in space noone can hear you snore

20 things you didn't know about living in space.

Posted by jennj at 08:27 PM | Comments (4)

trick or treating question

If you buy snack size candy bars, do you give out one or two? Do you start with two and then go to one when you run low? Or do you just start with one?

Posted by jennj at 07:47 PM | Comments (4)

stress

I need to reduce stress in my life. I'm bottling up way too much of the crap going on at work. It'll probably cause me to have a heart attack. I'm just not having fun at work right now. And the thing is, that's when you should keep your sense of humor and stuff, yanno? Maybe I should take up meditation.

Posted by jennj at 07:30 PM | Comments (6)

these headlines amuse me

And they don't mean this kind of mule.

Hehe. They said creamed.

Posted by jennj at 10:07 PM | Comments (0)

red sox fans

Q: How many Red Sox fans can you fit on the commuter rail?

A: A shitload.

On the train home right now and the parade for the Sox just ended. It is fun seeing everyone hyped, tho (I don't want to know why there were two fans carrying a mannequin through the train car).

Posted by jennj at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)

attention managers

When a team works hard on a system and beats all the timelines out of the water for you, the least you could do is respond with a thanks and congrats to the email notifying you said system is now "live".

Not a word from asshat. And I know he was in the office today, too.

Posted by jennj at 05:57 PM | Comments (1)

job change?

Am I ready to take a new opportunity at my company? Am I ready to go back into an official IT organization as opposed to lucking out and doing IT stuff but not being in IT? Does it matter? How will I handle working for someone new when I heart my current boss? Altho, I'd only be one layer removed from my current boss if I did this, so, really, that doesn't seem too bad. Lots to think about.

Posted by jennj at 06:22 PM | Comments (0)

the juxtaposition of these headlines is just wrong

Posted by jennj at 10:58 AM | Comments (0)

tucker carlson is an asshat

I love saying that. It's so true.

In the meantime, more often than not, Bill Maher gets things right:
New Rules (YouTube)

Tucker Carlson is an Asshat
Tucker Carlson is an Asshat
Tucker Carlson is an Asshat
Tucker Carlson is an Asshat

Posted by jennj at 02:30 PM | Comments (0)

problem solved

I work with someone new who drives me batshit insane. At 8a.m. yesterday I had already read an email of theirs that was making my blood pressure rise. I decided it was time to do the nuclear option: Create a rule so that when email from them comes into my inbox it gets shuttled over to an offline folder.

Then I don't have to deal with them cluttering up my inbox and can review their emails in my own time and way.

Day 2 and it's already been fruitful. They have only managed to annoy me twice cause they came by my desk, instead of sending email.

Posted by jennj at 06:48 PM | Comments (2)

make.it.stop.

From this article:

"If the U.S. is going to disobey the obligations we've undertaken under the Vienna Convention, then other countries could retaliate," Gzesh said. "Bush is following the treaty."
and

"Medellin's right to seek legal advice from Mexican diplomats is protected by the 1963 Vienna Convention, an international treaty that President Bush must follow under the U.S. Constitution, "

*blink*
When did Bush start giving a rats ass about the Constitution? And what about the Geneva Convention? Surely these comments are a joke?

Posted by jennj at 09:17 PM | Comments (0)

ender's game

Those of you who know me well, will be able to understand just why this comic is perfect.

Posted by jennj at 09:14 PM | Comments (0)

my contribution to the lolcat meme

With some wording help from nbh, I present to you:

Posted by jennj at 10:07 AM | Comments (3)

public transportation....

Scene: Typing away in Word on commuter rail.

Guy Next To Me (GNTM): "is that the comment feature in word?"
Me: "yeah"
GNTM: 'I'm pretty good at excel. I can freeze panes and hide columns."
Me: *blink*
Me: *blink*
Me: "Yeah, those are some pretty neat features in excel. hey, if I have time after i finish working on this document we can discuss it." (never planning on finishing during the train ride)
GNTM: "oh sorry to bother you"

You have to understand why I *blinked*. To me, freezing panes and hiding columns is akin someone saying to a 15 year veteran software developer "I'm pretty good at coding. I can write HelloWorld."

Posted by jennj at 06:09 PM | Comments (0)

wow - space madness

I saw this on my friend Daniel's blog. OMG. This is freakin' awesome.

Video of a solar flare destroying a comet's tail. Click on the graphic to start the film.

Posted by jennj at 06:53 PM | Comments (0)