Tick... Tock...

Today I have scheduled myself to be at work for a longer than usual day... I am sans carpool Buddy and it is easier to head to the DC meeting from the office than to drive home, then back into DC.  Oh, I do it when I have Carpool Buddy because 1) Carpool and carpool lane and generally I don't drive on Thursday's and 2) home earlier get stuff done, then head to meeting and 3) not cooling my jets at work until nearly 6 PM

So --- today I had lots planned work is busy things to get done -- I get in -- type in my log on... wait, not unusual -- wait -- WTH -- wait --- try logging on to another computer in case it's the box... it wasn't....

reboot computer 1, reboot computer 2... log on...wait....wait.... call help desk.... "There is an issue... "

Great... that was 6:45 this morning - am I on my 'work' computer yet?  That would be a big fat NOPE.

As I write this its now 2:45 in the afternoon.  Yes, Boys and Girls I have sat at my desk all blessed day staring at the message "Please wait..." for the better part of 7 hours.  I am not alone, however on my team I am only one of 4 who couldn't log on today.  The developers with oober accounts got on and were productive today.  We heard from tech support (on site) that 80% of the agency I work for has spent the day cleaning their desks.... yeah.  Your tax dollars at work - or not as the case may be.

I haven't had to kill this kind of day at work in a very long time.  It sucks! However, it is nice to sit with others in the same boat, had a nice walk outside the weather is lovely.  Also nice for the drive into DC, when it rains it really sucks eggs - of course in the sun I've had crappy drives in  -- and for the last two days no rain, sunshine, dry perfect driving conditions - 4 major freaking accidents making my commute home at least 1 hours and 45 minutes.  What fun.

My bacon was saved Tuesday because Bubba was home he was able to take Shelby for her laser appointment -- and that is when we got the news about her blood work.  It's a good thing it was him, that saves a great number of questions I couldn't answer because - well it's documented that he and I don't think the same - and I in a million years would have never thought to ask such questions...

Yesterday was just fugly drive - home, love up on the Shelby, and toss left overs at the  Bubba.  Here eat this, enjoy.

All righty I have killed another 40 minutes with this bit of drivel... check in later when I post where to find the end of the internet...