November 15th, 2005work sucks, let’s all quit
Quark is an evil son of Satan. I’m working on quite a massive project—the first of five mammoth tomes. This first one appears to be the smallest (I think), and I’m almost done with Part 2 (of 4) and I crested 500 pages awhile ago. Quark has decided that it’s just too big of a file, and consequently, crashes every 100 or so pages. I’m going batshit over here people.
On the positive side, I’m working from home. 🙂 🙂
I adore working from home. I can sleep in a bit, work from bed for an hour or so, and just generally have a leisurely day. I don’t have to worry about traffic or customer care phone calls (yes, I’m checking the voicemail coworker :P) or any of that nonsense.
I do, however, have to deal with two cats. Cats who believe that when I am home, I am their personal pet. Right now, after many hours spent attempting to sit on my lap (I pushed her off) and crawl up my back, while meowing loudly in my ear, Izzie has made herself comfortable between my feet, wrapped in a blanket. (Blanket is on my lap, and falls so that it surrounds her without binding—she is quite happy with this arrangment.) On the other hand, Ellie won’t stop rubbing her head against my computer screen. It’s like having kids, except I can ignore them—more or less.
Anyway, in addition to this evil book, I still have to do my regular job… so yeah, I’m busy.
I must not be the only one, ’cause some people haven’t posted in AGES.
Just sayin’.
Update: He blogged! He must’ve heard me whining. (Actually, no, but anyway…)
I design books in quark as well. sometimes you have to make each chapter an individual file to get quark to behave itself.
Comment by Jabberwocky — November 15, 2005 @ 4:53 pm
That was my original plan. But my Boss (who is an ass), wants it all designed in one file. The man’s a little batshit.
Comment by the insider — November 15, 2005 @ 5:01 pm
Hang in there insider. Serious, heavy, obnoxious, ridiculous amounts of the Goose when I get back. Especially over the conversation in which I’m giving you the feedback on our oh-so-coveted website that I’m getting here at the conference. Um.. yeah. Booze. Did I mention we’ll be drinking?
Comment by the coworker — November 15, 2005 @ 5:03 pm
Yes. Drinking. Buckets.
What, you think I waited? ;P
We’re getting smashed after or before we go to the main office on Friday?
Comment by the insider — November 15, 2005 @ 5:05 pm
Um… seeing that you pick me up at 7 AM when we go to the evil satan place, why don’t we wait until after work? You WHACKO. Love you. 🙂 hehehe
Unless, of course, we do Irish coffees? Or espressos with Baily’s? Or tea with Jameson?
What? Leave me alone. I need a beverage.
Comment by the coworker — November 15, 2005 @ 5:08 pm
ROTFL… hmmm. Irish Coffee—I like it.
I can actually make it here and have it in a couple of thermoses. 🙂 hehe
You do need a beverage. Drink child, drink.
Comment by the insider — November 15, 2005 @ 5:13 pm
Sounds like a plan. I’ll look forward to my Thermos full.
But wait – we all know how I get when I booze mid-day, in this case early-day. I get SLEEPY. Very very sleepy.
How will I handle that? OK forget the plan entirely.
On a side note – I’m not paying any attention to the conference our boss spent $1700 sending me on. Instead I’m acting like a psycho girlfriend to my non-boyfriend and I’m checking his facebook profile (yes, yes, I know he’s a LOSER) to see if and what those sluts on campus have sent him.
OK wow. I am the loser.
Comment by the coworker — November 15, 2005 @ 5:57 pm
Um…hehehe
I thought you were making out with the other attendees? Now you’re worried about the boychild?
Sigh.
Comment by the insider — November 15, 2005 @ 6:21 pm
Yes. I am psychotic. Bring me to a distant land (you know the WRONG coast) and I lose all sensibility.
See, yes. I did kiss an attendee here. Last night. After many many beverages.
HOWEVER. Problem is that not he, nor any other boy I’ve kissed since I entered singledom (count: 6 including the ex-boyfriend that I still love immensely) can kiss like the retard boychild that I’m um.. yeah.
So what’s a girl to do but stress the only boy who kisses marvelously?
And on the positive side, at least I’m only kissing these boys. I wouldn’t want to test their skills otherwise cause then I’m positive I’d not only be disappointed but likely diseased.
I know how much you like talking about this kind of thing on your blog.
Don’t ya miss me?
Comment by the coworker — November 15, 2005 @ 6:33 pm
Ahem… my coworker people. This is what I deal with every day.
😛
Yeah, miss you tons. Psycho.
Comment by the insider — November 15, 2005 @ 6:34 pm
Don’t know if she likes to talk about it, but it certainly is fun to read. 🙂
Comment by anne — November 15, 2005 @ 7:12 pm
LOL.. she’s definitely a talker, lol. 🙂
Comment by the insider — November 15, 2005 @ 7:14 pm
“Train your pets before they train you.” -Quote from an old lady w/pets
Comment by Airman Augustus — November 15, 2005 @ 9:21 pm
Shut up.
Comment by the insider — November 15, 2005 @ 9:23 pm
No 😛 ?…..ok
Comment by Airman Augustus — November 15, 2005 @ 10:06 pm
Ya know, I thought about it… but I had already submitted and I was busy, rotfl lmao lol.
hehe
Comment by the insider — November 15, 2005 @ 10:14 pm
lol…
Comment by Airman Augustus — November 15, 2005 @ 10:36 pm
U lucky gal, I have to deal with the traffic, the costumer phones, my boss and the fucking secretary who’s always controlling what I do and what I dont. And yes,I am surfing from work lol
Comment by Me, Myself and I — November 16, 2005 @ 2:32 am
working from home is the BEST. it’s nice to have that flexibility, especially when big projects are going on 🙂
Comment by Moxie — November 16, 2005 @ 9:49 am
Me: Ugh.. yeah, I hate that shit.
Moxie.. It’s the only way to work, lol. 🙂
Comment by the insider — November 16, 2005 @ 10:35 am