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[susandennis]

So... I'm clicking along here at work and all of a sudden, I got no internet access. None. I called the Help folks and learned I had been put in the Rathole Database. I have no clue what that is but I am honored. John, my new best friend on then help desk, got me out and I was hooked up again. But I have been in the Rathole today and probably you haven't!

I have been asking Sheri to please find someone to work in parallel to John to get this shit finished up! John is doing the shelves. There is also a security system that needs to be yanked out of the wall and a valance that needs to be made and hung. She kept saying that John will do these when he's finished the shelves. Only John never seems to finish the fucking shelves.

She finally agreed last Sunday that my request was reasonable and finally today she says she has found Tony. He will do the security work in 10 days. No word on the valance. So, I asked her again for a plan on that. Every.fucking.thing.is.a.struggle. I want this finished.

I got an email today from a guy named Worth Civils. Isn't that a name?? He's a reporter for Wall Street Journal Online. He's working on a story about Ameritrade and read (here on LJ) that I used it and asked me about a new feature.

I have not ever been hounded by reporters but I have been contacted now and again for various odd things. Half of me wants to say 'go awwwwwaaaaay' but the other half of me remembers 30 years ago when I worked so hard to get comments and quotes that weren't stupid or unthoughtout. Usually the guilt wins out.

I do remember the time the fact checker for Sports Illustrated asked me if I was a Microsoft Millionaire... (this was for a sidebar about my website where I chronicled the impending implosion of the Kingdome.) I had a Japanese reporter interview me for a newspaper story that was frighteningly long - frightening because I had no clue what it said. I had a friend at the time who was working on the Nagano Olympics and he got a woman in his office to translate it for me. When you mix the normal number of mistakes and errors with the cultural differences, you get one hilarious piece.

I did respond to Worth Civils and even tried out the feature for him.

My brother's last day at Prudential was today. His next career starts this afternoon. I so hope it works out for him.

Comments

[jimcarson.livejournal.com]

Rathole database? Were you trying to download a linux patch or itunes or something? :)

[susandennis]

not even naked men! nothin. At least nothin that I don't do every single morning. I check LJ (on Firefox). I read my mail - google, susandennis.com. Bloglines. I mean I can't figure it out. I would love to know, tho, why they think I am so special. I guess whatever it is is not a felony because I have not been arrested yet.

[rivendweller.livejournal.com]

You're "honored?" Ha ha - now that's the kind of remark that makes me read your journal every day, Susan. You crack me up.

[(Anonymous)]

I got an email from worth too... guess he's just scouring everywhere that trade triggers comes up. Although I'm not an Ameritrade user I couldnt find much good to say about it from what I've heard. this is what I wrote up quickly.
http://myvolition.com/2005/11/ask-investing-monkey.html