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Entries for March, 2007

The Machine Whisperer~
I'm not sure it exists but if so... I must be one of them. Or at least a lot of people think I am. Paper jam, blocked cartridge, problems with printing settings... Here I come. Since I started working in my company, I grew into this can-fix-them-all person. Better than most men on the floor, better than IT people sometimes. I'm sure these IT guys don't realize how much time I save them every weeks. u_u

Today, the challenge was our printer/fax/copy machine. This huge high tech thing decided it was jammed in one of its dozen explorable drawers, doors, etc. A couple colleagues tried to ease its pain, but nothing worked. They left it like this for hours, unable to print their so needed A3 recap tables... Until I passed by. It took me a good 15 minutes to fix it, but it's now purring as it usually does. The tiniest bit of paper left in there can kill the high tech beast. Gotta be precise.

*takes off her mask and rubber gloves*

Until next time...



[Yeah, I have an exciting life... u_u]
Vacation? Maybe~
I've decided it was about time I take some vacation. I'm thinking of taking advantage of the Easter weekend to take only 4 days off and enjoy a 10 days holiday. I haven't taken any vacation since September. And at that moment, I was in Sweden, not really resting.

I need to see some real friends. Simple, easy going people, far from all the crap I've had to deal with lately. That'll be a change. A nice change. My Kouloumette des bois is OK to put me up for a few days in Marseille. I miss her. It's been too long! I'm looking forward to see her.

Then I might have to go back to Geneva to take off on another road trip to Paris with my mom. Not that I'll be spending my time with her there, we're just sharing the cost. Although I feel like entering someone's territory - me, the enemy - I can't stay away from friends because someone thinks I'm the scum of planet Earth.

Hard to keep a good mood these days. I feel like I do not deserve happiness. It's a strange feeling, a strange place to be... I'm starting to seriously believe that simple happiness is not for me. I'm the kind that will die old, alone and surrounded by a dozen angry cats. Meanwhile, my entire family and friends will marry, have kids and live happily ever after.

I'm seriously considering this future for me. I can clearly see myself in this role. Weird feeling. A strange place to be, really...

I do need the vacation, don't I?