Because I know people are losing sleep wondering...
The two lilac bushes I finally planted (well, pointed to the spots where my minions planted them) died. So I finally get off my ass after 20+ years and make the effort to point...and they aren't even grateful enough to stay alive. This is why I don't like plants...they refuse to obey.
Yesterday there were 2 ducks in my neighbors yard. Fenced yards, we don't live near a lake or anything but there they were just quacking at us. The dogs were confused. How did they get here?
I broke a dongle today. First time in my career. It's on my desk in 3 pieces and I bet it's using it's last gasping moments to tell all the other dongles to protect themselves from the clumsy human. When in reality I'm more scared of them than they are of me - you would not believe what I'm being charged for just a replacement.
Now I need to get back to real life. I am troubleshooting an RDP/VPN issues for a remote user. As they are currently in another time zone I need them to be my rebootin' fingers on their end. Which would be fine if their skill level weren't such that I needed to remote in to their local laptop just to log them in to logmein because the step by step instructions and screen shots were "too complicated." I do get an existential kick out of loggingin logmein so i can login logmein to another machine. I always have to resist the urge to then, on that computer...logmein right back to local.
This user is so nice, though, I can't be mad...no matter how many times I have to explain the printer needs to actually be on in order to work. So since they are so nice when I feel myself getting clenchy this is what I picture on the other end. Anger dissipated and I want to scratch their sweet little head.
Even when this actually happened...they've since learned but this. happened. twice.
I'm going to go make a phone call and walk them through rebooting their router...and this is a real life pic of that future event from their end.
But they will totally laugh when I make this joke...and I will make this joke...
They won't understand...but they will laugh.
Oh well...at least it's not a different type of user where I'd have to look at something else to remind myself to stay calm.
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