A lot of the things I do at my job consist of little mini-projects that take a lot of time to complete on their own. Some of them involve simple database manipulation and number crunching which can be completed rather quickly if I focus like a laser beam with the I-Pod on blast.
There are, however, very, very few things at my job that I can complete in the 8 minutes before lunch which comes inevitably at noon. Therefore, instead of starting something, not being able to finish it, then coming back and wondering where I left off, I always screw around for the last few minutes with whatever is currently capturing my limited attention span.
Examples of this include checking the latest news blogs, bothering my co-workers with pointless babble, flashing my laser pointer around the office, seeing how the 6 month old orange behind my computer is progressing, etc. and of course, updating this blog.
Today I decided to update the blog since I didn't want to get up and bother people and the orange behind my computer has been giving me the evil eye since I got in this morning.
You guys got lucky.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
I'm back again
Okay, so I lied.
I wasn’t back later in the week like I promised and now it’s been a whole month since my last post. I guess I should blame it on work, which has definitely been one of the reasons for my prolonged absence, but I can also blame part of it on sheer laziness. Most of you who know me well know that I am renowned for my ability to procrastinate, so this shouldn’t surprise you. Anyways, I’m back.
So lots of stuff has been going on since my last post.
I went on Chuseok break (I will not attempt to try to explain it since all of you have Wikipedia at your fingertips) which was the longest break I’ve managed to get since I started working here. I got off from Friday to Wednesday and managed to relax, have some fun, and get some things done around the apartment. All and all it was a great time but like all vacations, it ended way too quickly and before I knew it I was back to staring blankly at my work computer screen.
As you can imagine, after getting back from a 5-day vacation it took me a little while to readjust to the work atmosphere and I sort of dragged ass through the first week back. After that, work sort of went into overdrive and hasn’t let up since. I’ve got plenty of presentations, translations, and whiny clients to keep me busy for the rest of the year and 12 hour+ work days have become the norm. This outlook might sound depressing at first, but there is a light at the end (in the middle?) of the tunnel: I’m going home to visit soon.
Yep, after spending yet another year outside of my home country, I am finally getting back for a visit again. I bought my plane tickets and will be flying into Chicago in the afternoon on November 7th. It will be good to finally get back home for awhile and see all my family and friends. The unfortunate thing is that I only get about 11 days or so before I have to come back to Korea but I guess I’ll have to enjoy it while it lasts. Of course only visiting for 11 days means I have to plan this vacation with a bit of foresight so as not to waste a second, but just like I stated in the opening paragraph, my procrastination is legendary. I guess I’ll need some help planning what to do when I get back from some of my friends and family who read this blog. *hint*
In any case, I’ll try to drop another blog entry or two before I get out of here to go back home. Thanks to all my patient readers for being so….patient. I promise to update more soon.
On a final note, this post marks about a year since I created this blog. I actually didn’t think I was going to carry it on past the first couple of months.
Here’s to you, blog. Happy Birthday.
I wasn’t back later in the week like I promised and now it’s been a whole month since my last post. I guess I should blame it on work, which has definitely been one of the reasons for my prolonged absence, but I can also blame part of it on sheer laziness. Most of you who know me well know that I am renowned for my ability to procrastinate, so this shouldn’t surprise you. Anyways, I’m back.
So lots of stuff has been going on since my last post.
I went on Chuseok break (I will not attempt to try to explain it since all of you have Wikipedia at your fingertips) which was the longest break I’ve managed to get since I started working here. I got off from Friday to Wednesday and managed to relax, have some fun, and get some things done around the apartment. All and all it was a great time but like all vacations, it ended way too quickly and before I knew it I was back to staring blankly at my work computer screen.
As you can imagine, after getting back from a 5-day vacation it took me a little while to readjust to the work atmosphere and I sort of dragged ass through the first week back. After that, work sort of went into overdrive and hasn’t let up since. I’ve got plenty of presentations, translations, and whiny clients to keep me busy for the rest of the year and 12 hour+ work days have become the norm. This outlook might sound depressing at first, but there is a light at the end (in the middle?) of the tunnel: I’m going home to visit soon.
Yep, after spending yet another year outside of my home country, I am finally getting back for a visit again. I bought my plane tickets and will be flying into Chicago in the afternoon on November 7th. It will be good to finally get back home for awhile and see all my family and friends. The unfortunate thing is that I only get about 11 days or so before I have to come back to Korea but I guess I’ll have to enjoy it while it lasts. Of course only visiting for 11 days means I have to plan this vacation with a bit of foresight so as not to waste a second, but just like I stated in the opening paragraph, my procrastination is legendary. I guess I’ll need some help planning what to do when I get back from some of my friends and family who read this blog. *hint*
In any case, I’ll try to drop another blog entry or two before I get out of here to go back home. Thanks to all my patient readers for being so….patient. I promise to update more soon.
On a final note, this post marks about a year since I created this blog. I actually didn’t think I was going to carry it on past the first couple of months.
Here’s to you, blog. Happy Birthday.
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