All my base are belong to... Colubrid.
Jul. 26th, 2005 10:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flexagonEver since my company (Politic Frog) was acquired I've been trying to come up with the name of something that eats frogs, so that I have a good name for my new company and can talk about work on public posts again. Turns out that a lot of things eat frogs, but I may have to go with the colubrid. From here, in reference specifically to the rat snake:
Largest of the harmless colubrids, named for their favourite food. Usually found in lowland jungles, they are often attracted by rodents to human settlements. These active fast-moving day-hunting snakes also eat frogs. Some constrict their prey. But some don’t and will swallow the prey alive... yes, yes, just the behavior I've been observing. :) So that's it... I work at Colubrid now. And if I'm in an especially bad mood I'll be working for Rat Snake.
I sort of have been wanting to post but I'm barely getting through my days right now. I've been emotionally upset, physically tired and working hard with no hope of vacation in the next few months (fuck you, Rat Snake!), while spinning along between two highly charged weekends of seeing family and being reminded of my childhood. I don't know how my dad's wedding is going to go, but I can tell you it'll be strained and awkward even if it's good. And I would kill right now--not anyone I like, mind you--to get back down to 40-hr workweeks even for a little bit. I haven't had the chance in a while, but I can't afford to burn out either. Time to get better at walking out when the day is over, just as soon as this stupid project is handed off to QA.
In the one part of this weekend that was actually good, HLM and I saw March of the Penguins together. The newly hatched penguins are so cute it almost makes me want to breed. They're all cheep, che-e-e-e-p and then they duck back under their parent and you remember it's 40 below zero out there. They're tough little adorable fuzzies. I want one.
Largest of the harmless colubrids, named for their favourite food. Usually found in lowland jungles, they are often attracted by rodents to human settlements. These active fast-moving day-hunting snakes also eat frogs. Some constrict their prey. But some don’t and will swallow the prey alive... yes, yes, just the behavior I've been observing. :) So that's it... I work at Colubrid now. And if I'm in an especially bad mood I'll be working for Rat Snake.
I sort of have been wanting to post but I'm barely getting through my days right now. I've been emotionally upset, physically tired and working hard with no hope of vacation in the next few months (fuck you, Rat Snake!), while spinning along between two highly charged weekends of seeing family and being reminded of my childhood. I don't know how my dad's wedding is going to go, but I can tell you it'll be strained and awkward even if it's good. And I would kill right now--not anyone I like, mind you--to get back down to 40-hr workweeks even for a little bit. I haven't had the chance in a while, but I can't afford to burn out either. Time to get better at walking out when the day is over, just as soon as this stupid project is handed off to QA.
In the one part of this weekend that was actually good, HLM and I saw March of the Penguins together. The newly hatched penguins are so cute it almost makes me want to breed. They're all cheep, che-e-e-e-p and then they duck back under their parent and you remember it's 40 below zero out there. They're tough little adorable fuzzies. I want one.
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Date: 2005-07-27 04:00 am (UTC)You definitely need to get better at walking out the door, because this place isn't worth any injury to your sanity. I think no job is.
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Date: 2005-07-27 04:27 am (UTC)(Damn, I do not mean all my posts to be complaining ones, but it looks like they have been, lately. Oops.)
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Date: 2005-07-27 05:31 am (UTC)As for the real meat of your post...blech. I know how that feels, I'm sorry there's no light at the end of the tunnel at the moment. That definitely sucks. Perhaps you can just spend your visit to your dad's wedding marveling in how far everything has come.
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Date: 2005-07-28 04:34 am (UTC)You should totally go see March of the Penguins. I'm sure you'll be a little annoyed at them not putting in more facts about penguins (lifespan? how many of these little clans are there?) but it's amazing to watch, regardless. I was thinking of you when we saw it -- that is, until the first little penguin came out and turned my brain to much with its cuteness.
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Date: 2005-07-27 05:32 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-07-27 06:37 am (UTC)I'm right there with you. My complete absense from LJ is mostly due to this. I kind of feel like I'm drowning, each day my head sinks a little lower underwater. Same w/ you?
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Date: 2005-07-27 06:29 pm (UTC)