Todays Journal...

[Diver01]

7:45 AM. - Arrived at work
7:50 AM. - Go to kitchen and make a cup of coffee.
8:00 AM. - Take apart Printer that will not duplex.
9:00 AM. - After taking my sweet ol time repairing printer, the duplexer is now functioning properly.
9:01 AM. - Go Oustide and smoke a Cigarette.
9:15 AM. - Go back inside and check email.
9:20 AM. - Log onto Windrivers and check new posts.
9:25 AM. - Log onto Windrivers and check new posts.
9:30 AM. - Log onto Windrivers and check new posts.
9:45 AM. - Log onto Windrivers and check new posts.
9:50 AM. - GO back outside and smoke another Cigarette.
10:00 AM - Log onto Windrivers and check for new Posts.
10:15 AM - Log onto Windrivers and check for new Posts.
10:20 AM - Decide to record the days events on Windrivers.
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[Cleetus]

Sounds like my typical day

[edball]

7:45 AM. - Arrived at work
7:50 AM. - Go to kitchen and make a cup of coffee.
8:00 AM. - Take apart Printer that will not duplex.
9:00 AM. - After taking my sweet ol time repairing printer, the duplexer is now functioning properly.
9:01 AM. - Go Oustide and smoke a Cigarette.
9:15 AM. - Go back inside and check email.
9:20 AM. - Log onto Windrivers and check new posts.
9:25 AM. - Log onto Windrivers and check new posts.
9:30 AM. - Log onto Windrivers and check new posts.
9:45 AM. - Log onto Windrivers and check new posts.
9:50 AM. - GO back outside and smoke another Cigarette.
10:00 AM - Log onto Windrivers and check for new Posts.
10:15 AM - Log onto Windrivers and check for new Posts.
10:20 AM - Decide to record the days events on Windrivers.
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So, did you only decide to record the past events ? We need more !

[Diver01]

So, did you only decide to record the past events ? We need more !

ok..

10:30 AM. - Go to log back into Windrivers and Proxy Server not responding
10:31 AM. - Play Bowling on my Cell Phone. Got a 178. My personal best.
10:44 AM. - Log back into Windrivers and Resond to replys on my Journal


More to follow..

Im so freakin bored today..

[ilovetheusers]

I've got 24 open tickets and 10 in queue sitting there, a down site and an idiot bugging me about a non issue like it was the worst thing on earth. Only reason I'm posting is 'cause I'm waiting on hold or eating lunch at my desk. Been like this for weeks.

[PuterGeekGirl]

/me taps foot.... I'm currently waiting for an image to burn to cd that I'm pulling down from the server... **sigh**...already been 10 minutes and its only at 38% writing to cache....Why, oh Why do I do this via wireless in the back room where I don't get very good reception....... **Sigh**

[Spork]

Im so freakin bored today..

I wish I had that problem today.

[Diver01]

Anyone know anything about SSL 2.0 and 3.0 and LDAP and Session has expired error messages after a sucessful logon and a complete removal of all cookies, files, History, and all IE settings set back to default and Windows update has been done too.....

*Takes a deep Breath*

Thats what im working on. I cant figure out whats wrong with this...

Im going to lunch now.

[rgharper]

Today's journal:

