80th post

I really don't have much to talk about right now, but I feel like I'm losing my readers. HA who am I kidding, I don't have that many readers. I guess I could talk about how people are being dickheads to my team and manager just because we're making mistakes. Yeah I can understand that mistakes are going to be made your first week of doing the job. I mean after all that's just natural. The second week, you should be well on your way to being an expert on the subject, minimal mistakes. The Third week, holy shit if you make a mistake. There will be meetings to set up more meetings to talk about the mistakes your team has been making. By you're third week, your team should be running like a well oiled sex machine. No really this is actually happening on my team. Yesterday I made the mistake of following the rules and it turned out that I didn't need to, but because I did it was a HUGE problem.

Here's what happened -- short version. I emailed the VP of IT services to get approval on something. The information I was looking at was flagged for his approval. Only to find out later in the day that I didn't need his approval. So because of that, because I emailed him for approval I had my manager and a trainer asking me why I did that. It seems that he was pissed off that I bothered him and sent a hell storm of emails out about not following policy...when policy clearly stated I needed to go to him. Either way I was screwed, if I didn't do it and needed the approval I would have gotten my ass jumped...

Yesterday was my mistake, but it seems like my team has been emailing the wrong people for approvals. We have only been doing this for about 4 weeks now, so we're still trying to figure things out. I don't know about any of you, but when I get emails that are meant for someone, it pisses me off. I can't stand it. It's so hard, I mean, damn near impossible to either delete the email or respond back with...sorry wrong person, you need so and so. That causes me to loose about 2 minutes of my effing work day that I will NEVER GET BACK! So because of that, I'm going to rip you a new asshole so you learn from your mistake.

Wow I guess I did have more to say. Ok I promise my next post will be full of jokes and I will return to my witty remarks. Hey it's Friday...

Not paying to fix your fence

I'm cool with dumbasses being apart of this world. I come to realize that there is nothing I can do about that. I can, however, do something when they come and knock on my door...yes I had the song to 'Three's company' in my head. Anyways, back to the story. Our property line is split between two people and there is a fence that divides that. Well two years ago hurricane Ike decided he didn't like the fence and trashed sections of the fence, not the whole fence. The fence wasn't our responsibility to fix to start with, it was both our neighbor's fence. So last night, and this is the second time he has come to the door, one of the neighbors came over to talk about fixing the fence. He has an estimate and it's 1900 bucks to fix most of his backyard fence with cider planks. So he has the balls to say that me, him, and his neighbor should split 1900 bucks in three ways to get our fences fix. I hope he understand the "you have got to be effing stupid" look I gave him. I told that I wasn't paying for him to get his backyard re-fenced and that I would split the close for the section that me and him share and then I will split the cost of the section me and the lady share, but there is no way in hell I'm going to donate money to get part of the fence fixed that you and your neighbor share. Boy you better be glad I didn't warm the back of my hand up and slap you like a pimp does a dirty whore. But let me tell you, as soon as I did say that he was like 'well I probably should talk to Brian'. Now that really bothers me, and was I told him cool but you're still going to have to deal with me on it and this is how it's going to work. So I sent him on his marry little way with something to think about!

I really hope that he understands that I'm not going to pay to have most of his fence fixed.

Special Olympics

This past weekend was the Special Olympics. This was the first year that I was the coordinator for the track events. It was a lot of fun even though there were a few hang ups. The Mile relay was a time bomb waiting to happen. Yes it did explode and if B'ann wasn't there to fix it, it would have been a disaster. We had a good team this year, we're known as Team Beann at the Special O's. Of course I cried when the athletes were singing the National Anthem and then I teared up again during the prayer. We were supposed to have really bad storms Friday and Saturday, but thank God for the clear blue skys we had all day Saturday.

Just to give you an idea of how well I think we ran these events, we didn't start running the races until after 9:30 in the morning...that's almost two hours behind schedule, we finished at 3 in the afternoon. In the past it would have taken them till 5 or 6 in the afternoon to finish the track events. We were going so fast there was a line of about 50 athletes lined up to get their medals. I'm happy with that. So Brian, Sam, Jayme, Emily, and Jennifer, thank you for making this past weekend a success. I think next year with the six of us and our other two Team Beann missing members, we will be set for an answer return to the special o in 2011.

I can't wait.

home sweet home

I have been away from home way to long...oh by the way I'm back online. I got a company laptop yesterday so I'm returning to the world of the living. I have pretty much been gone for...well it will be three weeks once I get back home. Except for college and first leaving home, I don't think I have been gone this long. I'm diff missing my home. More so my bed!! And my pillows. Oh and my shower. Lets save some time...oh and my dogs. Ok enough, I just miss home. Brian will send me text messages of the dogs and that doesn't help with home sickness. You can imagine me getting cabin fever after a good week of just saying indoors at home, I get cabin fever every night in the hotel room.

