Bleh.

I'm in an odd state of mind right now but I feel fully justified in blaming the weather.

I can't stand high heat and humidity. Hell, I can't tolerate moderate heat and humidity. Water is meant to be enjoyed in its solid or liquid form, not as steam or plasma.

Despite my wishes to the contrary, the universe has determined that the temperature today should exceed 100 degrees F with extreme humidity. The universe already owes me big for not selecting my numbers for last Saturday's Powerball lottery: now it's just being bitchy.

My next-cube neighbour at work has suggested my lethargy may be due to a lack of proper hydration. She may have a point but I fear no amount of drinking will ever make up for having to work here for a living. Well, unless it's heavily spiked, anyway.

Today's to-do list: surviving until 4 PM, tanked up on fruit juice and water. All else is luxury. Damn universe.

Bleh.

I'm in an odd state of mind right now but I feel fully justified in blaming the weather.

I can't stand high heat and humidity. Hell, I can't tolerate moderate heat and humidity. Water is meant to be enjoyed in its solid or liquid form, not as steam or plasma.

Despite my wishes to the contrary, the universe has determined that the temperature today should exceed 100 degrees F with extreme humidity. The universe already owes me big for not selecting my numbers for last Saturday's Powerball lottery: now it's just being bitchy.

My next-cube neighbour at work has suggested my lethargy may be due to a lack of proper hydration. She may have a point but I fear no amount of drinking will ever make up for having to work here for a living. Well, unless it's heavily spiked, anyway.

Today's to-do list: surviving until 4 PM, tanked up on fruit juice and water. All else is luxury. Damn universe.

Calendars and Dates

As Labour Day approaches --slowly-- I figured it was time to take a good look at my schedule thru New Year's.

Chesapeake Squares is asking what Saturdays we're available for a Mainstream class. OK, no problem... I'm sorting that out with kent4str currently.

I still need to sort out scheduling with DC Lambda Squares... I'll ping the appropriate bodies before lunch today about their requirements and plans.

The big surprise for me was how few paid vacation days I have left in my accumulated leave balance. At the moment, I have barely five days of paid vacation left, but I have bookings which require 12. This seemed odd... each year, it's been a struggle to use up my default vacation time before they evaporate --that's why I haven't been micromanaging them this time.

Digging deeper into the records, I found two weeks in June were marked as vacation time instead of regular work time. I've updated those references and sent a note to my manager for approval; fortunately, I keep extensive work logs so I can prove I was working during that time. If all goes well, I'll get 92 vacation hours back in my queue, just a shade over 12 business days and exactly what I need to satisfy my outstanding bookings and appointments. Whew!

Calendars and Dates

As Labour Day approaches --slowly-- I figured it was time to take a good look at my schedule thru New Year's.

Chesapeake Squares is asking what Saturdays we're available for a Mainstream class. OK, no problem... I'm sorting that out with kent4str currently.

I still need to sort out scheduling with DC Lambda Squares... I'll ping the appropriate bodies before lunch today about their requirements and plans.

The big surprise for me was how few paid vacation days I have left in my accumulated leave balance. At the moment, I have barely five days of paid vacation left, but I have bookings which require 12. This seemed odd... each year, it's been a struggle to use up my default vacation time before they evaporate --that's why I haven't been micromanaging them this time.

Digging deeper into the records, I found two weeks in June were marked as vacation time instead of regular work time. I've updated those references and sent a note to my manager for approval; fortunately, I keep extensive work logs so I can prove I was working during that time. If all goes well, I'll get 92 vacation hours back in my queue, just a shade over 12 business days and exactly what I need to satisfy my outstanding bookings and appointments. Whew!