Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 16-Mar-2015 21:37 <=-
It should work out just fine... and hopefully there won't be too many
horrible things in the future, either (though it doesn't hurt to have
some sort of buffer just in case)... :) You've got the qualifications
for the job, so you should be fine... :)
Yeah, well the guy has a new baby in the house, so it's taking him
awhile to get the work out here, and it's driving me a little bit
batshit with the anxiety, but I know that it's something I should be
able to ramp up to easily enough, it's just not being able to look at anything except the project issues without seeing the codebase behind them that is driving me nuts. That, and about 6 years being out of actual IT work, except what I'm doing on my own time.
Thank you for the votes of confidence, though. :)
Sounds like a story behind that... ;) I'd think, though, that if
you passed security guard certification for power plants, that
would be pretty similar to airport security requirements...
Oh there is. I would think they're the same, too, but it's hard to
know, especially when the airport has TSA and um. Yeah you got a
pgp key? *laugh*
Get that brain fine-tuned for the purpose... :) Besides, you might
have less time for your own projects once you start the new job in
earnest, you know... ;)
I'm working on it. A med flux that I had recently destroyed my
ability to concentrate on left brained things very well for a few
days, but I think I'm over that now.
I'm going to start making sure that I'm putting in a full 4-6 hours,
at least, on a daily basis, coding from now on. I definitely need
to make sure that those pathways are ready to get up to speed on something new.
I even created a virtual server with the software that they're using
in order to just try learning what I can about fiddling with it
while I'm sitting here and waiting to start. :)
Exactly. Should be able to get that from the city government... maybe
even on a gov website...? DMV (or whatever it's called there) would
have rules of the road for the roads themselves, I'd think... but might
not have anything about whether or not kids could use the sidewalk...
Yeah I'm sure they've got one. My old city did, and that was less
than 70,000 people. So I'm sure this place will have a better one. If
I could just locate it now...
Sounds like you should be getting some decent economic security now,
especially if the IT job works out well, as it should... :)
Hell yeah. I'm just trying to not count my chickens before they're hatched, as it were. I've had a couple of promises yanked out from
under the rug on me a few times here; this one is signed and sitting in my lap, but it doesn't truly exist until I'm putting in hours on it, at least in my head. That's what I'm trying to do, anyway.
Heh. For now I'll just concentrate on the fact that on Friday I
start that nice minimum wage job doing work that I can handle. It
won't give me economic security of that nature, but it'll help me
pay the bills, and that's a huge start.
Sorry this took me so long to get out... Those days of
fogginess took their toll on my correspondence backlogs, also. :P
I really hope the rest of the fog is gone by tomorrow.
Best wishes!
Trying again to re-send this one... the second half of the response to
the original message... Once again, I'm running about a week
behind...!
New babies take a lot of energy and time, so I'm not surprised it's
taking him time to get things together for you... Sounds to me like an exercise in patience and letting worries go... ;)
know, especially when the airport has TSA and um. Yeah you got aNah... never bothered getting one.. :) Never really had a need for
pgp key? *laugh*
it... :) Usually have had some other reasonably secure way of talking outside an echo or email... :)
I'm working on it. A med flux that I had recently destroyed myAch... that doesn't sound good... hope it stays stable.. :)
ability to concentrate on left brained things very well for a few
days, but I think I'm over that now.
hours, at least, on a daily basis, coding from now on. ISounds wise.. :)
definitely need to make sure that those pathways are ready to get
up to speed on something new.
I even created a virtual server with the software that they'reThat's sounds like a good use of time... :) Gives you something reasonably constructive to do that might be useful on the job as
using in order to just try learning what I can about fiddling with
it while I'm sitting here and waiting to start. :)
well.... :)
not have anything about whether or not kids could use the
sidewalk...
Yeah I'm sure they've got one. My old city did, and that was lessLook in the phone book for City Hall, and start there.... or call your local branch of the library and ask there where to start... ;) One or
than 70,000 people. So I'm sure this place will have a better one.
If I could just locate it now...
the other should be able to at least point you in the right direction,
if not actually have the answers about bikes, kids and sidewalks... ;)
Signed and sitting in your lap, even without details seems pretty substantial to me... :)
start that nice minimum wage job doing work that I can handle. ItAnd it'll take up some of that nervous energy that is getting you so revved up... ;)
won't give me economic security of that nature, but it'll help me
pay the bills, and that's a huge start.
