1) I am grateful that today was a pretty good day.2) I am grateful that despite some stresss, I kept it under wraps pretty well.3) I am grateful that I made it through an eight hour day at work without wanting to go home, because I've grown accustomed to working half time, and without destroying ...  read more

It’s official. I am back to working full time. My department feels it has no choice, despite the fact that I’m still unable to mouse and keyboard for longer than half of the day. Fortunately, my supervisor is very concerned that I not incur additional damage to my wrists. He and I tal...  read more

Well, this might be a little more challening than usual, given last night's events.1) I am grateful that Joe Biden did a fantastic job in the debate with Sarah Palin last night.2) I am grateful that I finally got enough sleep to count as an OK night's sleep.3) I am grateful that I have a boss who...  read more

1) I’m grateful that I now finally have an iPhone.  It’s been a long wait.2) I’m grateful that I was able to make a workout a priority this afternoon.  It wouldn’t have happened if I’d waited until evening!3) I’m grateful that I had a chance to discus...  read more

Today I found a nice way to say “What the fuck?!” and it needed to be said.  The matter is a small one in the scheme of things, but on principal, what the fuck!On August 4, 2008, an ergonomic consultant formally recommended a particular split keyboard for my department to purchas...  read more

 Friday I had some arguments with my supervisor. When my special colleague is not working, we have of course to replace him until six. The problem is I’m working 8 to 4 (the others 8H30 to 4h30). So, I have two hours in overtime, but my supervisor considers that the time I can recover ...  read more

I love what I do as a job. However, things are getting really complicated at work. The working environment stinks. I have a colleague who is really getting on my nerves. I have to walk on eggshells around him. He can say whatever he likes, joke about personal stuff, talk to me in a condescendi...  read more

This is a stress management exercise.  Boy, it's a lot harder on Monday morning to think of such things!1) I'm grateful that I have an interesting project to work on at work.2) I'm grateful that I have co-workers I like quite a bit.3) I'm grateful that there's a Woody Allen series playing on...  read more

What do you think of when you have to attend a daylong work retreat? Do you feel dread? Do you feel excited? Do you not care? Are you skeptical?When I first heard about my department’s daylong retreat, because of how I felt about my department, I was not very excited. I did not want a free ...  read more

  We have some problems with our software at work since a week and there is less than an hour job to do in a work day.  So, all I have to do, is surfing to read about photo knowledge or listen (not really) one of colleagues. He speaks too much and he gives me headache. But, n...  read more