Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Ague
A general sense of unease, mind littered with bits of life’s trash. The body no long responds as it should to commands. Clarity, acumen, a general class of words that no longer apply.
Such is life.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Sillyness
The keys on my keyboard go clickity click click
Benefit website is a trickity trick trick
In trees is a tickity tick tick
Walking away with my stickity stick stick
Is lollipop good lickity lick lick
Rising above all the thickity thick thick
Health care for the sickity sick sick
Using both ends of the wickety wick wick
Muscles to make the finger flickity flick flick.
The end.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Jobs
Have I ranted about this before?
I don’t know.
I have a personality flaw. I don’t like doing what other people tell me to do. This problem presents itself in the most focused way when I’m at work. Unless you’re self employed, or a politician, at work, you do what you’re told. That’s the nature of the beast. You’re doing work for someone else, and they get to tell you how and when to do it, because they pay you.
I’ve searched a long time for a job where my natural tendancies allow me to do whatever it is I’m going to be asked, before I get asked. My flaw doesn’t truly present itself unless someone tells me to do something that I haven’t already thought of, or wasn’t even aware of. I have no problem with someone giving me help, asked for or not, or even critiques of my work. Only when someone says “You are going to do ...” do my hackles raise, and my stubborness sets in.
After being at this new job for a year, I know that most of the time, nobody is going to tell me what to do. They’re going to ask for my opinions, and usually ask for me to do what I’ve already thought up. This is a good thing.
Now if only I could conquer my low self esteem policy.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Moved Hosts
With a bunch of help, I’ve moved hosts again. There’ll be some hiccups as DNS changes propagate.
Thanks psionic!