'If i could, I'd sleep, but i find that impossible on a plane.  Other than that, read a book, listen to music, watch a movie, just about anything to pass the time/ distract myself from the boredom....|||So I just got a random phone call that's thrown me for a loop. My Ex's best friend called on her behalf to see if I'd be willing to get back in touch, as (friends description) she's been thinking of...|||Aaaaand the winner of today's stupid award goes to..   The customer who sent us a text message with full details (number, cvv, expiry, name) of 2 different credit cards.  I cannot fathom the...|||text message exchange with my younger brother, over my birthday.  Him: The birthday fairy has been advised by her union rep that lugging 104 birthday wishes constitutes an unsafe work environment...|||I've been told eating scrambled eggs in a spicy fruit muffin is weird.  As is having sweet fruit chutney on a hotdog apparently.     I do the same, everyday  lunch is either a pre-packed rice...|||We've just started sending text messages to customers when their electricity bill is available online.. One text reply yesterday takes the cake for funniest & wierdest response, it read: I in...|||Rave: Finally! After the better part of 6 months I've finally managed to run 5km non-stop without aggravating my calf injury. My goal of the 12km round the bridges in less than an hour by November...|||That kind of BS really pisses me off. In those cases, I'd still cancel everything for the aggravation they caused and never use them again.  Had that issue a few years ago with a PC shop that...|||Mum did alot of this for all of us kids too (mothers prerogative I guess), more so for my youngest brother from when they lived in Indonesia to now while he's at Uni. In recent times, she's come to...|||Banned because I'm drinking Something called Armageddon from a company named Epic...|||Ha! so very true. Reminds me of a conversation between myself and workmate recently:  Them: Can you make a report to do pull x which relates to y which connects to z and match z that to a, so I can...|||With the exception of price (which only gets looked at if it fits the first two questions), it's because those literally do not matter to me. I don't give a rats arse if something looks good on me or...|||1. What kinds of colors do you like? Bright, muted, warm, cool, vibrant, neutrals ? I wouldn't call the colours I wear as vibrant or muted.. they vary alot.  My favourite shirts are a mustard-y...|||The weird and wonderful thing that happens when phrases are misheard In my team we instituted a 'my whereabouts' email, to let everyone else know where we we are going to be if out of the office,...|||Bahahaha that's brilliant.|||Funny joke i was just told..  As a programmer was heading home for the day he calls his wife and asks Darling, do i need to pickup anything on the way home? She answers Can you get a loaf of...|||2 close calls in a month at the same roundabout while cycling to work is 2 too many for my liking. Time to find a new route to work & a camera to record the dangerous stuff I see.  Anyone have...|||People lie and people steal They misinterpret how you feel And so we doubt and we conceal You're not alone  - Beloved Freak, Garbage|||Fluffykins the third Starlord|||Banned for balancing a pen between your nose and upper lip|||Frustrated :frustrating:  Waiting for whatever is impinged around my shoulder/ neck to settle down, so I can get back to running, cycling and gym workouts.|||Yes, I avoid conflict whereever possible. I have an intense dislike for any form of argument. I prefer to state my opinion and reasons for it, when warranted and leave it at that.  Generally no on...|||What I answer with, when people ask that half rhetorical question: What do i want for lunch?  Let me help you narrow it down with my questionnaire.. would you like Food? Edible food? Human...|||Rave: VICTORY!! The student loan deduction issue I had with the IRD a while back is now resolved & IRD have confirmed that the deductions payroll made in July and August were correct, and the...|||Random conversation just now..  Me: Is it raining outside? i can see spotty stuff on the window but can't see if it's raining DS: spotty stuff? Me: fine, water spotty stuff DS: Stuff's...|||Rant: Protracted discussions that accomplish nothing. Them: We don't like this report, it's trying to do too much and confusing and we can't find anything. It needs to be simpler. Me: So what do...|||1. Be unfair or dismissive. Self-explanatory I think.  2. Persistent, willful ignorance. Especially in the face of a correction or chance to learn. Unwillingness to learn anything new or adopt new...|||Doesn't work that way here, IRD are the authorities when it comes to any tax related issue. You have to play middleman as they don't seem capable of talking to ones employer (besides demanding extra...|||Family member just bought a new Hp printer. During setup I looked through what I expected to be a user guide. Turns out it was a 2 page trouble shooting guide in half a dozen languages. By my...|||Rant: Once again I've received a letter from IRD (tax agency) saying I've underpaid my student loan for July and August. How in hell this happens with a tax calculation system that has been vetted...|||I like my sports like triathlons, marathons (to a point), I also really enjoy following the heptathlon and decathlon disciplines. I cycle and run myself, which I find relaxing. The outdoors-y stuff...|||Ditto for me this week. As if I didn't have enough to deal with, with co-workers recovering from surgery, others coming down with the flu as well as being majorly understaffed, almost all the...|||Rant: Been landed with a completely new task with 3 days notice, while everyone that knows it are on leave. New task must be finished by midday every day to avoid unwanted flow-on effects to other...|||Rave: They finally paid the remainder as of yesterday.  Rant: Took me calling them again :dry: 8 months in total|||A number of questions were answered one way because it wasn't the other|||A few of us at work were emailing around what was playing on our respective mp3 players this Friday 13th and this weird similarity happened with song titles.  Song 1: Johnny Cash - I walk the line...|||I've written a couple really short stories - not more than 3 or 4 pages. They were fun to write and are amusing to read, haven't done it for a while though.  More often than not, I can be found...|||Warning long rant  Rant: ugh, insurance companies. In October I totaled my bike and logged a claim with the insurance company, with all the details for my claim, as well as the other party.   For...|||This week has been a humdinger for dodgy written language at work.. :tongue:  According to my manager, the spelling for correlation has changed to... co-relation   Another co-worker has found a...|||Yes, exactly. Chips.   Or to elaborate, hot chips :tongue:|||So, a workmate was getting hassled today for buying chips for lunch after saying how she was going to stick to the salad, she'd brought in....|||So, I've been 4 months without a bike, 4! after T-boning a car & writing off my Scott that I'd had for 12 years. :sad:  This is the longest I've gone without a bike for 25 years.  Now I'm ~3...|||Rant.. broken, broken, broken. gaaaaah!|||Rave: An opportunity has arisen at work for a 6 month secondment into an area in IT that I would love.  Rant: I can't justify applying for it, because it would require me to leave a project...|||This. Absolutely.|||Rant: Process steps & requirements lost in translation between process writer and trainers = issues at my end.  Rave'ish: Spotted issues before they have any impact, now to get process &...|||hilarious workmate blunders today..  In regards to an issue we had yesterday with 650-odd customers her: hey where can i find that list of customers that were on yesterdays report? me: uhh, on...|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQfQu-hXTVY|||Rant: Too damned bad if you don't like the fact I'm being ruthless with my time now. The help I've provided with report fixes, updates, and mentoring for those who'd shown an interest in learning is...|||When you're taken off a project after offending the leader with a blunt email about the progress to date :dry:'