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Let it snow…

Posted In: Everyday life — November 20, 2004 @ 12:35 pm — Peter

Today we woke up to a few inches of powder on the ground. It does not seem to be as much as they predicted, but there should be some more throughout the weekend. This week was very hectic. It began with a staff meeting on Monday that revealed the poor finacial status of the company I work for. After the meeting, the CEO sent out an email suggesting that staff reductions would be required to get the company on track. I was not too worried about being layed off. I just wrapped up a huge milestone on a project and received alot of recognition for it. I managed to procrastinate throughout the week on the school work I have due Sunday night. I need to pull off a miricle over the next few days to get it done. I feel pretty confident on the matieral and think I can pull it off. I will likely spend tonight and Sunday night on campus putting it all together.

On Thursday night, Stephanie got her hair done. It was a pretty miserable experience since her regular hairdresser has left to work elsewhere. She ended up with this new person that didn’t follow the instructions left by Kieth, her regular hairdresser. So, she ended up with a haircut and highlights that she is not happy with. For the amount of money we paid, we should complain… But both of us are too shy to do so.

Last night, I had my dentist appointment. I have been putting it off for so long and almost rescheduled again. For some reason, the idea of dental work scares the shit out of me. When I got there, the dentist saw some issues with the structure of my tooth that was to be built up and crowned. He thought the layer of tooth that remained was too fragile and thin and may utimately risk exposing the nerve of the tooth. To avoid causing a tooth ache, he recommended a root canal. It didn’t seem like I had much of a choice, so I went ahead with it. After 4 shots in my mouth, I was pretty numb. Although I was numb, it still felt incredibly awkward having my nerve ripped out of my tooth. The pain right now is minor, however I must chew on the other side. The timing of this is aweful since Stephanie and I are going to a vegan thanksgiving feast this afternoon.

It was black friday at work yesterday as the layoffs began early in the morning. The VP of IT called all the IT staff into the conference room to dispell any rumors about staff being layed off. He assured us that all of our jobs were safe, however the VP of ESG was being layed off. This particuar person was the manager of the group I am in, Enterprise Software Group. The VP of IT would assume his role from this point on. This was the shocker for the day, for me at least. This was the person that interviewed and ultimately hired me. This will definitly change the atmoshpere around the IT department. However, change is good and I am sure we will make the best of a pretty crappy situation.

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