Monday, January 30, 2006
The hardest thing in the world
Sometimes, the hardest thing in the world is also something as simple as getting out of bed on a dismal Monday morning. I had a pretty full weekend and was a little tired when I left my nephew's (and the most beautiful and charming Goddaughter in the world) last night. I got home, did some grocery shopping, but ended up being too pooped to cook dinner. I dozed off to sleep with the timer on the t.v. on.
About 4 in the morning, I woke up (as I sometimes do now). I can't immediately go back to sleep, so I sometimes sit up and watch a little t.v. or pray or walk around the house. I opted for all three this morning.
5 am rolled around and there was no sand in my eyes - sigh. Then, "buzzzzzzzzzz" my pager went off. The database had died overnight. So, I pulled out my laptop and dialed into work (sometimes, it's nice having a phone line in the house). Yep, it died alright and was still dead, but I couldn't find the root cause using a 24.4K modem connection. I opted to fold everything up and get an early start on the day.
I was going to try to get in before my 8 am teleconference, but lo - the alarm went off, and I couldn't move. I was exhausted. "Snooze"....."Buzz!", started the endless loop of barely animated motions to hit the largest button on the clock radio on top of the boxes I still use for a nightstand. "Buzz - Snooze.....Buzz - Snooze". This went on for a good 1/2 hour.
O.K., now I'm late. I barely have enough time to shower/shave/shinola and get to work on time for the call. I scoot up to work, and badge in to the various gates and doors that lead to my office. I threw all my stuff down on the desk. "8:01, rats."
I turned on my laptop to get the 1-800 number for the call. "C'mon. C'mon. C'MON!!!" Why does Bill Gates write such slow operating systems?! My fingers hit the keys on the phone. "[ring] [ring] [ri.. This call has reached capacity..."
Well, I guess I'm sort of off the hook. I guess I'll blog a bit through my 1/2 opened eyes. Looks like somebody's going to have a case of the Mondays.
About 4 in the morning, I woke up (as I sometimes do now). I can't immediately go back to sleep, so I sometimes sit up and watch a little t.v. or pray or walk around the house. I opted for all three this morning.
5 am rolled around and there was no sand in my eyes - sigh. Then, "buzzzzzzzzzz" my pager went off. The database had died overnight. So, I pulled out my laptop and dialed into work (sometimes, it's nice having a phone line in the house). Yep, it died alright and was still dead, but I couldn't find the root cause using a 24.4K modem connection. I opted to fold everything up and get an early start on the day.
I was going to try to get in before my 8 am teleconference, but lo - the alarm went off, and I couldn't move. I was exhausted. "Snooze"....."Buzz!", started the endless loop of barely animated motions to hit the largest button on the clock radio on top of the boxes I still use for a nightstand. "Buzz - Snooze.....Buzz - Snooze". This went on for a good 1/2 hour.
O.K., now I'm late. I barely have enough time to shower/shave/shinola and get to work on time for the call. I scoot up to work, and badge in to the various gates and doors that lead to my office. I threw all my stuff down on the desk. "8:01, rats."
I turned on my laptop to get the 1-800 number for the call. "C'mon. C'mon. C'MON!!!" Why does Bill Gates write such slow operating systems?! My fingers hit the keys on the phone. "[ring] [ring] [ri.. This call has reached capacity..."
Well, I guess I'm sort of off the hook. I guess I'll blog a bit through my 1/2 opened eyes. Looks like somebody's going to have a case of the Mondays.
