Slogging along...

[alexpgp]

As I write this (9:20 am), there are just under two hours left in this 12-hour shift. Then what?

Figuring it takes 45 minutes to go from door to desk (or back), and seeing as I have to be back here at 6:15 pm (times keep getting refined), that gives me 7 hours minus 90 minutes before the next shift starts. That's good enough for a 5-hour snooze and 15 minutes on each end for pre- and post-sleep.

No time to spare for anything, this day.

And while I'm on the subject... my schedule has changed (worthy of either plus ça change... or surprise!, depending on your mood). Once back at 6:15, I stay until 4:45 am tomorrow. Then, I have nearly a full day off, as I am to come in at 2:00 am on Saturday morning, going home at 9:30 am.

Sunday? Well, Sunday is still a mystery.

* * *My VAIO just almost went south again, except this time, the apps running were Word, Mozilla, and AIM. I am suspicious of the latter, as it started to flake out on me (telling me I was out of memory when MemTurbo indicated plenty left, not going to "split screen" mode when responding to an incoming message, ceasing to respond to keyboard and mouse). I recall I had been running AIM earlier with Webcam32 (but had exited it prior to the machine rebooting), so it didn't occur to me to include AIM in among the list of suspects. Perhaps I should?

* * *Mark's and my supervisor came by early yesterday to tell us that some folks had complained about the interpretation during the EVA debrief. One comment, we were told, was along the lines of "there didn't seem to be enough English to go along with the Russian." Ye gods. And the person who said that is supposedly educated (and eminently qualified to critique interpretation, probably having taken upwards of maybe two years of Russian).

This particular group of complainers has a history of making such complaints. Some feel they complain simply to justify their existence; others feel they have unrealistic expectations. My recollection is that all the parties to this arrangement were aware of what the expectations should be going in (heck, I established those expectations back when I worked for the company, and spent considerable time drilling them into all of the parties concerned). Some people, apparently, either never got the message, or chose to ignore it.

Anyway, both Mark and I are trying to not let this bother us. We have not been entirely successful. Grumble.

* * *An hour and thirteen minutes to go...

Cheers...

Comments

Saw this and remembered your problems of a month or so ago

[bsgi.livejournal.com]

[blorky.livejournal.com]

What's been your experience w/ your Vaio? More specifically, knowing what you now know, would you buy it again or recommend it to a friend?

Thanks.

Michael

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

I don't run AIM much now, but when I was first online using Win3.1, which doesn't manage resouces very well, AIM would eat tremendous amounts of system resources. More than anthing else I used. AIM never actually misbehaved for me, but it should be a definate suspect.

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Would I buy another? Let's put it this way: I'd consider it, along with other models out there.

Would I recommend it? I wouldn't go out of my way, no.

Cheers...

Yжас!

[tamaraland.livejournal.com]

While I was working in Russia I had to explain to an american beer manufacturer why "Рок на льду!" was not quite an appropriate translation for "Rock The Ice" as a marketing slogan, in spite of some students at the University of Pittsburgh verifying its veracity.

Idiots are everywhere, just try to keep them out of your bed and you'll be fine.

Re: Yжас!

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Now you've done it!

I'm putting you on my friends list. :^)

Cheers...