Bleargh. Good morning.

I have a long week ahead, I suspect. There's a lot to be done before the team takes off Wednesday, so today and tomorrow I may have to work late; I'll have the after-hours pager, as well. We have to finish getting the house cleaned up (it is so much closer to done! - Scott did the bathrooms, bless him, I hate those) as well.

Friday I get that filling replaced and get my stitches out. Friday evening D&E will call. Saturday is probably devoted to them.

Sunday I might get caught up on the stuff I will probably drop the ball on this week. I'm sure laundry will still need to be done by then. These few minutes here where I post this are probably the last of the peace until at least Wednesday, and I doubt Wednesday will be terribly peaceful.

I don't want to pull a long day. But I think I'd better, to be sure all that needs doing gets done. Today's tasks:

1. Vet the changes I already looked at while working yesterday.
2. Test them (and pull half the team to help).
3. Check them in.
4. Prep the live database at the site (after warning project manager, site); notify site when complete. Update test database to corresponding layout.
5. Confirm layout decisions and freeze everything not yet live (including this site) against the new layout.
6. All my usual job stuff that comes up, which usually involves email, estimates, and schedule, in addition to the above.

Tomorrow's tasks:
1. Get the live CD set up for the site (M will do this, under my supervision, as he is learning the process).
2. Continue testing and repairing those changes.
3. Update changes to operate in the module they presently do not operate in.
4. All my usual job stuff, etc.

What I got done this weekend was less than I'd have liked, in terms of the stuff around the house and my life. And it felt like continually almost-more than I could do. Bah, and humbug.

I've spent enough time writing this. If I am nearly quiet, or very very babbly, now you will know why.

Week much less insane.

My memory needs work.

The team takes off Thursday.

I was very glad to hear that, 'cause this morning started with a crisis that ate my day until noonish....

So far so good, tho. Crisis, resolved, and cause repaired. Two items done, one must be done today and will begin when I finish my (late) lunch here. Followed by tons more I can do today, if I have time.

I think I may even get a couple of them done!

Two small bits of advice and a lot of rambling.

Both are a waste of your time, and they are unrelated.

1. Don't take jobs that leave you at the office for over 12 hours at a time, unexpectedly. (If you do, find something small to take petty pleasure in, such as expensing the cost of getting your extra meal at the deli.)

2. If you have had a mole removed, anywhere on your body, and it has stitches in and is to be kept bandaged.... Well, just pray. 'Cause bandage sticky LETS GO, especially if it's in a place that moves a lot, like anywhere on your body at all. And then it readheres.

It didn't readhere to the stitches, tho' they feel a bit tender so maybe it got them a bit and I didn't notice it. But I think they're mostly tender because they got a nice introduction to the waistband I was trying to keep away from them!

No, they don't still hurt. Yes, it burned like a bitch when I got out of the car and the waistband tugged raw stitches.

The card I got from jillwolf brightened my day considerably, though. Thank you!