{"id":5401,"date":"2013-07-16T19:09:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T23:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=5401"},"modified":"2013-07-16T19:09:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T23:09:42","slug":"the-summer-of-my-discontent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=5401","title":{"rendered":"The summer of my discontent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, a couple of breakthroughs.<\/strong> I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve actually told our blog readership about my recent travails at work. Three weeks ago a catastrophic virus infestation was discovered in our computer network. It appears it all probably entered through my own office computer, because through some oversight I didn\u2019t have antivirus protection. (I should have noticed that and asked questions. Noticing and asking questions aren\u2019t things I\u2019m good at.) So they took my box away physically, and our IT lady has been struggling to scrub it clean and save whatever files she can ever since.<\/p>\n

She was so busy she never got around to telling me what was happening, or why I couldn\u2019t have it back. So I\u2019ve been twisting in the wind, trying to find things to do other than the things I ought to have been doing this summer.<\/p>\n

On Monday somebody finally showed me how to access my work e-mail, so I was able to get my messages. Unfortunately one of them said I\u2019d sold some used books through Amazon, and the order was now well overdue for shipment. I\u2019ve apologized profusely to the buyer, but haven\u2019t heard back whether he still wants the books or not.<\/p>\n

Today, though, I got a substitute laptop to tide me over, which makes things much better. Sometime in August I get a new desktop.<\/p>\n

In other news,<\/strong> I told you last Friday about the Miller Analogies Test I took, and how the laptop they assigned me shut down, and we weren\u2019t sure whether my answers registered or not. Today I learned they hadn\u2019t. But they\u2019ve offered me a re-test, at no charge, so I\u2019m going in again this Friday.<\/p>\n

Although it\u2019s a small inconvenience (especially with Highway 694 torn up), this is actually a good thing all in all. I\u2019ve had the chance to preview the test for free, and I\u2019ve gained some insight into the (diabolical) way it\u2019s designed. A second try can\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n

The proctor lady was very appreciative of my patience and good attitude. I\u2019m always kind of surprised that anybody chooses to get shirty about things like this. She certainly didn\u2019t cause the problem herself. There might be some momentary satisfaction in chewing someone out and putting them in their place, but in my experience that satisfaction lasts about twenty seconds, after which remorse and guilt set in. Who lives long enough for that?<\/p>\n

I suppose some people walk away from scenes they\u2019ve made with the warm satisfaction that comes of time well spent.<\/p>\n

I do not understand those people.
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