And people wonder why we lock the software up.

No, seriously. We have most of our install CDs in a locked drawer and people have to ask for them. Our bug-tracking software was recently updated and everyone needs the CD.

And I can't give it to them. I handed the CD to N., who asked first, anticipating getting it back so I could pass it on to C, then A, and so on in the order they ask. Well, N gave it to C who gave it to J who gave it to E who is not in the office and I have sent email asking where the CD is to E.

A still hasn't got it. He asked me for it again this morning and I had to tell him I neither have it nor know where it is at this point. I'm about ready to give up. I have not installed it either. There's a network install. I'll probably just use that myself, even though it's so slow it ties your machine up for an hour or so from up here. Because this is ridiculous. The main install is not that bad but we cannot keep track of where a CD is?

Heaven forbid they did this with some CD that we can't do a network install for.

And if one more person asks me for a CD I haven't had in my hands since the email came out telling us to start the installs at almost exactly this time yesterday, and haven't seen since two or three hours after that....

Getting things done, we're getting things done here....

So, let's see, highlights of today...I got a call from the project manager who blindsided me with the conference call yesterday morning. He didn't think ahead and didn't realize the client might bring up (and expect me to answer) questions that, yannow, I didn't have the information for because it was before business hours on a Monday over here.... So, he's going to try to think ahead more and I'm relatively feeling better. Apologies are good.

The database specialist got the last of the historical data converted over at a site; the hardware/OS guy will be out there to look at some problems on another system later this week and will also assist us with some stuff as part of that (multi-purpose site visits, yay!).

I had so many meetings and conference calls today. It often feels like that's all I do. It's not, but it's a huge chunk of it. The good news is that this resulted in some needed internal discussion, a preparation of information we will need for a presentation in March, and other such useful items.

Also, found out that they have changed plans again. They will not knock down existing walls in my office to put cubicles in after all! The new space we are adding on to our existing space is all-open and will be done in cubicles (we have them from an office we closed when we consolidated personnel into a 'nearby' office - as anyone can tell you who commutes in the Bay Area, Fremont is not 'nearby' to San Francisco, but that's where they put them). But the existing office space will be untoucehd except for the three-man office that will be supplying the hallway into the new space. That will become a two-man office and a hallway, and obviously those three people will need new seats during construction (and one of them, permanently).

We're feeling much better now that they aren't going out of their way to destroy existing, and much-liked, offices.

Today was pretty good for getting things done. I decluttered the worst of the trash from the back of my car. A little more cleaning out and I'll be ready to vacuum and scrub the sucker. I also cleaned out the chest freezer - or started to; have to let it sit for a bit, then rinse/wipe it down. It was actually very clean, since it hasn't been used since we moved and we scrubbed it down then, but it's still getting a good cleaning/rinse/dry. I'm figuring I might want to put something in it by Friday, so that's plenty of time.

I sent in my health forms, for Blue Cross / Blue Shield. An extra $500 a year is too much, even as much as I love Kaiser. Dammit. Now I will have to find another doctor, too. Not so happy about that, but at least the decision is made.

M. was printing out the newest proposal for the floor plan. N. was trying to print addresses on an envelope. N. got the envelope in and before she got back to her computer to print it, M's job came through.

It's a damned cool envelope. But I don't think it can be mailed.

Leavin'...on a jet plane....

No, not me. The alarm will go off at about 4 am tomorrow. Scott's flying out to visit his family and will be back in about a week. I hope he has a good time, but it still seems strange.

I'm so patterned, sometimes it seems like I don't account for the breaks in the patterns very well.

And right now, it seems late, and rather like I ought to go to bed. :)