Category: Work & Career

  • Early night

    12 Feb 2009 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    I’m finally crashing and so there’s a chance at a decent night’s sleep tonight.  Work was busy all day long.  I even worked through lunch, but I completed an important milestone on my project and that felt good.  At 4 PM, there was a memorial service for Susan held in the office and lots of people came…

  • Time keeps on slipping, slipping, into the future

    22 Jan 2009 » 2 min read about Work & Career

    I was busy most of the day today–another cold day here in the metro DC area–and even as the day ended there was no relief in sight.  I managed to talk my way into a meeting that I thought started at 2 PM, and did start at 2 PM, only in the wrong time zone.  So I rushed home…

  • Back to work today

    20 Jan 2009 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    I had to work today and I was back in the office despite the fact that nearly all of America gets Martin Luther King, Jr. day off.  Today was one of those focused, "programmer mode" days.  I was working on data imports and worked steadily for eight hours, finally hitting a good stopping point just before…

  • Lego Star Wars

    31 Dec 2008 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    Productive work day today.  It was one of those days where I told myself that I was going to solve a particular problem before I left the office, and sure enough, shortly after lunch, I had the problem solved.  I was pleased with that. I had leftovers for dinner and steamed some broccoli for Kelly to go along with…

  • Protected: Holiday vacation!

    20 Dec 2008 » 2 min read about Work & Career

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  • More research and outlining

    18 Dec 2008 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    I’ve spent hours this evening doing more research and outlining for the story–which still does not have a name.  I’ve got my timeline down pretty good, and now I’m filling in details that will help the plot move along.  I think I’ll be ready to actually start writing the prologue of the story tomorrow. Stressful…

  • Lost in documentation hell

    17 Dec 2008 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    Me, this morning, trying to make sense of it all. Posted via LiveJournal.app.

  • And the winner is…

    13 Dec 2008 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    My company had the holiday party this evening and Kelly and I arrived there at 5 PM.  I received numerous comments on my clothes.  Kelly made sure that I was sharply dressed.  It was a fun evening, good food and drinks, and good company too.  At around 7 PM they started the raffle (each person attending…

  • Thursday

    05 Dec 2008 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    Long day today.  Up just after 6 AM and into the office around 7:30.  I worked steadily throughout the day.  (At one point, I ran a SQL job that took 5 hours to complete!).  I had to stay late to do an interview.  Brought some of my soup for lunch, which was good. I met Kelly after work and we…

  • Off to bed

    02 Dec 2008 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    Skipped the gym this evening.  I much better at the gym in the morning, and I may have to find a way to get back to a morning schedule. Less-than-optimal day at work.  I was waiting for some spreadsheets to prepare for a meeting and they were never done, and now we have had to push…

  • Protected: Strange logics

    19 Nov 2008 » 1 min read about Work & Career

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  • Friday wrap-up

    15 Nov 2008 » 1 min read about Work & Career

    I didn’t get to bed until midnight last night.  I stayed up playing Tiger Woods.  I hadn’t played it in about a week and I did pretty good last night.  I won the Fourth of July tournament–I actually came in 1st place at -6.  It was fun. Once again, no NEW SCIENTIST yesterday, so I broke…