also in moderation

... continued from previous post.

[this post begun bouncy with m.d.p.c - dosenoeffner]
i'll begin with another mention of just how strained my eyes are: i find it absolutely pathetic that my vision is this fuzzy without my glasses at the moment.

---i had a fight with my sort-of-previous TL, one that got us both pretty riled. i probably shouldn't have loudly and forcefully referred to him and our SC as absolute morons in front of the kids. eventually we managed to more-or-less clear up the misunderstandings, agreeing to disagree about the value of my time. assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups? it's all he bases his opinions on.

i fell asleep tweaking comments according to the advice given in an arbitrary issue of the msdn magazine (i didn't know they had one), and was sleeping so beautifully until someone buzzed the door to send a fax. the fax machine being broken, that was a completely unnecessary panic-attack. sitting at the entrance to the unit commander's office is not a positive experience.

lunchtime amusement with nystire: an old and brilliant story i remember reading on segfault.org about a guy who was an absolute genius or a complete asshole, maybe both, and reflecting on how to lose calories effectively (specifically no. 2 on the list).

i got to doing a bit of work, and was interrupted by our SC who took me aside for the chat. i'm surprised at how well it went, and we seem to have reached an understanding. i've explained to him that i'm not the happiest camper and that i want out, but also that if i have a job to do i'll do it and i'd appreciate being allowed to managed my own time. he let me know that they've been making an effort to get me on my way, and that until then they do appreciate the work i'm doing.

we seem to be all good, then.

i finally got perl installed on my machine, and began learning it from scratch (again). it's a good to know, for sure, but i'm not going to be converting from c anytime soon :P

wr and i had a number of conversations during the day - he called me up to ask if i was interested in a free ticket to a production in the area, and after a couple of updates he then called me up to apologize for the ticket being non-existent. great.

i developed an incredibly intense case of the munchies (i'd barely consumed anything the entire day), and was horrified to discover that our local cafeteria was closed. all that i could find was the remains of nutella and cornflakes, so i poured in the cornflakes and was pleasantly surprised at just how delicious it was ^_^

---the shuttle driver complained about the illegality of the place we asked for me to be dropped off at, then stopped somewhere way worse, and further away from where i needed to be :/

[i've been on a very odd diet since yesterday evening. i've got another five days to go. i hate thinking about food.]

i was reminded by my mother that it has been eight and seven years respectively since my grandmother and my uncle passed away... a lot has happened in that time. i went searching for an evening prayer service when i got home, but i was unfortunately too late :(

i decided to go for a run. the dean's son arrived shortly after i'd eaten, and during our first hour i got a vague idea of where he's at and set him his first task. it seemed like he "got" me, but i can only hope.

i was on time for the rollerblading group, and i was in AMAZING spirits. the group was fantastic, and when we weren't sprinting long stretches we were chatting and having a great time. i've discovered that a large number of them are currently writing exams to be inducted into the new police rollerblading unit, and am highly amused :)

i got home, and until hitting the shower i was focused on trying to organize munchkin games for all those who never get around to playing. this is Important Stuff, you know.

---hard wake up.
i saw it coming, though. and at least our SC picked me up at a [ha! relatively] reasonable time. on the radio a woman screamed about how parents compete in giving gifts to their kids that aren't appreciated, and usually don't deserve to be. i quite agree.
we picked up a couple of guys, fortunately for us the smelly one from last time wasn't of the first three waiting.

the kinder's been waiting a long time to go to thailand, and there's a chance he may be forced to cancel his ticket. i probably shouldn't rub his nose in it, but when almost all of our communication is humorously based on saying terrible things to each other it's hard not to.

i made some headway with the perl script until lunch. i mentioned to nystire that i couldn't eat vegetables, and he gave my plate a quizzical look and asked me why i'm eating couscous if it's vegetable. we actually argued about it before i discovered that he was classifying it in terms of "animal, vegetable, mineral".

*shakes head*

the chicken was dry and tasteless, too. on our way to the central store, we had a fight about slander which left a bad taste in my mouth, and i was arguing in defence of people i don't particularly care for nor think highly of. there are some statements that are simply not okay to pass on.

another moment of confusion, because i couldn't recall whether or not corn was on the list of things i can't eat. it was, but as a suggested food :P
i bought nutella and cornflakes.

the heat was unbearable, and it took a while to cool down once we were back in our building. shortly after settling down, i was called upon to assist in soaking idiot-girl to congratulate her on her promotion. we stood calmly chatting outside, and when she (having been conned) walked outside we caught her completely by surprise :D

the girl who spent most of the afternoon in my office (having trouble with the photocopier, apparently) was very happy that my ipod was having an avril lavigne day. i've never heard it play so many songs by the same artist in such close proximity before :P

i'm beginning to like taxi violence.

nystire and i had a quick-and-dirty training in the corridor. it would've been better if i hadn't picked the wrong tracksuit pants, they simply didn't allow much flexibility :/

last thought for the workday: some guy getting upset with me for not being familiar with my unit commander's calendar and taking my name. i'm not authorized to access his calendar, so i wish him the best of luck in whatever angry action he wishes to take.

the shuttle home was pleasant, half the ride i spent chatting about university with a girl who's being released within one day of my official date, and the other i spent tucked in an un-air-conditioned corner [much less uncomfortable] kipping.

---i've been online since i arrived back home. i should nap a bit. i'm not sure if i want to go to gn1's birthday party.

[post closed to daydin - dance with me]

---i'm not familiar with lady gaga; bad romance is a pretty cool video.

cheese advert: my sister finds some really cool stuff sometimes :)

men without hats - safety dance: have i never seen this before? it's genius!

i haven't heard a lot of good about it, but from the promo (obviously, yeah, i know) the ipad looks pretty cool. just putting that out there.

i missed the oscars. and i'm never ashamed. this year in particular.

i just ordered the annotated alice [i was irked by the audacity of the algebra op-ed] and dr horrible's sing-along blog. i didn't know that my copy of the name of the wind hadn't been sent yet, so it was a lucky click that brought me to that discovery.

you can combine orders? sweet! :)

more stuff i didn't know about japan. no eating and walking? bugger.