Thinking in vain...

You know what I like? Going into a file that I need and seeing that my boss has rearranged my entire design.

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It's not that she can't - but she could at least tell me about it.

Besides, if I'd typeset the kerning with that much space she would've hated it, but since she did it... it's okay.

What's even more annoying is it's for the client that I hate that doesn't want me to "reinvent the wheel." So I didn't. And now since the client has explained that he had to have the website redesigned because it was a package deal everyone loves him again.

I know hate is a strong word... but I hide from the guy when I see him in the grocery store.

Who thinks being told to completely rethink the logo and give 5 new options on Tuesday and being told to rethink the logo using certain elements of the previous almost-approved logo (which had been revised 6 times) is the same thing?

Yeah, see I thought so too. (I wanted to print this off and highlight #1 for her)

I know why this job frustrates me so much... because my hard work and brainstorming for hours gets me the same place as if I throw something on her desk.

I did it right with the last website. I threw some half-assed stuff on her desk - she got to give me her opinion. I then took some time, came up with something cool using one or two of her suggestions, and she loved it with absolutely no changes.

I forgot to do that with the logos because I was trying to impress and it back-fired on me. I hate playing games, it's possibly why I also suck at dating, but that's a whole 'nother can of something.

Of course, it bugs me that I KNOW this and didn't do it. Perhaps that copywriter was right....

I don't think anything else could go wrong this morning. And as I type this I'm frantically knocking on wood so that nothing else will.

I overslept this morning and despite my best efforts felt as if I was moving underwater. And on top of getting ready I have to take all the covers off my plants that I was protecting from the bitter cold last night (and which I've been doing ever since last week - it's too cold).

And it's not working. I pulled off the covers and all the pansies look sick. They're all drooped over and kind of wilting. And they have been for the last couple of days. I called my mother about it and she insisted they would perk up in the sunlight. They kind of did, but then they fall right back over at night. The other plants look alright but the hydrangeas' leaves are turning brown.

So much for covering them.

So that made me run late and even though I was only about 15 minutes late, my boss was actually here early. For the past 4 months she's not been here before 10:00, and the day I'm running late she's been here since like 7.

As I made my way upstairs, I heard the most horrible noise. I thought it was something the GE guys were doing - well, I hoped it was something they were doing. Nope. One of our back up drives is dying. And making a horrible noise while doing it. Doug thanked me for fixing it. I told him I didn't fix it, I just stopped it. And our printer is now giving me error messages. Oh, and our phones don't work (at least I'm not the one that has to fix that). I don't like being IT.

Alright. I'm stopping. [/whining]

Update: The printer is now co-operating, the phones are working and I have momentarily fixed our back-up situation and have ordered a new one. Although in other news, my back turn signal is out which makes my front one spaz out.

Oh, and I have nothing to do. I am contemplating moving from my nice, awesome office to the not-so-awesome, freezing one downstairs in hopes that my boss will remember that I work for her and give me something to do.

But in the very good news category: it's getting warmer so maybe I can save my half-dead pansies.

Update 2: Actually, I believe it's not that my boss has forgotten that I'm her employee, she seems to have forgotten she has an agency...