The Can That Goes Pop in the Night

Sometimes, it's just one frustration after another. As I wrote in the comments on my last entry, it turns out that the job I saw listed, and was going in to interview for, really doesn't exist. It almost exists, but at the moment, it is simply a work at home option for existing employees.

As we had made the drive, I took the qualifying techie test anyway and had an interview with a very nice fellow who would be delighted to have me on his team, if I were willing to relocate. RT, being RT, also took the tech exam, and, as might be expected, did waaay better than I did. Since he has no desire to do tech support, at about 25% of his current salary, we didn't entertain the possibility of throwing over our lives here in Tamingville and making the move to The Big City to become tech support worker bees.

It was just disappointing enough to keep me up overnight. And because I was up, I was lucky enough to be looking at my weblog when the server I use for the images hiccoughed and all of the images for the template went away. They appear to be back, but only because I did some rewriting of my template and moved the images. I also wrote up a support ticket and now the back and forth with their tech support will begin.

The only thing I can think of that would make me feel better about this involves trudging through the snow to the garage and roasting a batch of my brand new Ethiopia Organic Idido Misty Valley DP beans. I'm an odd duck, but I'm not sure I'm odd enough to roast coffee in the dark when it is -20 out.

I could just make an espresso. Oh, right, the grinder hasn't come yet. Neither has the instruction manual.

I guess writing a blog entry whilst sipping from an almost cold can of Diet Rite is as good as it's going to get tonight.

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Comments:

#1  13 February 2007 - 03:36

 

still no grinder!!!! arrggghhh!

howard

#2  13 February 2007 - 04:53

 

If I had the instruction manual, I'd probably give it a go with my old grinder, which is perfectly fine for other coffee prep, but just doesn't really do the trick for espresso.

Packages from the US, sent airmail, sometimes get here in a week, and sometimes it takes a month. I guess it depends on whether customs or security decides to take a good long look.

taming

#3  13 February 2007 - 05:09

 

A good long look or they use it for a while in the office themselves. Sorry about the job.

rustymadgal

#4  13 February 2007 - 16:32

 

Yes, sorry about the job, too.

Anonymous

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