The hunt for jobs continues. The fax/modem and phone haven’t been as busy in ages. And of course it’s a very good time to catch up with old friends and colleagues and see how they’re doing, what they’re up to, and most importantly, if they have any jobs! So last night we had drinkies with ... [More]
At work on Monday I was told to be in early Tuesday for an 8am meeting with – get this – a graphic designer. I told them no chance. There is absolutely no way you would ever see a graphic designer in at 8 in the morning. It’s not natural. They are genetically incapable of ... [More]
I’m in a hurry, so here’s just a few snippets of neighbourhood news… Tonight we lost an hour of power, again. The electricity company didn’t tell us why, and you can bet they won’t give us a refund! While the power was out we took the opportunity to run down to the supermarket and get ... [More]
Nobody seems to know what happened to the allegedly expected delivery of the alleged PCs on Thursday. They’re also trying to decide whether or not to extend our contracts beyond May. Although we haven’t been exactly productive so far, were they to actually put PCs on our desks, we’d be able to have a crack ... [More]
Well it’s official: I’m a bit colour-blind. So now I have an excuse for all those hideous combinations of clothing I turn up to work in. And for putting such garish colours onto the Web pages I build. It was my sister who suggested I go to get my eyes checked. A good idea, since ... [More]
6am. As I write, the dawning of week eight, day four, approaches. Each dawning of a new day brings with it new ideas, new hopes, new miracles. The idea: that handing the task of getting our PCs at work from the guy who is currently responsible (who has attracted various nicknames including "IN-Action Man", "The ... [More]
It’s rare that I like graffiti. Okay, so some of it is quite impressive, but most of it is completely illegible nonsense. So to spot something that is simple, clever, and thought provoking makes a pleasant change. In Tooronga Road, Tooronga, just south of the station, there is a "FORM 1 LANE" sign. To the ... [More]
Week 8: No PC news. Meanwhile, our PC at home is having its monitor fixed. Weird lines were starting to appear on it. Either aliens were trying to tell us about their invasion and colonisation plans or the monitor needed some attention. Suspecting the latter, we called the computer shop, rather than try and contact ... [More]
Computers at work: Now quoted as "sometime next week". Yeah. Right. As for my fifth (wooden) wedding anniversary present, I got L three wooden photo frames. I mean, they were wood except the bits that are glass – if the bits that are glass were wood, you wouldn’t be able to see the photo. L ... [More]
Just to recap on the PCs at work situation: Two weeks ago, we were told we’d have PCs last week. At the start of last week, we were told we’d have PCs at the end of last week. At the end of last week, we were told Monday. It’s now Wednesday, with no sign of ... [More]
Start of week seven. As of 3pm, no PCs. At this point, most of us gave up for the day and went home to continue surfing oops errtechnology investigation on our own PCs. (Maybe we can charge the client for electricity?) We’ve decided to compare our situation to those onboard a ship. The iceberg was ... [More]
Quite amazing. Here we are, at the end of our sixth week, and we have finally got phones. They even work! Relatively clean and newish, too. But, what, I hear you ask, about the PCs? Last week we were promised them by the end of this week. Now they’re saying Monday. But they’re now also ... [More]