oj’s status update

Sixty-something male colleague commented:

“I was surprised when they started employing women in the energy sector… I mean - they haven’t really got the technical skills.”

A pregnant pause, then:

“What’s the connection on this new keyboard, is it a USB? It looks funny…”

“You need to take the PS-2 converter off”

“Ah yes, righto…” (much laughter from all present) “I think I’ll go and put the kettle on…”

As a Lemony Snicket fan, I find it a little sinister to hear the acronym V.F.D. being bandied about my new workplace.

They say it’s the Variable Frequency Drive, but they don’t have me fooled. I know it’s some kind of Very Fishy Diversion.

… instead of staying up til 1am playing ‘who has the biggest brain’ on facebook:

- racking off kiwifruit wine
- sweeping kitchen
- finishing Bill Bryson book
- finishing Graeme Greene book
- finding panniers, bike lock, bike light etc to prepare for cycling to work in morning
- finishing off outstanding website work
- grabbing a guitar and sorting out half-written songs
- stretching
- sleeping

However, on the plus side:

- I’d had a productive day already
- I now apparently possess a 2801cc Squidlian brain
- I’m getting much better at dividing by 3

Pity in a way it’s not 2799cc, as that would make 3 neat compartments of 933cc each (but maybe I needed those extra 2cc to figure that out… um… yeah)