Superhero

Imagine how much faster it would go with rubber treads on its feet.

Chimp ask asking Kevin "Do you even lift bro?".

I think that about my TV everyday. Just die already. The 32" CRT really sticks out in my West Elm living room.

Bought a bag of Boulder Valley chips last week. Had to restrain myself from eating the entire bag in one setting.

Whew. It’s not Super AIDS, but rather a bout of Covid that is worse than the last time I got it. It’s been nice not working the past 2 days, especially since I haven’t a day off since mid February. The shitty thing is we leave for Japan on Saturday for the kids’ spring break. I should be okay by middle of next week, but still sucks getting it right before I go on vacation.

Birds?

Nah. She was Team Edward.

Maybe Rory can read the clock, but is just being a douche.

My son and I play a game called Bloons DT6. An online game where you can team up with others to pop balloons. The communication options are limited. You can only call out players and use emojis to thank, warn or give them a facepalm when they do something stupid. The emoji disappeared and my son said he took off because it was mean spirited, and he didn’t want to be mean. Im so proud of this boy.

I feel like dogshit right now. I woke up with some back pain and thought it was because I did yard work yesterday. Then my legs started aching and I thought it was because I went hiking with my boy. I have a 101 fever, sensitive skin, and it hurts to stand up straight. The Covid test came back negative. Is this what syphilis feels like?

Why did the 22nd district turn into Washington State Cougar's logo?

I had a come to Jesus meeting with Zed today. Pretty much told him to get his head on straight or he’ll be out of a job. During the talk, I had to tell him to put down his fucking phone and flip it over because he wouldn’t stop looking at it. The guy is late 30s but I swear he acts like a teenager at times.

Both are issues. The PM has fucked up 2 previous projects where I and another guy had to take over. Didn’t manage the team properly, and hiding bad news instead of bringing them up because he didn’t want to look bad. The decision has been made and just a matter of processing through HR. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I have a few guys who are great at leading groups and also putting their head down to do work. Others are just better individual contributors which is okay with me.

I wonder if one of my direct reports (call him Zed) is on the autism scale or just has no self awareness. During our weekly check-ins, I tell Zed again and again to work on 3 things... 1) communication with the team; 2) show up at the office unless there's something pressing at home; 3) get ahead of whatever's going on so he can manage the situation instead of being managed by the situation. We had a proposal due last Wednesday. It was all hands on deck for the last push. Zed told me after our Monday check-in that needed to leave at 3PM to coach little league. Never mind the fact that the proposal due date was set a month ago. I asked the project manager*** how Zed was doing. The PM says "I think he's doing okay". I dig into Zed's work, and he hadn't even started preparing for the meetings, and was going to wing it, "learn the project along the way". I sent Zed a text that night to say he needed to get his shit together. The fucked up part is he argued back, saying he's the expert, and I should just let him do his thing. At this point, a lot of people are tired of Zed's shit, and no matter how much I tell him to work on this or that, he doesn't get it. I've started sending him emails documenting our conversations so he'll remember, and so I can give them to HR when the time comes. *** Oh yeah, we're firing the project manager because he's a bumbling idiot who fooled ALL OF US during his interview.

Fast forwarded through most of the video, but did he do a crotch grab and yell heeee heeee? Because that would have been awesome.

Vegans. Our new receptionist has dropped vegan into our conversation several times. Usually about trying a new vegan restaurant, or her family’s favorite vegan dish. Next time she does that, I’m gonna tell her about the new BBQ joint or steakhouse just to see blue she reacts.

The man in the video is definitely not Kevin.

Adding this into my TJ frozen Indian food rotation. So so good.

You can order an In-n-Out burger without the spread. I thought I’d miss it, but the burger tastes better without the heavy spread. In terms of other fast food burgers, Carl’s Junior Superstar is pretty damn good. They charbroil their meat, and the lettuce, tomatoes and onions are really fresh. If you guys come out west, we have smaller chain called The Habit which a damn fine burger.

I like your style. I too have Scotch (and also a bottle of Japanese whisky) in my drawer. I will break it out when I'm fed up with the week. My desk has become to impromptu happy hour spot on Friday afternoons.

ISWYTD

I'm not an animal. We have office provided snacks. Should have said "lunch OF champions". It's become a common phrase amongst 5-10 of us who are too busy at times to go out.

If I’m too busy to run out and get lunch, I just have “the lunch champions” which is whatever I can scrounge from the office break room. It usually ends up being fruit, trail mix, almonds, granola bar and sodas. Makes for a fine meal in a pinch.