Author Archives: A Dreamer

1 down, 1 to go, baby!!

And I got off work ON TIME!! And a holiday tomorrow to boot! They got a solid four hours of work out of me today, and I’d feel bad had I not worked 18 hours over the weekend. I was … Continue reading

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Just gotta get through 2 more days…

Thing #1 is done, but needs to be retested, because Thing #2 is broken, but I am not responsible for testing Thing #2. Thing #3 is 3/4 done. Thing #4 has been successfully yeeted. Today is Thing #3 and investigating … Continue reading

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OMG.

So, Thing #2 that I took a swing at today is broken. It is intertwined with Thing #1, which is working wonderfully on its own. So, once that is fixed, Thing #1 will need to be fully retested. I know … Continue reading

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Alrighty then…

Got a BIG work thing finished yesterday and it’s all working properly, so that is a HUGE load off. There is one thing I won’t be able to start, much less finish before I go, so I am going to … Continue reading

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Welp, bring on Wrath Month

Trash-assed, shitassed, racist, motherfucking, christofascist on-the-take SCOTUS. We’ve made discrimination great again, fucked student loan borrowers, cause you KNOW Congress ain’t gonna do shit on it, ever, and there was some other trash decision that I can’t even remember at … Continue reading

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Make This Make Sense…

Did the marketing and had to pick up some ibuprofin. Store brand is fine, like, less than half the price of Advil proper. 100 count bottle is $2.89. Not on sale or anything, that is the regular price. So, you’d … Continue reading

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Well, it’s been quite a week

I know I’ve learned a few things. Like, hiring a mercenary army doesn’t guarantee that they won’t turn on you later. Who knew? And the civilians in Rostov have a damn amazing “not my circus, not my monkeys” vibe. Though … Continue reading

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What a freakin’ glorious weekend it’s been

Got my shrimp tempura fix on Friday – my brother & I were the only ones in the place other than two folks picking up their lunch orders. So glad they’ve weathered the ongoing pandemic – they kept the dining … Continue reading

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Hey, guess what?

It’s Friday! You made it! Excellent job, everyone! I need to start with a message for manufacturers of windshield wiper fluid. IT. MUST. BE. BLUE. Make the labels different, whatever, but THE LIQUID MUST BE BLUE, DAMMIT. Yesterday, the low … Continue reading

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Damn.

Found out someone I know through work unexpectedly passed away this weekend. Folks at her company were in shock, as was everyone at my company when they told us. She was only a few years older than I am – … Continue reading

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