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Ohhh here's a fantastic addition to the chronicles of moronia!!

So the ex calls me the other day and asks for my help uploading his resume onto an online job application. He says he's tried and tried and it's just not showing up in the little box that says "submit resume here." OK...so after I walk him through browsing for it and uploading it and still nothing shows up I figure he's looking at something wrong and since I can't see his screen it'd be best to just copy paste the darn thing in. Now, you have to understand that this man has trouble making a capital letter because he simply doesn't know to use the shift key. Trust me it's really that bad....you'll see. So I walk him through the copying of his resume...which includes..."go to start...click on all programs...click on word...." etc. I get him to copy it and tell him to go back to the website now. "How?" he asks. I am sooo not kidding here. I direct him to the little buttons at the bottom of his screen and at last he finds the web page again. OK..."now," I tell him, "click in the little box." "Ok," he replies. "Now right click," I instruct and wait a beat for the menu to come up but before I can continue he says this..."ok I typed click" Yes folks, he typed the word click when I told him to "right click" Sad really...very very funny but seriously a five yr old knows how to write click with ease.


Oh oh and another little tidbit for you....the girl at work that I have complained about who is constantly slacking off....she got written up for poor performance!!! Shocked the hell out of me!

Labels: chronicles of moronia, England, Work

posted by dee @ 4:56 pm 0 comments

wait! and then wait some more

Work is driving me a little bit insane lately. We are so immensely busy it's crazy and the contract deadlines just keep getting pushed out and out. We were supposed to have some sort of decision by this past Friday but it came and went with nothing. Yesterday we were told that the client had some questions about the proposal which could mean one of two things; they are either stalling or actually thinking of accepting it. I honestly don't know anymore which I hope for I just want it decided one way or another.


The new date is January 31st. Supposedly, if they haven't made a decision by then we begin the 120 day notice to leave the contract. Plenty of time to find a new job if need be although my boss keeps saying I have nothing to worry about. I just can't trust that she could be saying it just so I don't start looking now and jump ship on her. ahh well...it's all a waiting game now.


Quick side note: I am nuts. I am so overwhelmed with excitement over this trip I have taken to screaming out loud in my car. Sitting there all alone my mind wanders and inevitably ends up on Mark and my trip to see him and I just get so overcome with excitement that I feel like if I don't scream a little bit I just might explode! Just over four weeks to go. Oh, and a bonus, still no one sitting next to me on the flight :) Say a little prayer it stays that way as it'd be soooo nice to be able to stretch out across the seats.

Labels: England, Work

posted by dee @ 1:48 pm 0 comments

The agenda so far...

Mark lives in Worthing so most of our time will be spent there. We will be traveling to Stow-on-the-wold; to visit a friend of his, Cheltenham; to meet the family and Leamington; more family. We will be making some stops along the way on our visits and many day trips out, though we haven't quite decided exactly what, where and when yet. Some of the places that are ranking high on the list of places to see on this trip:


Arundel Castle

Devizes

The Globe

Salisbury Cathedral

Stratford-upon-Avon

Kenilworth Castle

Warwick Castle

Borough Market

Camden Market


Then of course there are museums and manor homes and stone circles and and and and...I really should just pack it in and move over there is just so much I want to see. Once I see all of England that I want to see there is always Ireland and Scotland and France and ohhh how the list goes on and on.


We will see all we can this trip but we don't want to pack so much in that we don't have any time to just be at home in one another's company either. I can't wait to be back in that man's arms. Never in my life have I missed anyone like I do him. Anyway :) that is a basic agenda for now...it's an ever changing thing as he thinks of other things to see and do. I am certain it won't ever be firm until I am there and we decide each day what we'd like to do. 35 more days!! I can hardly wait.

Labels: England

posted by dee @ 5:00 am 2 comments

5 weeks!!!

I leave for England five weeks from today. I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve! I want to stamp my feet and squeal like a little girl whenever I think about it. I can't wait to see Mark again we had such an incredibly lovely time when he was here. He's got our agenda all planned out and I cannot wait to see the sights he has on our list. There are so many places I want to see and I am such a geek I've been researching the history behind the places we will be able to fit in this trip. (and making a mental list for next trip!)


Speaking of lists, I have three started. Clothes to take, things for carry on and just a general to do to get done before I leave. I can't wait.


Concerning meeting his family I have settled down a little bit. He knows how I feel and I know he'll help me along if I get stuck in conversation. Besides, there will be little kids about and nothing is a better distraction than that, eh? It'll be fine.


Okay, well back to work I suppose. Work is a nightmare right now as we are so busy. Going from seven to three people hurt but has just now caught up with us and the workload is overwhelming. I feel most days like I do nothing but put fires out all day long. We still can't figure out what one girl on this team does all day. She manages to weasel out of work constantly by complaining and whining to the boss that she is overwhelmed. Crying and whining, literally! So her work gets redistributed across Shawn and I and it's frustrating. We will know by the end of this month if the entire contract with this client will be scrapped. If it is then we have 120 days notice to complete the transition back to the client. My boss keeps telling me that I have nothing to worry about, that I will easily shift to another client and that other managers have even inquired about my availability but still I am uneasy. There is always the off chance that she says so only so I will not find a new job in the meantime and leave her high and dry. One team member is due back from maternity leave on February 5th but no one has heard from her one way or the other concerning her plans to return to work. Can you imagine leaving a 3 month old baby in daycare? I can't and she honestly doesn't seem the type to be able to do so either. Some can and do and that's fantastic for those that do but it's a personal decision and we are all waiting to see what she will do.


Okay, back to it. Lunch is over.

Labels: England, Mark, Travel, Work

posted by dee @ 4:51 pm 1 comments