Charmed

Truly a good day. Got a promotion to a new job (hopefully I will still have free time to draw comics) and then I found out I won 2 tickets and a 4 day resort stay in Maui. Oddly enough, the contest was a video contest for a radio station, but hey, I won so they can do whatever they want.

Now to tell my fiancee, whom bought a ticket to Hawaii two days ago. She will have mixed feelings about this. There might be cursing.

Stay frosty, folks! It's a scorcher out there!

Busy Day

Sorry folks, I was negotiating a higher rate for a new job today, didn't have time to draw a comic. I will do one tomorrow to make up.

Good news though, I got a new job! sure it is with the same company, and sure the pay could have been more, but it's something and that's what counts. I just climbed one rung of the corporate ladder.

Time Crunch

I kinda had to rush today putting out the comic, so I feel it is a bit dull. But it comes from the heart, so that's what counts. Don't roll your eyes....

So evidently Satan decided to get a summer home in Portland, because the triple digits are nuzzling us with their ceribus-like noses. Look at me pulling out the references! Going food shopping today, half because I need food, and half because it will be air-conditioned. Mmmmmmm

The Sleepy Frontier

I am actually not that tired, considering I have to come in a half hour earlier with the new closing time messing up my hours. But I wanted to do something pretty, and space is pretty.

In space, no one can hear you photoshop. (boo)

I ate lots of pizza today. I am a happy boy. And guess what I have at home in my fridge waiting for me? More pizza, yet oddly enough, a different type. It has been a pizza week. Sadly I must stop off at the gym for an hour to make up for this. Oh pizza, how you taunt me so.

Oo and my new reading glasses are awaiting my pickup. Can't wait to read in style.

Cake

Well, actually I can't stop thinking about candy, but cake is easier to draw. I have some 100 grands at home in the fridge that are going to experience an end of days after I get home from the gym.

It is sooo hot outside. How hot, you all ask in unison, expecting a humorous punchline? Hot enough that the usual arctic blast that is my office is no longer a refridgerator of doom, but a refridgerator of comfort. Not funny enough? How about, it's so hot that I can't think of a funny punchline. There, a self-contained loop.

Good Eats

There are no hard feelings between me and the real life version of this avitar. But the food she brings in does tend to lean towards the exotic, and that doesn't always mean alluring. But, they tend to taste good, so there you go.

GE guy just came and fixed our dryer, and refridgerator today. Yes, they both failed. To quote Hugh Jackman from the movie Kate and Leopold, "I don't know who this General Electric is, but one would hope he would place more attention to the quality of the products that bear his name." No, this isn't actually a quote, it is more of a faximily of the wording he actually used, but the meaning is the same.

Kudos

Long, busy day. Sorry for the late post. It's important to stick to deadlines, even if they are arbitrary and self-imposed.

Yes, I helped design and program the website my department uses as it's homepage, and yes they thanked everyone but me for working on it. But all my coworkers made a stink and then the big boss thanked me personally. It was very nice and I had no ill-will. But no, sadly there was no bonus. It's ok.

On a side note: Old people can be enjoyable, or they can be exhausting. It's all in their attitude. Yes our senses and mental facualties deminish with time, but if you accept that and take it with a smile, then the world will too. When the answer to "You can find it on the website" is a 20 minute tirade on how furious they are at modern technology and the people who insist they use it, then expect distaste.

Old School

Yep, when the system goes down, everyone freaks out like there's a lone gunman in the room. It's funny, except I freak out too.

You ever try to keep one day free from any scheduled tasks? It's hard. I'm just saying, try to do absolutely nothing one day, and you will find yourself going out with friends and meeting up for a party or something. It's tiring.

Deadly Poison

Yep, forgot the baking soda. But I will pick up more supplies on the way home and try again tonight. Posting Wed. to inform you all of the hopeful deliciousness that will ensue.

Interesting fact: Cookies with 1 tablespoon of baking soda = crazy delicious. Cookies without 1 tablespoon of baking soda = deadly poison. I threw away the rest. For anyone who knows me, throwing away half a batch of cookies with chocolate in them, big deal.

AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnddddddd....that's all I got for today.

Is it bad that all I want to do right now is go home and play video games? I think I can raise the graphics settings a few more notches while still maintaining a respectable frame rate, even though my mac is not made for gaming...this is what is playing in my head on a loop. And I am in charge. Doom to follow.

Going to Flicks on Bricks tonight. Basically a huge inflatable movie screen where they play movies (tonight is Indy Jones 3) for free. All I have to do is snag a spot before-hand. Easier said than done, especially with the appeal of videogames mentioned earlier. Such is life.

Pretty, pretty Pony

No, I don't actually have a pretty, pretty pony in my cube. If you must know, I have a Batman figurine, and a digital picture frame with all my pictures. That is all. It's a man's cube; functional, clean and smelling of Old Spice.

Got called by a job recruiter today, she boasted that her job offer was great, even though there would be no pay raise to take it, because of free parking and bus pass benefits. Wow, way to raise the bar. I know the economy is bad, but what, are we supposed to jump at the added benefit of not having to pay to come to work? Sometimes...

Irony

Today was a wierd day for quality. I got a relatively low score on my qfinity, which is basically where they record your calls and mark you down for showing personality. You have to ask every question the lawers can think of to protect the company, and somewhere in there you are allowed to answer the question the caller asked.

(Says the guy who keeps forgetting to ask all the questions) This is stupid, hence the comic.

Then, on the same day, I got a caller that was so happy with my work, he asked to tell my supervisor how great I am. So, callers are happy, but I am not asking all the lawyer questions. So, which is more important? Don't answer that.

Reception

No, we don't really do this to providers, but boy howdy do some of them ask for it. And now on to the news...

Nothing too new in the world of phone-stuff. I have been watching Flash tuturials to finally learn that stupid program, and boy is it a steep learning curve. Designing things in flash is easy, coding it to do anything is mind-bogglingly confusing and non-intuitive. But, kick-boxing will ease my stress.

Fun fact of the day: If a provider calls in asking what an NPI is, and we explain what it is, and they ask the question again, please do not expect a different answer. We do not withhold the correct information to only those who know to ask twice.