November 2004 - Posts

Are you annoying at work?
Someone sent me this link, and I had to share. Those of you who work in a larger corporate environment will have a greater appreciation for this list. You can read the full article here on MSN.

Think of a co-worker that gets on everyone's nerves. How many from this list can you attribute to that individual?

1) You make provocative statements to "foster dialogue" or needle others.

2) You often find yourself delivering a discourse consisting solely of buzzwords and catch phrases.

3) You make up nicknames for all of your coworkers and refer to them only by these names. (e.g. "Good job, Chachi!", "I'm going to have to disagree with you there, T-bone!")

4) Your office is completely decorated in your children's pictures and artwork.

5) You have plastered your cubicle with photos of yourself taken with famous people.

6) It is your trademark to recite rhyming or other cutesy messages as your voicemail greeting.

7) The questions you ask at meetings are preceded by long monologues of your views and accomplishments.

8) You routinely eat odiferous lunches at your desk.

9) You bring in dishes that you tried to cook, but didn't turn out quite right as "special treats" for your coworkers.

10) People seem tense -- even panic-stricken -- when they see you coming their way.

11) Others back away from you as you speak.

12) You send flurries of e-mails to the rest of the company telling them what you are doing. (e.g. "If anyone needs me, I'll be in the bathroom.")

13) You vigorously chew or pop your gum.

14) You wear strong perfume or cologne.

15) You assume your coworkers are fascinated by your personal problems and exploits.

16) You interrupt others while they are speaking or are deep in conversation.

17) You are moody and don't care who knows it.

18) You often give others assignments as they're walking out the door for lunch or to catch the train home.

19) You borrow staplers, scissors and tape from others' desks and forget to return them.

20) Your dialogue with others often end with the other person shouting "You are so annoying!"
Posted 30 November 2004 03:31 PM by eking1013 | 5 comment(s)
Euthanasia

Early this morning I wrote my name on a piece of paper giving permission to the veternarian to take the life of our family pet. I hope I never have to experience that again.

Posted 24 November 2004 07:18 PM by eking1013 | 1 comment(s)
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The writing is on the wall......
What do you think it says?

I won't tell you what I think it says. You have to figure it out on your own.
Posted 23 November 2004 08:24 AM by eking1013 | 8 comment(s)
Yeah, I survived round 3!!
Nothing makes you wanna go back to your cube, slap on the earphones, and jam to Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" like finding out that you've just survived ANOTHER round of layoffs.

Isn't the world a funny place? When my friend Kevin came to work for this company, we were still in the late 90's, and the Dot-Com bubble hadn't burst yet. He used to tell me all the time "Hey! We're hiring programmers like mad! We're looking for 3 more people on my team.". It took me a few years to come around and apply for a job here.

In the 25 months that I have been employed here, we've had 3 rounds of layoffs. In fact all 3 have occured in the last 18 months. This last round hit close to home as 2 of the people were on our team. One of which I sat 5 feet from. It doesn't exactly make anyone feel very secure.

A couple of co-workers blogged about the cuts the other day too:

Kev's Post

Andrew's Post
Posted 19 November 2004 10:08 AM by eking1013 | 2 comment(s)
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Interesting Bible Translation
Kev posted this, and I am curious just how different it is from other translations.

http://kevinriggs.blogspot.com/2004/11/cnncom-getting-bible-back-to-its-roots.html

Posted 19 November 2004 09:56 AM by eking1013 | no comments
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And today, we say goodbye...........
Tonight will be my last meeting as the leader of local .NET User Group. It's been a fun year and half, but it is now time to pass the torch to a new set of leaders and let them continue what we have started here. It's been quite an adventure to go from something that was merely an idea, and turn it into a reality. From just a couple of people talking about an idea, to forming a User Group for the .NET community in Chattanooga, to my volunteer work for INETA and serving as the User Group Liaison for User Groups in 3 states, to being given my MVP award by Microsoft for my community work.,  and attending the MVP Summit in Redmond, and the User Group Leader Summit at TechEd in San Diego. What a wild ride it's been!!!

I'm not saying that it's all over. I will still be involved and active in the local user group. I just don't have the time for all of the administrative work. And I will definately still be the INETA Liaison for the Mid-America district. In fact, I have some great plans for the things I can do in that role. After tonight, I can finally begin to focus more on them!! Woohoo! One thing I am planning to is hold a monthly conference call for all of the User Group leaders in the region. This will give them an opportunity to share ideas, successes, and failures. I am looking forward to seeing the Synergy between the group leaders.

The last three years have taught me that I am capable of accomplishing some great things. So keep your eyes open for another idea to become a reality sometime in the future. I'm not at liberty to say what it is right now...........................................
Posted 09 November 2004 02:37 PM by eking1013 | 1 comment(s)
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