not so bad!

i went to work anyway, and it was one of those days where some things worked and i got that little thrill of satisfaction. that was followed by a content-planning meeting for the sci-fi film festival in october, which was not only entertaining of itself but i actually felt like i contributed. the organizers are a great bunch!

1. this morning i secured our tickets to canada - and then sent off an elegant little email to my boss and scr to inform them that i'll be taking two months leave. scr asked if my intention was to make him jealous. i hadn't been thinking of him, but i replied in the affirmative anyway :P

i sent off an email to confirm with my aunt that the dates are good for them too, and they are. groovy!

2. the issues with converting websites to web roles in azure are entirely due to microsoft's lack of documentation. at least once the conversion is complete it runs well - but the first site i converted wasn't wcf, and wcf is much trickier :/

3. once, when i told the asshole in the office that his exaggerated wasting of water was bothering me, he replied that if it bothers me i should just ignore it. that made me even angrier. today, he needed help with something embarrassingly simple (he's not only a tool, but a useless one too), and he got upset when i refused to sit down. the exact words were "it bothers me when you stand".

the perfect response only dawned on me when i returned to my office. *DOH*

4. the meeting was fun and challenging, and although the coffee sucked the beer was alright. it was a long meeting, though, and towards the end the air-conditioner was too much for me and i sat there shivering.

getting outside into the warm night was such a relief!

the bus home was even colder than the meeting room :(

5. i spoke with my mom for a long time: i think we're all good. and i feel, on the whole, a far sight better than i have in weeks.

6. i've discharged some of my duties, including getting a virtual pat on the shoulder from my advisor and sending off the processed details to the festival organizer. a part of the latter was playing eterna. i can see how that can be addictive!