrooms. turned out pretty tastey! : )
got phil squared awawy & he stayed to chat for awhile. he left about 5 minutes before becca & nate got here, and they visited for awhile. nate pointed out a BEAUTIFUL rainbow right outside my door. i should've taken a picture!! d'oh!
with all of that excitement... *laugh* oh, and mom called & we chatted for a bit. we're going to have fun tomorrow, but no zoo because she has to take grammy to get her hair did in the afternoon. ah well, i think she & i are going to join becca & nate at the zoo on monday & then catch a movie, so it's all good! (in the hood with the gin & the juice...does anyone else say that or is it just me?) and i did get to watch GLEEEEEEE (awesome lady gaga episode!) & NCIS & LA & Miami, which were all awesome finales!!
i think that concludes my day-sharing for now! so excited for a few days off, i can not even tell you! : ) have a great night/day & i'll chat at ya again soon! ; ) ttfn!
ohhhh... yes... there was also an incident on my way home. lol it was a gorgeous afternoon, sky-wise!
and then we had a couple clouds... the first one looks like a cowboy to me, the second, a mouse. what do you think??
there was a guy behind me riding my bumper, i tried to take a picture of him but only got my backseat. however, it served a different purpose - he saw the camera & backed off! : ) that was AWESOME, seriously. : )
goodnight!
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