jumpy jumpy vitamins

Another fairly typical day. One branch had a user who could not figure out what to do when the printer jammed — even though the printer’s LCD display had specific directions. (“‘Open paper tray’. Where’s the paper tray?”) All the public schools are closed today. At the beginning of the year, they had all planned [...]

I was right – it snowed. A lot. More than anybody was apparently expecting. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find any mention of how much fell here – everybody’s focused on how much fell out east. (cf. CNN, MSNBC, the Weather Channel, everybody.) My guess is in the 3-to-5-inch range. Is it just me, or [...]

Apparently my co-workers think I need extra sugar. I went in to the office for a little bit tonight, to help the netadmin swap out a part on the UPS, and there was a nice little treasure trove of Valentine’s candy on my desk along with a note saying, in effect, “James, my S.O. gave [...]

So I met R* last night for our proto-date. Had amazing Korean food (at a “secret” place, whose location I have been instructed not to reveal), “scintillating” conversation, and Pocky, a delicious Japanese snack which unfortunately has little English-language explanation on the Web. And apparently kim chee breath is very sexy. *ahem* After the proto-date [...]

It’s dreary and overcast outside, and hot and stuffy inside. Yuck. At least I haven’t seen any stupid user tricks lately. In fact, it’s been so quiet that I changed the Webmail system’s login form to give messages in haiku. (example: “A simple request:/Please authenticate with me,/my little flower.”) Got one Valentine apiece from 2 [...]