still here

[mellowtigger]

Tired, poor, disconnected... but still here.

I was without my pc for 2 weeks. I still haven't installed my usual email software. I am very much behind on everyone's news, and I'm unlikely to catch up. My old motherboard died suddenly. No time to properly research, so I just ordered the latest version of the same motherboard. Doing so required upgrading other parts, so it ended up being an expensive (and unplanned and undesired) update to my computer system. I'm considering wiping the operating system to install server software from a new TechNet subscription (which I haven't ordered yet). Too unmotivated to make a decision on it yet.

Lots more going on at work. I'm currently working 40 hours per week temporarily. Not really for good reasons, unfortunately. Worked all day last Saturday too, since there was no other time good for cranking out 20 pc systems for the project due in 3 weeks. On the plus side, my latest database project provided some very unexpected and very (!!!) good news for the organization. Data is valuable, and data flow is vital. Maybe they'll eventually turn me into a programmer to help them with their data. It would amuse me to become a programmer (from being a tech guy) for the second time in my life. I like very much to play with code, and people eventually notice that it's a useful skill. *grin*

*trudge*trudge* Is it nap time yet?

Comments

Vaya!

[otterlover01.livejournal.com]

Just this morning I was wondering what had happened to you and planning to send you a message precisely tonight but ...voilà, you DID appear. Good. Sorry ot learn about your dead motherboard ...how did you manage to cope with the delirium tremens of NOT having a PC during TWO WEEKS... I just can´t imagine myself in that situation... *trembles*

If they turn you into a programmer at work would that be good news? Will they pay you better? Would you be happier doing programming there? Lots of questions! A warm hug to you my sweet friend. Luis.

Re: Vaya!

[mellowtigger]

I don't know about the pay. I'm sure it'd be a lot less than programming at a for-profit corporation, but that's okay. It's still just an idea that they're pondering. I enjoy programming, so I'd find it "fun" (I guess is the word?) to get a job doing what I like anyway.

My most recent data project ended up being extremely useful, with results that will surely be presented to the Board of Directors, so... data will be on the minds of upper management in coming weeks/months. Perhaps they will create a programmer job. I've been doing programming at work only during "spare time" for the last 2.5 years, so it'd be nice to devote real attention to it.

Sadly, though, they have simultaneously caused my boss to quit her job. They redefined her job to stop being a technical position and make it more of an "upper management" position. She wants to stay up-to-date with her technical skills, so she's quitting rather than changing careers in this job. :( Her last day is on January 7th.

[litch.livejournal.com]

You might want to check out rails for zombies it's a nifty ruby on rails tutorial.

But what I really wanted to ask is "Are you scared much?"

I spend much more of my time scared than I'd like and we seem to be going through similar arcs of our career path and wondered if you felt the same way.

[mellowtigger]

Ack, I forgot to create an updated resume to send you, didn't I? *laugh*

Scared, no. I left a high-paying job (programming) years ago and switched to tech support, so I hold some confidence in my ability to learn anything needed keep feeding myself. As long as there are jobs available somewhere (which is not a certainty these days), then I can adapt to what's necessary.

I wish I had both the money and the time, I would rather go to college and retrain in a new career path (astronomy). Part-time jobs provide the time, but full-time jobs provide the money. I can never have both time and money, it seems. Big disappointment. *sigh*

[bbearseviltwin.livejournal.com]

I am afraid that the "not enough time/not enough money" thing is a universal problem.