We all do have our days of fogginess... :) Last week (and to some
extent this one as well) have been rather short-circuiting for me... a couple of days too full with unexpected problems, and a couple more
where the brain didn't quite want to function well enough to answer messages... and voila... days behind... ;0 I'm almost catching up now... only a day behind now... ;)
Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 08-Apr-2015 17:17 <=-
Trying again to re-send this one... the second half of the responseYeah I don't think I ever saw this one originally... If I did I
to the original message... Once again, I'm running about a week
behind...!
must've been horribly sleep deprived or something. Didn't ring any bells.
New babies take a lot of energy and time, so I'm not surprised it'sYeah it turned out that he'd been way slammed with all of that, much
taking him time to get things together for you... Sounds to me like
an exercise in patience and letting worries go... ;)
like I suspected. Though it has made me a bit leary of relying solely
on this one mode of income.
I've got that handled, though, so it's all good. It was, indeed,
good practice in making sure that I'm still doing what I need to in
order to make ends meet either which way. An exercise in letting go
of the things that I cannot change, and a bit of courage in knowing
the difference, if I may insert a bit of serenity prayer wisdom. ;)
know, especially when the airport has TSA and um. Yeah you got a
pgp key? *laugh*
Nah... never bothered getting one.. :) Never really had a need for
it... :) Usually have had some other reasonably secure way of talking
outside an echo or email... :)
Eh, I was mostly joking with that point, anyway. ;) Some stories
don't need any retelling. Indeed it may be, at times, that in one's
best interests it may be a good idea not to do so. ;)
That being said, I do advocate encryption for even the most mundane things, as it provides, hopefully, a little bit more headache and
pain in the ass for the powers that be with their long microphones
and wiretaps. If it's implemented properly, anyway, which is tough
in today's age of completely pwned hardware.
Yeah my meds have been stable since that last little [tiny] burp.
Wasn't nearly as bad as last time, and didn't throw me for a huge
loop. I'm able to concentrate a little better now. I was worried
about how it was going until I actually pushed out some contract
work today. Now I've got the proof that I'm able to concentrate on things well again. ;)
Looking forward to actually getting my nose to the grindstone on
things a little bit more later tonight, as well. First I have to help
my son with a speech, though, and I do believe he requires my
assistance on a few other things, as well... If not tonight, I'll probably be getting up to 'burn the early morning oil' around 3 or so tomorrow morning, when I concentrate best. I need to push out at least
a few more hours on this real quick and start a flow.
I'd been slacking for a bit there; felt some burnout so I took a
couple of days off. Today has been productive, though, and I think
I've got a schedule that'll allow me to devote enough non-burnout time
to it so that I'll keep the ball rolling at this point. ;)
Today I got to get my feet wet to a point where yeah, I know I can
get back in the groove again, despite my time away from IT, and I'm certain that I can handle this work. It was self-doubt, I think,
that was giving me the most problems, after the amount of time that
I'd spent away from IT on anything other than minor sysadmin stuff
and coding in strictly one language on my own project.
Look in the phone book for City Hall, and start there.... or call your
local branch of the library and ask there where to start... ;) One or
the other should be able to at least point you in the right direction,
if not actually have the answers about bikes, kids and sidewalks... ;)
I still have yet to do this. I've been asking around, though, and
it seems that perhaps it's not illegal in this portion of the city to
be letting my son (and even myself) bike on the sidewalks. This is
very good news. Traffic around here gets pretty hectic when workday traffic is about.
Signed and sitting in your lap, even without details seems prettyOh, it was. I've just gotten in the habit of not counting my
substantial to me... :)
chickens before they're hatched to the point where I refused to let myself count on it. So I was still fulminating a bit about the lack of being able to work in my chosen field and everything. Now, though, I'm immersed in discussion with the other developers, and we're steadily chipping away at some problems, even while they're being prioritized
and moved around a bit. It's not nearly so bad now that I've gotten to the admin panel and been able to examine the layout of the project a
lot more. :) I even got some billable hours in. ;)
And it'll take up some of that nervous energy that is getting you soIt does help quite a bit for that. Now that I've got what should be
revved up... ;)
a good balance between the different things going on I'm pretty
confident that I'll be able to keep my nervous energy to a minimum. I
do need to work on making sure that I'm getting out for a bike ride or something between my running days, though. I'm so used to being able
to work on my upper body and other areas on my running 'off' days so
that I can burn out some of that energy. Just got a tire repaired on
my bike, so it's definitely time to start putting some new miles on it. ;)
We all do have our days of fogginess... :) Last week (and to someWhat worries me at times is that it seems to go in stretches.
extent this one as well) have been rather short-circuiting for me... a
couple of days too full with unexpected problems, and a couple more
where the brain didn't quite want to function well enough to answer
messages... and voila... days behind... ;0 I'm almost catching up
now... only a day behind now... ;)
Definitely when I'm battling issues with my meds. That doesn't seem to be the case now, though, as proven by a day of successful work, so all
is good on my front. I hear you on the short-circuited times. That's
why my correspondence has been up and down a bit lately, too. At least it's not due to massive technical hardware failure or anything of the like this time. ;) I even managed to get a huge bite out of my
standard email taken care of.
