:: Hey....He Puts Weasels Down His Trousers! ::

:: 12.22.2003 ::

Ok, an update. Long time coming, just been sidetracked.

Final Fantasy XI has been soaking up my non-Michelle free time. Great game. Enjoyable. Lots to do. Highly recommended to those that enjoy MMORPGs. (I can't really say that, as this is the first one I've played, but from what I've seen and heard, this is a really good game compared to the other ones out there.)

Michelle and I are gearing up for Christmas. I have to work today (am on lunch now) and tomorrow, but then I'm off 'til the 29th and 30th. Then I'm off 'til the 2nd. Not a bad deal there, I don't think.

Getting annoyed at the Company, though. I bust my ass all day every day to keep things in order, and I don't get word one of appreciation. None. Not a word. Just "you need to do this better," or "You think you might be able to get done soon?"

I spent all morning working on a HP 8500 printer-- huge printer. Changed one of the main assemblies in it. Going to go back there after lunch and finish it out. Probably won't kill but 2-3 tickets today because of that.

Will I get kudos for being able to correctly diagnose and fix a printer that I'm not qualified to fix? Nope. I'll get spoken to about the low number of tickets closed today. Blah. No win situation.

Michelle rules.
:: Cameron 12/22/2003 12:07:08 PM [+] ::
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Been about three weeks since I last posted, I see. Oy.

Well, what's been happening.

Work: Work is going better. From what I heard, Daniel's report only mentioned three things that "concerned" him about my work. And they weren't work-related.
1. The condition of the office (it was a total disaster area)
2. Paperwork and processes (we ironed those out during his week here)
3. I smoke on campus. (Daniel's job entails him working in K-12 environments, where there is no tolerance for smoking and rightly so. Bit more liberal about it on ISU's campus)

I've been able to keep tickets under control for the most part. It's going to get rough as end-of-semester comes nearer.

Michelle: Going great. Had a few conversations where she aired out concerns (and I can't say that her concerns were groundless). Mostly about how I fixate when I get a new "toy." When I get a new movie, I tend to want to watch /all/ of that movie, including extras. Get a new game, I want to play the game until it's done, and then go about worrying about the sidequests. When I get a new book, I want to read it cover-to-cover before doing /anything/ else.

This isn't a good attitude to have when you're building a foundation for a relationship that hopefully will last for a really long time.

So I'm working on it. =)

Other: Car broke. Shannon dad will fix.
Computer feeling ill. Need to get hard drive.
Cameron feeling weak and achey all the time. Week off at end of december hopefully fix.

that's about it.

:: Cameron 12/4/2003 11:57:58 AM [+] ::
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