12:48 PM - 21.03.05
Bah Humbug
Well, Fred was at it again this weekend. Fred is the name I believe belongs to the ghost that haunts our floor at work. When I left for home on Friday, I took off my work shoes and locked them in the cabinet that I've been given for my own use. There were perfectly fine then. This morning I pulled them out and put them on while I was booting up the computer and pulling out my daybook and binder. Got up to go see my supervisor and realized I was listing to port. Checked my left shoe - some sort of theme going on here I think - and found that the one strap on my black sling back - by the outer heel - had been severed right at the insertion to the sole. No jagged tears - just a straight across the leather and fabic slice. Good morning to you too, Fred. Decided not to make too much ado about it. Went to the loonie (dollar) store at lunch and picked up a tube of "Shoe goo". Went back to the office and it worked like a charm. An hour after I had worked with it it was fully set and very strong. The only downside was that the fumes made me more than a little light headed. What next.
The reason that I had gone to see my supervisor - even before getting coffee - was that she had emailed me with comments on my weekly reports. She likes them even though there was pages of information this last time. Have I mentioned how much I like working here - a thank you with no complaints attached. She had some questions could I come and see her. I took my day book so I could do show and tell with respect to the one software service I use to determine ownership. It is really helpful to have follow up in a timely fashion and done face to face a well.
Work went well most of the day, so I should have known there would be a price to pay when I got home. I had recieved a call at about 10 am from one realtor I had emailed on Sunday. She had at first said no she couldn't help because the space she could offer was split up between different floors. I said that didn't matter, so she talked with her landlord who was ok with the deal. she said she would send the fllor plans along so I would have them when I got home tonight. Couldn't get into my email. The service I use had crashed. Tried getting into the Elections Canada computer. Could open the email but not open or print out the floor plans. Tried to do the data entry required in the EC software - that wasn't working either. Great. Mercury retrograde and Fred all in one day. Wonder if they're related. My youngest and I finally got everything up and running - except the EC program - by about midnight. Guess I won't be finishing off the assignment tonight after all.
I did send emails to their tech support staff, their local liaison, the security specialist, number two on the totem pole and my tech so no one can say I'm not trying. However, I can't make buildings materialize out of thin air and I can't upply data if the vehicles they provide me with to do that don't work. Time for bed I think. Good night dear diary.
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