I'm glad I didn't post on April Fool's day.

I had had the temptation to write a whole 'I Quit' gag and post it in this space, but after seeing the sheer number of variants on the same thing, I'm darn glad I avoided the whole mess.

I got fooled though. That smarmy bastard Wil Wheaton had me thinking he was going to have a recurring role on Enterprise. I should have known it wasn't so, but the little giggling fan boy inside me is ever so gullible.

So. No April Fool's prank here. Unless you call not posting for over a week and a half a prank.

Then I guess I got you, didn't I?

Damn, I'm clever.

With my supervisor gone, things are very, very busy at The Sporting Goods Company. Information has not yet been divulged as to the status of the search for her replacement.

My proposal to my boss on how I would best fill the gaps in our department went well. He even indicated that had had certain discussions along that line already.

A lot of it depends on the quality of applicant they get in. My supervisor's unique niche will not be easily filled, and, after looking over the posted job requirements, I don't predict a large number of applicants.

I hope, I hope.

I made a work 'faux pas' last week, which has left me in an internal pickle.

Last Thursday was a mess. The first content 'push' since my supervisor left, and we were all scrambling to get everything done.

Plus we had to do some intensive site testing (our providers are physically moving their servers across town, and our IT ninjas are concerned about problems resulting from this). Plus our mockup server collapsed for half the day. Plus I had to get Barry to re-write one article three times. Plus Jenny didn't get me the graphics I needed until very late in the day.

I was a little over-stressed. After discovering yet another resurgence of a site error I knew had been fixed, I sent off a somewhat perturbed email to the IT ninjas asking 'What the heck is going on with the site?"

While Barry didn't think the email was very harsh (after reading it over my shoulder), I must have struck a nerve, because next thing I knew, the main support ninja was behind closed doors with my boss. I don't know if it was about me, but I don't know it wasn't.

I sent off an apology email (just in case - I really don't like to hurt people's feelings, and our Ninjas do a great job), and nothing has been said about it since then. I just wonder if I've run into some sort of corporate minefield. It takes a long time to learn how management reacts to stuff like this. Some will blow it off as an exceeding minor incident, but others will take it a call for an anger management seminar.

Ugh. Me so very, very tired today. Me have no idea if writing coherent sentences. Must rely on grammar checker for accuracy. Hope it smart and understand bad sentence.

On Survivor: Well, I picked last week's Survivor dead on. Pity I didn't post my picks in advance, as I have no real proof to show you. I think Lisa and I would have both rather seen Kathy take the walk than Gina, but I knew it wouldn't happen. Pascal and Neleh are both sheep, and Kathy's been with them longer.

But as Lisa says, "Maybe now Gina and Hunter will meet up outside the game, and 'get together'! They'd make a cute couple."

Mom Rating: 2 out of 5. Long, rambling, semi-coherant. Mom knows it's not my best work.

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