Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts

Thursday, March 12, 2009

What me Post?

Well I haven't been posting. But it hasn't been for lack of material. A lot has been going on, good and bad. Here is a rundown of it all.

The Good: The family. If it wasn't for the wife and kids I don't know that I could have slogged through the last month. The kids are growing well. Tank, Cakes and Cookie Monster are as fun and as adorable as ever. I love spending time with them, when I can. I am gone 14 or so hours most days, so I never feel like I get enough time with them. I was worried little tank wasn't going to know who I am. But he grins and smiles with me any time I get to spend time with him. I've decided I'm going to take the summer off of school so I can spend some precious time with them all.

The Bad: School and Work. I can't seem to get ahead since Christmas. I feel like I'm always behind in something. I've been sick a lot so I've been behind in hours at work. If I miss much more I could lose my insurance, so I've been working come hell or high water, and there seems to have been a lot both lately (see below). In school I have never felt so behind. Up until now I've been able to maintain a 4.0 grade point average. I'm worried I'm going to lose it with the test I take this weekend. (I really should be studying now) Spring break is next week. Hopefully then I can catch up a little in both school and work.

The Ugly: I've had a sinus infection for over a month. It has sucked. I have had a headache every single day, but I can't just lay in bed and get over it. If I miss any more work I'll be in serious danger of losing my insurance, if I miss any more school I'll be in serious danger of failing. I've just had to muck through it, its been a little miserable.

The first round of antibiotics didn't knock the infection out. I went to an ENT and he wanted me to have the antibiotics out my my system for 2 weeks, followed by a CT scan of my sinuses (I guess they want to see my sinuses in their most hellish condition). I finally had the CT scan today and I'm back on antibiotics. Hopefully the infection will clear up in a couple of days. I should also know by then if I need another surgery to open up the sinuses. Hopefully I can get by w/o surgery, but right about now I'd do just about anything to stop having infections. I've been averaging one a month for the past year.

But life isn't all bad. I feel like I'm through the worst of it (I hope I didn't just curse myself). I can't wait for summer. I am really looking forward to warm weather, working 40 hour weeks and spending more time with Superwoman and the kidlets.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Office Politics

We were having a meeting at the office today. We have something the programmers would all like to see happen, something that will need to get done regardless here in the next year or two, but will be easier for us the sooner we can get it done. I proposed a "tack on" to some other project which is likely to happen, much like corrupt senators/congressmen tack on special-interest-crap to a popular bill. At least I didn't take a bribe or a kickback to add the tack on, but still, I feel dirty. *sigh*

Friday, February 22, 2008

I'm a lucky guy.

If you go over to Superwoman's, blog you can see the pictures of the kids and the pets that I never got around to posting. If you do, you may find out why I consider myself such a lucky guy.

BTW, I've been flat out sick for the past two weeks. Today I finally feel like a human again, well as close as I ever feel. (I still have a bit of a fever, cough and a really runny nose). This is good, because I've now missed about two weeks of work and school. I shudder to see the state of my desk when I get into work (I didn't exactly leave it in great shape) and I have a test (a big test) coming up in school next week. Whew! I've kept up on my homework, but that is about it. I can't wait to read some blogs and see what everyone is up too.

Happy Weekend!