when i say something isn’t working, that isn’t because i’m trying to buy time so i can read fark all day. it’s because it isn’t fucking working, and maybe i don’t want it to go into production broken next week just because someone fucking said it would be in production next week.

look, i want the users to hate us less just as much as everyone else (well, possibly more than some, who have probably given up all hope), but putting broken-ass high-profile systems into production is not the way to accomplish this goal. and when i say “we need to push the deadline back” because it isn’t working, i really, really don’t expect to be told that “we cannot drag this out” just because there’s a fucking deadline that everyone is counting on. you know what else everyone is counting on? HAVING WORKING E-MAIL.

fume, fume, fume.

also, burning one’s breakfast because one’s boss is wigging out on one due to shit ONE KNOWS PERFECTLY WELL ALREADY leads to crankiness. dammit.

also², when one stays home sick from work, perhaps one’s boss should back off a little on what work one is or is not accomplishing that day.

today is not looking good on the “find something to be happy about” front, unless i go to latin class tonight and suddenly things make sense.