Fatigued

Last night as UNIX primary has left me rather tired. The hours as primary are usually long and I'm tired by the end of the week, but it's unusual for me to be this tired so soon.

While calling for the Plus square dance class last night, my pager sounded with an emergency. kent4str took up calling while I started making telephone calls, learning that a non-production server was having issues with swap space. Being non-production, this wouldn't be a big deal but it was a server owned by a highly visible group who doesn't hesitate to scream loudly at the top tiers of the corporation if they don't get instant service.

I began making telephone calls but had no success. There simply wasn't anyone I could find in any of our offices at 8 PM: the day shift had left and the night crew wasn't in yet. Of the telephone numbers I had on hand, all were out of the office, on vacation or shifted their hours for training classes this week. My pager likewise didn't have any contacts I could use. I tried calling our messaging center to page folks but no one answered at the center either.

Eventually, I found someone who could page someone else who could log in to address the issue so I could return to the class. It took a half-hour of effort.

As it turned out, the server continued having issues because of a severe memory leak in an application, but I needed to sit on a conference call with the apps team from 10 PM to nearly 11:30 PM, making for a relatively late night when the alarm is going off at 6 AM the next morning.

I've invested the last half-hour updating my pager and Palm entries with nearly everyone still employed in my division. While it won't help when people aren't at their desks, I'll feel a little less helpless should I be caught in this situation again.

Fatigued

Last night as UNIX primary has left me rather tired. The hours as primary are usually long and I'm tired by the end of the week, but it's unusual for me to be this tired so soon.

While calling for the Plus square dance class last night, my pager sounded with an emergency. kent4str took up calling while I started making telephone calls, learning that a non-production server was having issues with swap space. Being non-production, this wouldn't be a big deal but it was a server owned by a highly visible group who doesn't hesitate to scream loudly at the top tiers of the corporation if they don't get instant service.

I began making telephone calls but had no success. There simply wasn't anyone I could find in any of our offices at 8 PM: the day shift had left and the night crew wasn't in yet. Of the telephone numbers I had on hand, all were out of the office, on vacation or shifted their hours for training classes this week. My pager likewise didn't have any contacts I could use. I tried calling our messaging center to page folks but no one answered at the center either.

Eventually, I found someone who could page someone else who could log in to address the issue so I could return to the class. It took a half-hour of effort.

As it turned out, the server continued having issues because of a severe memory leak in an application, but I needed to sit on a conference call with the apps team from 10 PM to nearly 11:30 PM, making for a relatively late night when the alarm is going off at 6 AM the next morning.

I've invested the last half-hour updating my pager and Palm entries with nearly everyone still employed in my division. While it won't help when people aren't at their desks, I'll feel a little less helpless should I be caught in this situation again.

Capitulation

I've given up searching for my passport and green card.

I've ransacked the entire house at least twice, I've checked every pocket, every suitcase, every travel bag, every stack of papers, every file folder, every file cabinet and all the spaces in between. I found nothing.

Having given up hope of locating the documents, I'm now working on replacing them. I've just completed an e-filed application for replacement of my green card ($290 filing fee + $80 biometrics fee); hopefully, since it's just a replacement for a lost card, the processing will be relatively swift and I will be contacted soon by the appropriate office for an appointment to confirm my documentation and authorize a replacement.

The replacement of the passport will take much longer. Even if I submit a request for a replacement passport immediately, the scuttlebutt is that the turn-around time from gov't of Canada is four months as the US border rules have created an enormous demand for passports to travel across the border. To obtain a replacement passport, I'll have to go visit the local embassy for the forms, then get new photos and signatures by a guarantor. In short, it'll take at least a week for me to get my part of the process lined up.

On the good side, my planned travel is currently all US domestic so the passport isn't essential yet.

Capitulation

I've given up searching for my passport and green card.

I've ransacked the entire house at least twice, I've checked every pocket, every suitcase, every travel bag, every stack of papers, every file folder, every file cabinet and all the spaces in between. I found nothing.

Having given up hope of locating the documents, I'm now working on replacing them. I've just completed an e-filed application for replacement of my green card ($290 filing fee + $80 biometrics fee); hopefully, since it's just a replacement for a lost card, the processing will be relatively swift and I will be contacted soon by the appropriate office for an appointment to confirm my documentation and authorize a replacement.

The replacement of the passport will take much longer. Even if I submit a request for a replacement passport immediately, the scuttlebutt is that the turn-around time from gov't of Canada is four months as the US border rules have created an enormous demand for passports to travel across the border. To obtain a replacement passport, I'll have to go visit the local embassy for the forms, then get new photos and signatures by a guarantor. In short, it'll take at least a week for me to get my part of the process lined up.

On the good side, my planned travel is currently all US domestic so the passport isn't essential yet.