Oct 28 2009: Early Release

Oct 28, 2009 by

Quite a day!

I woke up to a ton of snow and the news that while everything around me was closed down to the snow storm, the university was still open. Typical.

And so we rushed our way to campus to get there in time for the big staff meeting where we celebrated the implementation of our fancy new identity service (the project I had been working so hard on). While private industry folks might receive some nice bonus or big perk as a way of appreciation, little old CU just can’t put out that way. So we do the best we can, and got a bigger breakfast than usual at those staff meetings, and they made a pretty fun PowerPoint presentation. It was really light hearted and filled with the best intentions.

Oct 28 2009: Early Release

We returned to our offices and before we knew it, we got word that the campus would be closing at 2 p.m. Awesome. So I had a little lunch, went to a little meeting, and made my way home.

So what do you do on a partial snow day? Well, you do things like:

Eat delicious cheese and crackers…

Oct 28 2009: Early Release

And catch up on shows…

Oct 28 2009: Early Release

And take cute pictures of the cats…

Oct 28 2009: Early Release

And take pictures of this Halloween snow…

Oct 28 2009: Early Release

After all that, it pretty much became a night of watching Grey’s Anatomy (I’m almost caught up, crazy! I’m in season 5), and playing on my computer. That’s how I roll on a snow day early release.

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Oct 25-26 2009: Ready, Set………, Launch

Oct 26, 2009 by

I’m combining this post between the 25 and 26.

Yesterday was  the big product launch. The one that I’ve been working so hard on. It should be noted that my work on this project was a drop in the bucket compared to some of my co-workers who did amazing things to get this thing launched. It took us about five years and now it’s out there! My part of the puzzle was to make all the help web pages surrounding our new environment.

So I finished up my work around 3 and then the waiting began. The launch kept hitting bumps and the launch got pushed out. Finally at 12:40 a.m., I got the e-mail I had been waiting for! The product was launched and it was time for me to put my web pages in place. That took about twenty minutes and then I was finally free to go to bed. Of course, though, my brain didn’t shut off right away and so it was nearly two when I really fell asleep. And then before I knew it, it was 6:30 and time to get up.

Anyway, what a weekend. I truly feel like I worked for most of it (ten hours on Saturday, five hours on Sunday), and so I feel like I’m on my eighth workday in a row. I will admit that I am not in the best of moods today and I’ve already gotten quite bitchy with some of my co-workers, but that’s how it goes.

This afternoon we’re doing interviews for a new position in our communications department. I hope I don’t come off as the ragged bitchy girl. That would be bad :-)

As for pictures, I snapped this photograph yesterday. It snowed all day off and on, but it didn’t stick.

Oct 25 2009: Snowy Sunday

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Oct 24 2009: The home office

Oct 24, 2009 by

I had planned on going into my office today to keep working on IdM, but then I decided to just make do at the home office. So I set up my laptop on my old Apple display and cozied up with a cup of coffee. The day was long. I put in about ten hours on the project today, but I got a lot done. Once again, my brain is completely fried, and I can’t believe that I still have more work to do tomorrow. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The new service launches tomorrow and I will be off the hook a little bit.

So yeah, I sat at this desk all day, except for a couple of quick meals and walk to the mailbox.

Oct 24 2009: The home office

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Oct 23 2009: Cleopatra

Oct 23, 2009 by

Last night I got my Halloween costume in the mail! I’ve decided to be Cleopatra. The concept has always been on my list all these years, but it usually got supersceded by something else. Well this is the year for it. I have the perfect hair cut, now all I need is some black eyeliner. Speaking of eyeliner, I actually recently finished a pencil. I’ve never done that before. I sharpened it and sharpened it until there was no more. So I’ll get to wear this to the Matthies Halloween Party next Friday. I’m looking forward to it.

Today at work, it was another crazy day of getting as much done as I could for IdM. I stayed until 5:30, and then went to a birthday dinner for my friend Matt. It was a nice time. I was going to go to the after party at a bar, but just couldn’t make it that late. This week has officially kicked my ass, and I still have so much work left to do over the weekend.

Oct 23 2009: Cleopatra

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Oct 22 2009: Time for Wine

Oct 22, 2009 by

Another really long day today pouring over code. When I do this, I end up hunching my shoulders and leaning forward at my display. Not good for my body. So on the way home, I was realizing just how tense I was, physically. So I figured, why not have some wine tonight and relax. And that’s exactly what I did. I got some Pin0t Grigio.

As for work, the big project is coming along. There’s still so much to do, and I’ll definitely be working through the weekend.

Oct 22 2009: Time for wine

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