The new job is going to be kind of easy, there is just a lot of stuff that I will need to know. It should be fun and I hear my team is really cool to work with. Training hasn't been that bad. The only thing is the fact that I'm in dallas but so far away from all my friends that I can't drive and see them.

Ok I need to get off here and get started on some files that I need to go through. So I will try to pick up the blogging, I know everyone is dying to read what I write next.

Later

A good Friday laugh

I am Dallas bound for two weeks. My company is sending me to train with someone because we're closing the dallas office down and I need to learn this dude's job. Sure not a problem. Yeah I don't mind driving my own truck, you're paying for my gas and mileage. Plus I will need to be in Lufkin Friday afternoon for the Special Olympics anyways so no biggie. 15 dollars for breakfast, where the hell do you go that's 15 bucks for breakfast...seriously. Ok I guess I can do five bucks if I don't just get free coffee at the office. 10 dollars you say for lunch, well I guess that's fair, besides I shouldn't be hungry because I had a 15 dollar breakfast. Yeah 10 should be good. WTF!!! Ok I can do 35 dollars for dinner, after off that 15 dollar breakfast I had is no longer in my belly and I was only able to get crackers with my 10 dollar lunch. So yeah I'm pretty damn hungry right now. Oh yeah I got this and then I get to expense this all out...hell yeah. Wait hold up what did you just say? What about my hotel room? Oh I need to put the hotel on my credit card and expense that as well. Wait wait wait, you think you're going to tell me I have to go to dallas and train for two week and now you're telling me I need to pay up front for all my stuff. You have got to be out of your damn mind. If I knew that I was going to be paying for all this up front, my ass wouldn't be staying at the Marriott for 119 dollars a day. Are you effing kidding me? I would have taken my ass to budget motel for 29.99 a day. Yeah I get the fact that I'm getting that money back, but here is how this is going to work. You mister company is going to take your company credit it card...the one that the company pays for, and you're going to pay for all two weeks of my room and then you can expense that.

Yes that was the type of conversation I was having with my Sr Manager yesterday. I about fell the hell out when he thought I was going to pay for my 2 weeks our of my own personal money. I don't have it would have cost me over 1200 bucks for two weeks at the Marriott. I'm going to need a raise if you think I can afford that.

So even though my company is crazy in the head, I will be in dallas and I will get to see a lot of friends and some new babies. So all in all it should be a good trip. Plus I get to learn a new skill and since the dude that does it now is leaving, I will be the only one in the Mid-South region doing this job -- respect me bitches!

Happy Friday

Country boy in First class

I have been thinking about this blog for a while. First class is unlike anything I have ever seen. I felt completely out of my element and had no clue how to act. I know people were talking about me. First off the flight attendants handed me a menu...I was like what am I supposed to do with this, Fan myself? It was kind of hot up there. Yeah no it wasn't a fan it was the menu to order from. Then I was handed a hot towel. The FA was handling it with tongs so I first thought, how am I supposed to get this hot towel on my ass without anyone else noticing. Yeah it wasn't for my ass, it was a hot towel for my hands. Well I pondered so long on what to do with said towel that I just cleaned my hands with a cold towel. I had to wait and watch someone else use the towel before I did. Then it came time for the appetizer, which was chilled lobster tail...on a plane, really? It had some kind of dip that was wonderful, except I don't think I was supposed to use my tongue and finger (clean thoughts) to scoop up the rest of the dipping sauce. What I do it at home, that's what I'm used to. Then after all the meals where over and done with, we had a fully stocked ice cream Sunday bar...I was in heaven. However the movies sucked! I had to watch Hannah Montana because that was the only other movie that looked half way good...it was.

So to my readers, First Class it the only way to go. But should we ever fly some where together and I get the option to upgrade and you don't...I will take plenty of pictures while in First class to show you when we get off the plane...loser!

Might want to make Peace with your maker

ANOTHER earthquake has struck. This time in China. Ok seriously we're having WAY to many of these things and they're pretty strong. I have come up with two conclusions.

1 God is pissed and he is letting us know by literally shaking things up. It was a short conclusion.

2 Mother earth is pissed and she is letting us know. She is tired of having to support the billions on this planet and she is doing some damage control. A lot of people call this population control. And if you think about it, our natural disasters are getting worse and a lot more people are losing their lives to these disaster.

3 (I just thought of this one) maybe 2012 is for real and this is just the beginning...I mean I'm just saying!!

So make peace with your maker because if not, you might want to pack some sunscreen or something cause it's hot!