As you can tell (and probably share in
common with me), I write pretty verbose messages in my correspondence. So when I'm feeling too drained by life, work, or whatever, my inbox piles up a bit.
I had quite the backlog in there... Managed to get
through all of it except for one last message that needs to be written now, though, and I even managed to get a few messages out on one of
those dating sites. ;)
Best wishes and hope you're doing well and out of the fog!
When I first sent the original one, you might have been running on a
sleep deprivation... I'm pretty sure that it was making it round at
least the bbses I call... Possibly didn't make it to the west coast, though...
Now that you are clearly on the project and supplying input, likely
there wouldn't be too many glitches in the work showing up... but, true, it's always safer not to put all the eggs in one basket... :)
I've not bothered... I figure that the ones that it might actually
matter for (if there were anything to worry about in what I was saying) would probably not find most encryption much of a hassle anyway, and it would end up only being a hassle to the ones that I might be sending the mail to... It's certainly a hassle to me when I get something encrypted that my software doesn't know how to decode...
work today. Now I've got the proof that I'm able to concentrate onThat sounds promising... :) And certainly reassuring... :)
things well again. ;)
so tomorrow morning, when I concentrate best. I need to push outYou sound psyched... ;) I'm sure that your son appreciated your help, too.. ;)
at least a few more hours on this real quick and start a flow.
Sounds good.. How are things going now...?
It's easy to get the jitters when you've been out of the field for a while... Now you can see that you'll be doing fine, after all.. :)
I try not to be TOO verbose... but sometimes there just is a lot to
say... ;) And I see that this one got fairly long again... oh, well... ;)
Mostly out of the fog at the moment... but am about to be off on a trip for most of next week, so I'm sure I'll be way behind again, even though I'm just about caught up for the moment... ;)
Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 20-Apr-2015 07:58 <=-
Now that you are clearly on the project and supplying input, likelyWell, yeah. Unfortunately I've landed with all of my eggs in one
there wouldn't be too many glitches in the work showing up... but,
true, it's always safer not to put all the eggs in one basket... :)
basket right now, anyway. If that manager could just like give me the schedule that he puts in the electronic schedule thing, that'd be
great. But he does that, I show up, nobody is there, then they want me to come in on my day off so that we can 'go over the schedule again'. It's unbelievable. So I haven't been fired or quit there yet, but I'm not taking any hours until I hear back from corporate or whatever.
This crap is obscene.
work today. Now I've got the proof that I'm able to concentrate on
things well again. ;)
That sounds promising... :) And certainly reassuring... :)We'll see how it goes today. :) Had some concentration issues not
too long ago, but I've got nothing else to work on and some good vibes
to roll with today, so I've got high expectations.
I'm sure that your son appreciated your help, too.. ;)Well, a bit, but he's got some learning to do about the value of studying. He got really lucky on that speech; if he tries doing all
of them like he did this last one he'll be in trouble when he's
beyond 3rd grade.
Eh... Work situations are stressful. Everything else is good,
except finances. ;) It all hinges around the work, but all in all
I've been very well adjusted despite the burps being thrown all over
the place by the place I'm supposed to be getting a paycheck from.
It's easy to get the jitters when you've been out of the field for aYeah. Another guy came in on the project and blew me away with some stuff, so that was a minor hit to the confidence, but I know that it's just because he's got a lot more [and more recent] experience than I
while... Now you can see that you'll be doing fine, after all.. :)
do, so it's all good.
I try not to be TOO verbose... but sometimes there just is a lot toAs do most of mine. ;) I try not to be too verbose any more,
say... ;) And I see that this one got fairly long again... oh,
well... ;)
either, but then there are times when I just type it all out and don't care. Whatever works.
That's usually a good strategy for family that
I've not seen for a long time, I find. Especially being as I
absolutely hate synchronous (ie phone) communications.
Mostly out of the fog at the moment... but am about to be off on aI'll be waiting to hear about this. :)
trip for most of next week, so I'm sure I'll be way behind again,
even though I'm just about caught up for the moment... ;)
Sorry there wasn't a little more in this one, it was written in a
bit of a rush before getting my son up for school.
Hope I didn't bog
you down with too much stuff before your trip. *grin* I know you
were trying to catch up there. Best wishes & have a great trip!
Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 01-May-2015 12:09 <=-
At least the basket the eggs landed in seems to be the more dependableI'm wondering that more than a bit myself. I mean I've seen some
one. One does wonder how well the airport location will do, with that
sort of sloppy management...
pretty crappy locations with less overhead flounder and fail because of management that was a few levels better than what was going on at this place... I was really starting to wonder (along with the corporate people in the training team-- there was serious open dissent there
about him) how he even got hired in the first place. I mean scheduling seems like one of the most basal and necessary skills for that work...
Anyway I'm interested in knowing what happens to it, but then again, without a job at that airport I'll probably never really know unless somebody tells me that it closes. My guess is that he'll get fired as manager before that, though. Maybe sooner, rather than later, if I
ever get that email written. Not that it'll have as much effect now
that I've taken weeks off from writing it to de-angst from the
situation, first.
Just have to encourage him to do his own work... and try not to doThat is a tough one for me. When I'm trying to help him with things
it for him. :)
he really does all he can to milk everything out of me.
The situation makes it a little bit
difficult, but it's getting better now that he's in "Cranium Club"
after school which gives him time and trained teachers aides to help
out with the homework. :) He's a lot happier coming home with plenty
of time to do his own stuff now instead of having that to deal with
upon release from the dungeons. heh.
Speaking of which, have you gotten any pay from that foodservice job...?I got one paycheck, which helped for a bit. I'm not sure, they may
have a little bit there more waiting for me, but if so it's miniscule enough so that it won't make much of a difference in the current situation, so I'll probably just wait for them to mail it out, instead
of putting more miles on my dying vehicle and burning up just as much
in gas.
Sounds like it's someone you can learn from, too... workingYeah there've been some blockers on it in the past week, but it
together on a project can hone everyone's brains... :)
looks like things are getting up to speed again. I'm doing what I can
to keep my iron in the fire on that one.
Well, I've been back for a week now, and still not quite caught up...Heh. Yeah I'm very slowly catching up in areas, too.
but that's pretty much what I expected... I just plod along, and do
what I can, with what time I have... ;) Might get all my Fido caught
up today, but that remains to be seen... <G>
I know I've got at least one fellow waiting for me on some promises
to work on fido stuff that is probably stuck in his craw a bit. Well, probably not, pretty amicable dude, but I wouldn't begrudge him if it were so.
I've had so many irons in the fire that it's been tough to prioritize
and keep up on everything when I'm exhausted from all the stuff before right now.
If corporate people were also wondering, then perhaps there will be
others passing comments up the line. I suspect that you weren't the
only one being caught in the sloppiness... :/
Probably should send that email, if you haven't already... it certainly couldn't hurt, especially since you've already quit... Maybe they'll offer you a job at their other location locally...
Just have to stand firm and keep him on track to do it himself except
when he really does need the extra hand up... :)
That's a good deal all around... :) They'll be less likely to do it
for him, more likely to talk him through things so he really does learn from doing his homework... and yes, having it out of the way frees him
to do his own thing when he gets home... :)
I'd go for having it mailed out, too, considering... I'm glad you got some compensation for the time and energy expended... :)
At least neither of us needs to feel guilty if a message doesn't get answered immediately.. <G>
He'll probably have figured out that one can't do everything all at once... and if he's aware that you've got the kid, there's a mitigating factor right there... :)
Just keep plugging away... and eventually it all falls into place... ;) At least that's my philosophy... ;)
Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 06-May-2015 17:00 <=-
If corporate people were also wondering, then perhaps there will beOh I know that I wasn't the only one caught up in it. There were probably somewhere between a quarter & half dozen people that got
others passing comments up the line. I suspect that you weren't the
only one being caught in the sloppiness... :/
Probably should send that email, if you haven't already... it certainly
couldn't hurt, especially since you've already quit... Maybe they'll
offer you a job at their other location locally...
caught up in the muck while I was still there. I suspect it's only gotten worse. I will try to get that email done today, though, now
that I think a little more on it (since my last message)...
It was a
pretty good place that I liked the philosophy of, maybe the other location would be a lot better. Wouldn't hurt to try it out, and it'd
be nice to be getting pay for my 'social' hours, as it were. :)
Just have to stand firm and keep him on track to do it himself exceptYeah he's just really good at trying to make it seem like he can't
when he really does need the extra hand up... :)
That's a good deal all around... :) They'll be less likely to do it
for him, more likely to talk him through things so he really does learn
from doing his homework... and yes, having it out of the way frees him
to do his own thing when he gets home... :)
do it and throwing up his hands when I'm around. That doesn't mean I always do it for him, but he just seems to think that he can do that stuff around me, where when it's anybody else around he keeps on
pushing and trying on his own instead of giving in to his frustration. I've known other kids that were that way; just wish I could identify
what I'm doing that makes him think that's alright. I've not hauled
his bundle out of the fire that often, I don't think...
