25 February 2007

Patience is a Virtue

I am in Dallas. Why am I in Dallas? I don't quite know - it could have been one of many things:
  1. my flight from Cancun which should've departed at 7am was delayed 2 hours
  2. my flight from Cancun tried to leave on time, but they had mechanical difficulties getting ready to pressurize the cabin so we taxied back into the terminal and got maintenance for 2 hours
  3. we circled high above Dallas where we were supposed to land for over an hour due to 50-60mph winds
  4. we got rerouted to Houston since we needed fuel after circling Dallas and not being allowed to land
  5. we sat at a domestic gate on an international plane for 5 hours because since we couldn't clear immigration & customs, we weren't allowed off the plane
  6. we ran through customs and back to our plane to get back to Dallas since American flies NOWHERE from Houston that's of any use
  7. I slept on the very cold floor outside security at DFW last night for a whole hour. Then I sat there for another whole hour waiting for everything to finish charging.
  8. I'm on standby - I started as #37 on the list, and after the 1st flight out this morning I'm #12 so I'm not doing so bad, but I bet things start moving slower now
I have my trusty blanket that I found when I got in the terminal practically numb.

I want to curl up and go to sleep more than words.

I have hives and really need a shower, since the shower in Cancun was with chlorinated water and I'm allergic to chlorine. So I'm taking massive doses of Benadryl which aren't helping me to be more alert and at this point, they aren't numbing the itch nearly enough.

At least I have my computer so I'm in great demand by the peeps stuck with me to know what's going on since they won't tell us ANYTHING here.

Oh, and by the way - Cancun was great and I don't wanna go back.

19 February 2007

i'm not allowed to change color - only my hair is

So, I'm in Cancun with mom, except it's been a bit chilly..... As in much warmer than where we came from, but by no means go in the water weather. It's been overcast and windy windy windy. This needs to stop. Especially since tomorrow I'm jumping in the water regardless to go snorkeling and a lil' breeze won't stop me!

In other news, I have a few new best friends:
  • SPF30 so I don't change color to tomato (my hair can bleach if it'd like)
  • pina coladas - they're like alcoholic milk shakes
  • cheesey fries (gotta try to stay away from them! but yum)

What do the plans entail? Well, snorkelling and a boat ride to Isla Mujeres tomorrow. Then Wednesday we're going to some Mayan ruins on the beach - Tumul. Thursday and Friday damn well better be sunny so I can sit in the pool at the bar and swim around and read and lather myself in my best friend Coppertone.

Right now, I'm waiting for Mom to finish getting her free pedicure so I can go get mine.... what color shall my toes be? I never get pedicures so this should be entertaining - I've only had one before in my life. So I guess 2 things are allowed to change color: my toenails and my hair. My skin better stay basically pasty white though cause if it doesn't I'll be hurtin'.

06 February 2007

to prove my point of my previous post

Today I:
  • ate breakfast while on a concall
  • made some double sided copies
  • played with javascript to make a counter
See, now isn't that productive for you!

05 February 2007

2 week notice explanation required

So, I'm "working"... but in reality I'm trying to understand what employers get out of two weeks notice. I gave my two weeks notice and it's getting harder and harder for me to do work. Now, most of the reasons are my problems, but some of them are work's.. For example, I'm oncall. Beeping doesn't help me work.

I'm musing over the fact that when I resigned from my teaching gig, it was much easier to be motivated to do the little things. Teaching classes, lesson plans, grading, exams, etc - they were all for the students. I'm not the type of person to jeopardize a kid's education just because I'm resigning and have the slacker-gene.

However, for my current resignation I'm trying to figure out how to keep going. I have a mental countdown going. Like right now I'm under 9.5 days. Really down around under 9 since the last Friday is full of exit interviews. But everyone knows I'm leaving so what's my motivation? I'm a generally responsible person, so that helps - but not nearly enough for some of the tedious tasks.

Does it make your employer feel better to have you for 2 weeks extra and pay that salary? I live in a state where it's employment at will and that's what my contract says.. so what's gained by them for this?

Can someone please explain the actual reason behind two week's notice. I get that it's respectful/polite/responsible - but those are all moral reasons. I work in big corporate America which is arguably neutral in morals - so what's the business reason behind this courtesy???

Back to the grind... my laptop tells me that on Friday 16 Feb at 5pm PST I will be done. I guess that's the finish line!

03 February 2007

leavings and goings and new things

So, I got a new job that I'm starting in the very beginning of April. I also quit my current job but my last day is Fri Feb 16. And yes, I'm very happy about this. Although I'll miss my current team because they're really awesome, it's time to head on out.

I'll still be in Seattle... so what am I doing for 6 weeks?

Week 1: Cancun with mom
Week 2: move prep
Week 3: moving
Week 4: Whistler
Week 5: chillin' in Seattle with a friend
Week 6: may head to Vegas for a few days with my mom.

Yup - that time's gonna fly by!