0615 Wake up and shower, forgetting I took today off.
0630 Hit Windrivers to see what happened last night.
0700 Wake wife up, she DIDN'T take today off.
0745 Watch wife leave for work.
0800 Kick son out of bed, remind him we're going to pick up Doom 3 today. Don't know when the last time was he moved that fast.
0830 Pager goes off. Home user can't log into Shiva. VPN in and check Shiva. Looks OK. Is user using the correct userid to log in? No? <sigh>
0900 Pager goes off. Employee who got new PC yesterday can't find personal address book. Did he re-load it from his network drive? No? <sigh>
1000 Load up car and get ready to drive 75 miles to Grand Rapids to get game.
1020 Stop for coffee, pop, smokes.
1025 Pager goes off. Database has crashed. Users pissed.
1026 Illegal U-Turn to go back to town.
1100 Arrive at work. Back up database. Rebuild database. Let superusers in to check database.
1120 Check email while I'm at work. Find notice that there is an update available to the aforementioned software to prevent database corruption.
1140 Database is fine.
1145 Decide not to go to Grand Rapids. Go to Big Rapids instead, only fifteen minutes away.
1200 Arrive at Wal-Mart.
1210 Locate Doom 3.
1215 Locate copy of Hidalgo - impulse purchase to make wife happy and therefore by extension make me happy.
1220 Pay for purchases.
1224 Get stopped at door - alarm stickers did NOT de-activate at cash register. Brief discussion with security staff. Show cash register slip. Leave with apologies.
1235 Lunch at Wendy's.
1310 Back home. Install Doom 3.
1320 Start Doom 3. Watch cinematic intros. Hmmm ...
1325 Die playing Doom 3.
1327 Die playing Doom 3.
1328 Give Doom 3 CD to kid and send him away.
1329 Uninstall Doom 3. Put in "Alien Crossfire" CD and load saved game.
1335 Pager goes off. Please call Asset Management ASAP to confirm purchases for this fiscal year. OOPS - Deleted message before saving. Darn.
1410 Save game, hit Web, find lots of speculation about WinXP SP2 release. It's today. No, it's tomorrow. No, it's today. <sheesh>
1420 Hit Windrivers to see what's up.

[Diver01]

11:00 AM. - Research LDAP Security Authentications and SSL 2.0 and 3.0
11:00 AM. - Says screw it and goes to Burger King and Gets a Chicken Sandwitch
1:00 PM. Returns from Lunch.
1:30 PM - Shows user how to Print Web Pages without cutting off the text.
1:40 PM - Updates Journal
For the rest of the day im gonna try and figure out why users are getting Your session has expired messages upon selecting certain links after a sucessful logon.

1:43 PM - Scratches self...

[NooNoo]

2:00am finally lose it with daughter and friend who is sleeping over - threaten to remove all electronics from bedroom (computer, ps2, tv, cd player etc).

8:30am Son jumps on me to wake me up as hubby went to work.
8:32am Refusing to play Rayman2 with son until I made me a cup of tea.
8:35am Hold ctrl key while he shoots various pirates - he is only 6.
8:45am He gets killed 3 times on the trot and decides there are better things to do.... phew
8:46am Make coffee, load dishwasher and switch on
9:00am Son is now trying to play Harry Potter
9:15am Clean toilet
9:30am Start DVDshrink back up of spiderman 1 - no store bought dvds now go near my six year old since he trashed two by pretending they were cymbals.
10:01am Start filing stuff
10:30am Find Mobile phone bills and realise they have not sent me a renewal AGAIN.
10:31am In queue being assured I am important
10:42am In new queue being assured I am important with the "right department"
10:45am Back in the queue, should have been put on hold, but I guess she hit the wrong button.
10:50am Out of queue to find they bannished my tarrif forever and cannot renew.
10:52am Choose new tarrif.
10:55am Make coffee
11:03am Email hubby to tell him the new phone tarrif
11:05am Burn failed for some reason - refuses to use the temp files
11:06am Start dvdshrink again - burn option set to iso this time.
11:07am Check for reported posts and login to windrivers.

[corturbra]

