I got to work at 08:30. I got my usual spot in the parking lot. I find it strange that when it rains in the morning, that folks don't want to park so far away.

I said good morning to iPod boy (DJ), who was at his desk. I decided to ask him how his meeting yesterday went. He wouldn't elaborate on it much, other than saying it was fine and that it was an out-of-town one. He then gave me the standard line that he had to catch up on his work. Too bad he is idle in so many respects.

Hawaiian shirt boy (HSB) talked to him and explained that he didn't get any Genesis tickets from scalpers. Instead, his friend's wife gave them permission to go see a different concert. What?!

DJ came up to me and asked if I was missing a screw. He had found a silver bolt in the lunchroom. I said that perhaps my brain had a few missing. He basically said that he would put it in his loose screw collection. I decided not to pursue that thought any further.

The sales coordinator was grumpy all day, complaining about work, of course. I don't think the first of two power outages at work helped, either. My pig flashlight that never needs batteries works so well. Sadly, I had to use the flashlight on my key chain to find the pig flashlight in my desk drawer.

The sales coordinator, the purchaser, and I had a good conversation about UPS units and noise-cancelling headphones. We then got back to work.

The sales coordinator then needed help unlocking her Excel file. I told her to save the file to the network drive. Of course, it takes her forever to do it, because she ends up being long-winded. She then showed me an MSN conversation she was having with the network guy. Apparently, a manager for a customer in Macau does not like Chinese folks. Oh, that's nice to hear. We are supporting a racist. How thoughtful...

DJ was listening in on our conversation, while eating a bowl of raspberries, I think. Moments later, he came over to my desk and asked if I was hungry. There was pizza in the lunchroom and he was eating a slice. I opted to enjoy my salad, which took me over an hour to eat today.

This morning, I decided to hold the door for neon boy as I was walking into work. He got the door and didn't even say thank you. I know better now and will not do that again.

I worked on writing the letter of recommendation that my boss is supposed to write for me, but wanted me to do so. It's for my application to graduate school. With the help of my friend in Winnipeg, we got it done. I then sent it to my boss. Towards the end of the day, he said that I could get it from him.

DJ lent me a few CDs to burn again. I took his Andrea Bocelli CD/DVD home to rip. We talked about the new iPods and that I have 9 GB of free space left on my iPod. Yikes!

The moocher came to talk to me at 13:30. He had a rough morning trying to get to a job interview downtown. He was late, but his recruiter had sent him to the wrong building. He's positive about the entire experience, which is great. He then told me he got the latest Kanye West CD. I asked if I could borrow it. He went to his car and got me three CDs he's digging. I immediately started ripping them.

DJ had apparently done a run to the nearby plaza and met lacrosse mom's daughter there. He seemed to be telling the world about this, which I did not get. So much for him catching up with his work. I suppose his work entails not doing any work he is supposed to do.

The moocher and the IT guy who jokes that he loves me came up to my desk and complained that neon boy begged his boss for an executive Blackberry. First, the jerk doesn't need it. He only got one because it makes him feel like a manager. Second, he will never be a manager because his people skills suck and no one likes him. Third, he is a hypocrite. He has been saying all along that he didn't want one. Well, he asked for one and got it. There are so many other folks who need a Blackberry. As an example, the network guy needs one more than this jerk.

I have never seen the moocher so perturbed since I've known him. The IT guy made me laugh with his remarks. I'm sure DJ was wondering what was going on. He should realize now that I am a sounding machine.

Towards the end of the day, DJ asked for the "iPod support desk," which was me. We talked for a bit. We talked about where we were this day when the suicide attacks took place. I still remember the day vividly.

I talked briefly with DJ before saying goodnight to him. I stopped by the sales coordinator's desk. The network guy came up to chat with us. That was when she told me that all three of us were going to have pho for lunch. Both the network guy bugged her when she said she was giving exactly twenty-four hours of notice. I corrected her and said it was more like nineteen. This made the network guy laugh, saying that he had eighteen. I basically said that had I not dropped by her desk, I would have packed a lunch for tomorrow.

I walked to my car and turned to put my gear in. I briefly glanced up and DJ was staring at me, getting into his car parked closest to the front doors. I followed him and saw that he was heading into a gas station. Gas prices must be going up soon. There were so many cars there.

I went to a Petro-Canada at Markham and Sheppard. I filled up at 96.8 cents a litre. $36 later, I had a full tank of gas.

I'm a bit bummed out. While searching for a professor's e-mail address on the college website, I found out that the computer science department no longer exists there. I was horrified. I called the main switchboard to find out if someone there had his e-mail addressed. No one did. i just wrote to the old one and it didn't bounce back. I suppose that's a good sign.

So, I'm guessing that my former professor has moved up to the main campus. it's sad. You could take our courses in French and English. This is no longer the case. I don't even know what I'm going to do with the book prize that I continue to support for this department.

When I got home, my Wii console was waiting for me. It took me no time to get it all hooked up. I played bowling tonight. I need to get a power bar. Maybe I'll do so tomorrow.

I'm converting the Andrea Bocelli DVD to iPod format. Hopefully, this won't take me into the wee hours of the morning.

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Song that's stuck in my head: Genesis' "No son of mine"
Yummy food eaten today: Salad, of course!
What I crave: Pho

Recent thoughts:
Grad school, letter-writing, and my historical undergraduate degree - 2007-09-11
Coolant and Costco - 2007-09-10
The Wii-kend is nearly over - 2007-09-09
Work and Genesis - 2007-09-07
Movie conversions - 2007-09-06