This snake was spotted in the hallway at work yesterday. Now, I know that I work with some snakes, but I wasn’t aware that actual snakes inhabited the offices.
Facilities eventually stopped by and removed the snake. Minutes later a form letter arrived in our inboxes warning us of the dangers of snakes, urging us to keep an eye open for them when traveling between buildings. There was no mention of having to keep an eye open for them while traveling inside the offices. I guess they were concerned about spreading mass panic.
I’m now having nightmares of snakes lying in wait under my desk, anxious to ambush my leg the moment I sit down.
Animals, Work
Animals, Work
Our new manager reported in for work on Monday. I’ll leave it at that….
Work
Work
I was taking to a friend at work today when I mentioned the words “daylight savings time”. He, acting all smug, corrected me saying, “It’s pronounced daylight saving time.” Stunned by the sudden admonishment, I pulled up Webster and pointed out the following:
Main Entry: daylight saving time
Function: noun
Date: 1919
: time usually one hour ahead of standard time —called also daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, daylight time
Oh….in your face, hipster tier 3 guy! It’ll always be “savings” to me.
Speaking of DST, I move that we change the time that we move the clocks ahead one hour to 4pm on Friday. Sure, it’ll suck when we have to move the clocks back an hour, but that just means one extra hour of overtime. In my eyes, that’s a win/win.
Random, Work
Random, Work
…So little time.
Seems as if I’m doing nothing other than making up yearly goals for myself because my group is lacking a manager, and writing scripts to automate auditing tasks for this quarter. For the past few days I’ve come home mentally drained with just enough energy to shake my head in quiet desperation, then pass out on the couch as dreams of winning the lottery dance though my head.
Ah well. Such is life. Perhaps I’ll take a bit of revenge out on work in subtle, passive-aggressive style:
Oh, and before I forget, check out this awesome new point-and-click adventure game called Machinarium. Anyone want to buy me a copy? 
Work
Work
Q: What happens what a rat gnaws through the wires leading to a live circuit breaker?
A: You get one very dead rat, and one very dark data center.
Six months ago this very scenario occurred, forcing us to tap into a “temporary” power feed. This past Saturday we finally began the process of moving back on to the main power supply. Working in conjunction with several groups, we managed to gracefully power down all 600+ servers, enabling a complete power outage of our building. General Electric was supposed to have their portion of this monumental undertaking done in 8 hours.
As I write this post it is now Sunday evening, and there’s no word on when GE will have the power back online. Needless to say, this does not bode well for anybody involved.
And so I sit here with phone in hand, waiting for the panicked “all hands on deck” call, ordering me into work to assist with bringing all of our systems back online.
…And this event was so well planned, unlike the initial unexpected rat BBQ that initiated the original emergency power cutover. This is shaping up to be one exciting week. *sigh*
Computer, Work
Computer, Work