0600: Alarm goes off to be rudely told to sod off by me
0609: Alarm goes off again, same result as above
0618: Alarm persistent enough to be switched off snooze.
0620: Executive decision is made to abort morning exercise
0715: Wife's Alarm goes off and is treated to similar experience as above
0730: Get up, check post on doormat, have breakfast, shower, etc
0830: Wife leaves for work
0835: Spill coffee on shirt
0845: Find alternative shirt to iron and wear for the day
0900: Leave for work
0910: Arrive at work - late....
0915: Start on saving bosses bacon
0920: Research into Turnpike to Outlook conversion which boss has not taken into account in quoting for job, assuming (As he does that these things are easy...)
0955: Work out a solution to problem using intermediate e-mail packages. E-mail boss to tell him I've saved his a$$ yet again
1000: Work on second problem which boss had not taken into account, the installation of McAfee on new server providing auto updates.
1001: Arrive at conclusion McAfee is sh!t and e-mail boss to tell him its his problem I have more pressing matters
1005: Commence tea drinking and biscuit eating
1015: Get stressed with user who thinks that her e-mail is not working despite the fact she can send to me and I can reply.... she says but you are connected to our network...
1020: Marvel at the stupidity of users
1021: Wonder what life would be like without Windrivers (having checked posts for 9th time this morning)
1030: Try and chase up agency about job applications
1035: Deal with another user panicking that her internet access is down, turns out she had unplugged her modem from the phone socket <sigh>
1040: Back on Windrivers and surfing internet for help on error message regarding reminder service and the pants version of Office (XP and 2003)
1150: Here on Windrivers posting the journal before going out on site visit to install router and fix PC.
1200: Finish typing, now eating lunch and dreaming of a better place where computers combat the Garbage In syndrome and never produce Garbage Out, or in easier terms, how to prevent users getting near computers
1201: Wife rings to say she can't get the pair of shoes she wants from the town
1202: Subjected to barrage of abuse from said Wife, when I mention she already has so many pairs of shoes that I can't see the back wall of the cupboard....
1203: Check new posts on Windrivers

[Cobra X]

5:30AM - get out of bed
5:35AM - shower, consider whacking off but decide I do that too much and wash my hair instead
5:40AM - get dressed
5:42AM - gather up laptop & accessories, throw them into case and head toward my office area. Dump laptop next to desk & log into main desktop
5:45AM - check e-mail on 3 different accounts and smoke the day's first cigarette
5:55AM - log off of computer and go have breakfast - bacon & an orange. YUM!
6:05AM - read the morning paper while smoking cig # 2.
6:35AM - leave for work
6:50AM - get to work, log onto laptop
7:00AM - sorta space out and stare ahead for a half an hour
7:30AM - cig #3, encounter moderately hot chick from accounting who congratulates me on my new job, and asks if she can call me sometime to "work on her computer at home". Riiiiight, you know you want it baby.
7:40AM - Come back in, space out & stare straight ahead for a while.
8:25AM - decide to post in this thread here.

[Spork]

6:15am - Alarm sounds. Proceed to hit snooze button and continue laying in bed.
6:25am - Alarm sounds again. Repeat previous procedure.
6:34am - Turn alarm off before it can sound for a third time.
6:36am - Blindly walk into the shower. Too early for eyes to open yet. Must use the power of the force to correctly bathe myself.
6:52am - Finish showering. Search around for a towel to dry off with. Notice that the only thing I can find is one that's half dry from the night before.
7:00am - Get dressed. Notice that pants fit tighter than yesterday. Must be from the taco feast I consumed the night before.
7:05am - Walk back into bedroom. Notice that my g/f is peacefully sound asleep. Give her a jealous dirty look because of it. Debate about setting the alarm to go off right after I leave for work and setting the volume level on max.
7:06am - Decide that previous plan requires too much work for this early in the morning.
7:10am - Walk out the door and get into my car.
7:15am - Arrive at Super America gas station. Grab two chocolate donuts, pint of milk, and morning newspaper.
7:17am - Walk out to my car. Use my hand to make the shape of an "L" on my forehead at all the people waiting for the bus.
7:18am - Drive by people waiting for the bus and notice many of them give me a dirty look. Proceed to laugh at them.
7:25am - Arrive at work early. Walk to my desk without making eye contact with anyone. Proceed to ingore all "Good mornings" from everyone at the office.
7:30am - Log onto WD and check forums. Proceed to enjoy my donuts, milk, and newspaper.
7:40am - Decide to start working. Since I don't have to work tomorrow, I come to the conclusion that I should half-a$$ everything today so that I can conserve energy for my 3-day weekend.