My litany of complaints

September 16, 2010

I love how September is zooming by, especially since I have so much on my plate that must be done by the end of the month. In addition to the items on the list below I have several work milestones that must be met. I’ve been trying to work smarter at work, but I have [...]

Working it

March 9, 2010

I know it’s a bad idea to write about work on a public blog but I have to confess that I am not always focused when I’m there (big surprise, right?). I often daydream about some goals I have yet to achieve, usually not work-related goals, and it is when I’m at work that my [...]

No site for me

May 15, 2009

We have a fairly stringent web filter at work, one that does its best to ensure that while we’re at work we’re working by eliminating those “time sucks” (facebook, youtube, myspace and (new!) flickr). Though we enjoyed a period of free and easy access to facebook et al, the filters have been reinstated. Ads are [...]

Still on vacation (in my mind)

December 1, 2008

I am having the hardest time adjusting to being back in North America. I’m not sure what it is (my second cousins that I spent so much time with? the warm weather? the slower pace of life? my identical twin cousins? my grandmother’s husky laugh?) but if someone told me to pack my bags yet [...]