Work work work...

Seems like these days all i do is work. Not that I'm complaining. Just an observation. Get up. get ready for work. go to work. go eat dinner, maybe go work out. then go home and log in and do more work. then go to sleep. geez. I hope I get a raise. and i don't think a pda for work will help the cause either.

So I had another talk with Arrowhead. I think this one is the winner! I tried to be very clear and say things like: "i don't think we are on the same page as to what it is we expect out of each other." and "I expect you to do this, is that wrong, should I not expect that? do you not know that i expect that?" and then even went as far as to say "I want to see this from you and I haven't been seeing it." of course, i think arrowhead got a little defensive. but all in all it was a fine conversation and I'm hopeful things will change. Not withstanding the several people before me who were probably not as nice about it and much more direct who tried to talk to him about the very same thing, and things have yet to change. *sigh* why do i think i have the magic touch?

but i'm forever hopeful.

fall is coming. the weather is colder and much more windy.

Happy post-Labor Day weekend!
Silly me for thinking during the weekend that it was really long. Come Tuesday morning I kept wishing that it was still the weekend! *sigh*
In between the long working sessions, Vince and I got to head down to Santa Cruz for a spell. My first time at the Boardwalk! Out under the sun. Where we had some fun. The Boardwalk.

It was hot hot hot!!! The place was filled with beautiful colors!!! Although we didn't avail ourselves of the games or food, the booths were quite attractive.

And don't think that we were the only ones there! there were tons of people! Though it was quite tempting to go into the water given the heat, I was reminded that the water there was not as pristine as could be. And, given that I'm from CA and had the privilege of growing up in SoCal about 15 minutes away from the beach, I didn't think I was going to be missing anything.

Our highlight of the day came when we were hanging around some sea lion who were basking away in the sun on a small little floating dock. Most of the time they just relaxed. All hanging around, laying on top of each other. Soo cute! Some of them would stir and move around. There was a little baby one that was so close to the edge and kept getting almost pushed off. All in all, they would stay in their same position with eyes closed. Then... lo and behold! a pelican landed on the one edge of the dock! It was quite an alarming session and the sea lions did not really welcome the intrusion. As you can see, little baby sea lion is not quite oriented. Good thing there are plenty of adults around. and invaded their peaceful slumber! Well, the sea lions did not really like it. And when they were shooed off the dock by a man (booo!) this one showed us how she really felt about the pelican! She was just floating along, swimming around and then out of nowhere... Isn't this one of the most awesome pictures ever! Such natural action! Thanks and Great photography skills Vince!!


What a fun short day. I can see why people like the Boardwalk. It's out in the sun. It's fun. It's the Boardwalk. And I can't believe we actually heard and saw people eating this:

SATC

On another note...this thought just popped into my mind... I actually am looking forward to the Sex and the City movie!! Not that i'll go watch it...maybe. But i'm very curious to know what the plot will be.

I have mixed feeling. Are they going to pick up right where they left off? that seems to boring. They are no longer "single" gals and definitely are a few years older. So i am quite curious. I hope the movie doesn't suck and then taint the feeling towards the series b/c I actually thought the series was well done and wrapped up quite nicely, and very happily.

Hmmm...we'll see...

I fail to understand...

Arrowhead doesn't get it! Our talk today, I thought, was quite productive. We got through the materials we needed to get through, albeit, I'm sure not in the great detail he wanted but certainly more to my liking. I have no problem giving guidance and doing some of the work when necessary. but it seemed like it was not necessary to do all of the work. In any event, I thought the conversation went well when I released some of his binds and said things like: you can do it, use your judgment, you create something and then send it to me to review.

THEN!! I can't believe it! I get an email on this very day saying: "Have situation A. Need you to help create, when next week can we discuss?"

ARGH! I suppose I am being ultra ineffective in my efforts. How can I say: "I cannot hand hold you" or "I cannot do your work for you" or "I cannot do your work with you" without seeming like i'm a crazy bitch or at the very least, non supportive. *sigh* i hope my response to that email can make him get it. all I want to say is "you do the work, you give it to me for review." how come he still thinks that he can "set up a meeting to discuss" when I have nothing to discuss because I have nothing to review and don't know what is going on?

I can only blame myself. I must not be a good communicator.

Visits

How surprising! I got visits from two of my new best friends today! So unexpected. They just...popped in.

Facilities guy came to visit me today. He's very nice. Always carrying some sort of folder with papers and all. He has really only come by to visit me to give me an update as to what he is doing on a particular deal and then to give me a heads up as to what to expect. Pretty cool. I do appreciate that. I feel bad because I don't know his last name. :( I'll try to sneak a peak at his badge the next time he comes. Or all he has to do is email me. which he hasn't yet b/c he opts for the pop in.

IT guy came to visit me. I feared that I would be losing him as a BFF as the project he was supporting me on was nixed and is no more. But hope is revived!! He popped in and talked with me about nothing in particular. Except how his work went on a past project that had a similar fate to the one we were working on together. We will of course have to find other things to talk about after we've exhausted talking about our no longer live project. Also, my cube neighbor also on IT guy's BFF list, is leaving in a few weeks to go work somewhere else. :( I wonder if IT guy will come visit knowing that she is not here anymore. I did not have the heart to tell him that she was leaving. I hope he doesn't get mad when he finds out. :O He won't. IT guys is like Mr. Cool. Nothing seems to phase him.

corporate politics alert!! I will be trying to have a conversation with Arrowhead tomorrow about our working relationship. :S I hate feeling like I'm doing his work! But then again, the question is, am I? Or maybe it's more I wouldn't mind doing what I would do, maybe just after he tried to put in some effort. My example, I told him that he had choice 1 (yellow) or choice 2 (green) and that he would have to choose which one to use. In the end, he sends it back to me for my input while leaving both choices 1 or 2 to select and did not color them yellow or green. *sigh* not only did he not choose, he even seemed to forget that I made them yellow and green so that it could be easier to know what belonged to whatever he was supposed to choose.

I declined a meeting invite he sent. sad b/c it was just for me. I hope I wasn't too rude in my decline. But we have to work out a better relationship here. we'll see what happens! wish me luck!