At least neither of us needs to feel guilty if a message doesn't getHeh. People that don't understand that with me often get left by
answered immediately.. <G>
the wayside when something broadsides me in life. I wish I could get
to a point where my load-shedding pile doesn't dictate things so much
for me, but if I can only accomplish a certain amount every day, and
for as long as that situation may last, I've got to put priorities in place or things will end up messy really quick. :P
Just keep plugging away... and eventually it all falls into place... ;)Yep, I'm trying to get up the motivation points to start chipping on
At least that's my philosophy... ;)
some large blocks that are holding me up here right now. Gonna try to get my blood flowing a little bit first and see if that helps, since I was having issues concentrating earlier. Viva la mountain of crap!
You must have been anticipating my response to the previous message. ;)
If they don't offer, or even that job doesn't pan out, there is still volunteering... if you were to volunteer at, say, a rescue mission, you might also gain/keep a healthy perspective on your own situation... ;)
Kids in general tend to be masters at manipulation... give in once, and they'll try to make it happen again... one just has to stand firm... every time... ;) And if one does appear to be giving in, one should explain why and in what way(s) this help is different from just doing it for them... ;) He knows that you want him to look good as well as do well... so you may have to (seemingly continually) explain to him the difference, and how his doing it well on his own is much better all around, at least in the long run... Not that he'll act like he gets it, but eventually it sinks in... :)
And priorities can shift, as pressing things come into play. Currently, I've been spending a fair bit of time with my mom in the hospital.. She normally lives with one of my sisters, and there's another sister
besides me here somewhat locally, so all of us have been spending a lot
of time, trying to keep one of us (or a trusted friend) there around the clock. :) Doesn't help my schedule any that the hospital is almost an hour away from home for me, either... ;) She is going home this afternoon, so things will mitigate slightly, since there will be more options for coverage once she's back home. :) Anyway... message
writing had to be relegated to bits of time found amongst the
leftovers... <G>
Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 13-May-2015 21:47 <=-
You must have been anticipating my response to the previous message. ;)Well I was feeling gung ho about it at the time, but things have
gotten to a state where I'm really not feeling the extra motivation
right now. Besides, if the guy was just making some mistakes out of
the box, I don't want to pound a nail in his coffin there. Weird how
my point of view has changed now that I've got better income. :)
If they don't offer, or even that job doesn't pan out, there is stillDefinitely doing a Free Geek shift soon. :) I've been thinking a
volunteering... if you were to volunteer at, say, a rescue mission, you
might also gain/keep a healthy perspective on your own situation... ;)
bit, as well, about volunteering at a shelter though, too. I've been _in_ that situation before, but not in an urban area. I think you're right it may damn well put some much needed perspective on my
situation. It's been awhile since I even has an ear to the ground near such things. The last work I did in a setting like that was as an
intake specialist helping people like that out with cash grants.
Kids in general tend to be masters at manipulation... give in once, andThat's pretty much what I do. :) I get compliments on my extensive explanations for the reasons behind things to him all the time. It's
they'll try to make it happen again... one just has to stand firm...
every time... ;) And if one does appear to be giving in, one should
explain why and in what way(s) this help is different from just doing it
for them... ;) He knows that you want him to look good as well as do
well... so you may have to (seemingly continually) explain to him the
difference, and how his doing it well on his own is much better all
around, at least in the long run... Not that he'll act like he gets it,
but eventually it sinks in... :)
a really nice bit of feedback to get, especially when things are low.
And priorities can shift, as pressing things come into play. Currently,I'm terribly sorry to hear that your mom was in the hospital.
I've been spending a fair bit of time with my mom in the hospital.. She
normally lives with one of my sisters, and there's another sister
besides me here somewhat locally, so all of us have been spending a lot
of time, trying to keep one of us (or a trusted friend) there around the
clock. :) Doesn't help my schedule any that the hospital is almost an
hour away from home for me, either... ;) She is going home this
afternoon, so things will mitigate slightly, since there will be more
options for coverage once she's back home. :) Anyway... message
writing had to be relegated to bits of time found amongst the
leftovers... <G>
Medical issues are always bogus. I hope that y'all were able to make
her time in there somewhat more tolerable.
For certain do not worry in the slightest about packets taking
awhile to trickle back out. As always, IRL is more important,
especially when it's family. I hope that things are doing better
in that situation, and wish you & yours the best.
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