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Oi vey....
11 years ago
"So what do you call a nightmare during the day?"
"I'll let you know when this one is over."Absent again...I know.
This time its not really work, but a couple of other things (one of which is *kinda* related to work).
First off is that my vehicle once again is acting up, and with all the possible things that could be wrong, I really don't have the budget to hunt around again and try to find the problem. So, after 12 years, it looks like I will have to give up on my wheels and get rid of it. It seems to be running fine, but I'm afraid it will crap out if I try to venture out again (it died on me JUST as I got home), so I haven't driven it in a month. In the meantime I've been taking the bus to and from work (which adds some time), so my evenings have lost some private time. Granted, I'm a big fan of public transportation...I just find the current system out of date compared to others that I have read about and (in Tokyo) experienced...but that's a rant for another time.
Second is my new officer's role in a ToastMasters club I am a member of. I took over the role when the previous person left abruptly, and have discovered it would have been helpful had I been able to pick their brain, instead of trying to do this which out any references to go back on. I'm getting the hang of it, but I'm still wary about missing some important function required for the role and having the club suffer for it (I die a thousands deaths before I even get in trouble, let's put it that way).
At least hasn't been as stressful. Guess my manager finally realized that if I go, they're going to have to get up of their lazy ass and do the work themselves. Job security, in a way...
This time its not really work, but a couple of other things (one of which is *kinda* related to work).
First off is that my vehicle once again is acting up, and with all the possible things that could be wrong, I really don't have the budget to hunt around again and try to find the problem. So, after 12 years, it looks like I will have to give up on my wheels and get rid of it. It seems to be running fine, but I'm afraid it will crap out if I try to venture out again (it died on me JUST as I got home), so I haven't driven it in a month. In the meantime I've been taking the bus to and from work (which adds some time), so my evenings have lost some private time. Granted, I'm a big fan of public transportation...I just find the current system out of date compared to others that I have read about and (in Tokyo) experienced...but that's a rant for another time.
Second is my new officer's role in a ToastMasters club I am a member of. I took over the role when the previous person left abruptly, and have discovered it would have been helpful had I been able to pick their brain, instead of trying to do this which out any references to go back on. I'm getting the hang of it, but I'm still wary about missing some important function required for the role and having the club suffer for it (I die a thousands deaths before I even get in trouble, let's put it that way).
At least hasn't been as stressful. Guess my manager finally realized that if I go, they're going to have to get up of their lazy ass and do the work themselves. Job security, in a way...
