Stood Up
Well, I don't think I'll be trying that dating thing again, any time soon. I went to the Half Moon and sat for two hours by myself tonight. I drank a couple of beers (Guinness) and watched the NBA playoffs. When it became obvious that the person I was meeting wasn't going to show up--about a half hour after the agreed-upon time--I ordered dinner. The waitress, a really sweet gal named Amber, asked me where my other party was. I said, "Well, I guess I got stood up." She said that sucks, and didn't I just hate it when a bad day got worse? Yes, I agreed. She offered to buy me some ice cream, but I was full. She paid for one of my beers, instead. What a sweetheart. I gave her a $10 tip.
I have nothing good to say about the guy who didn't show, so I won't waste the time.
Work was actually pretty cool today. I know I've said it's a cluster right now, and it is. I think it will get worse before better. We are short-staffed. However, I had a meeting with the operations manager, and I learned a few things that I didn't know. I got some insight into the processes, and was given access to data that I previously could not see. Those are very positive things.
I hooked her up with access to the database so she could look at it. She said that it seemed that we had a comprehensive tool, but we needed to enforce some discipline around how it is used. She said she'd check it out, and if that was the case, she'd help with that discipline issue.
Cool, says me. Very cool.
I have to keep trying. It's like I say at work: those deck chairs aren't going rearrange themselves, Captain.