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And today's drama...
Apr. 30th, 2009 07:29 pm
I nearly died today.
At least, that's what it felt like. I had an asthma attack and just could not get my breath. I don't mean I was wheezing, I mean I physically couldn't breathe in. For what felt like a long, long time. My asthma is pretty mild; it really only bothers me in winter and I haven't used an inhaler for years, so I had nothing with me. Someone came close to breaking my spine banging my back - I was so out of it I have no idea who it was, even, but I guess it worked as I'm here. I was seeing stars, literally, for a while after that. Scary. And embarrassing, having that happen in the office.
In other news...I spent most of the day learning about the web software we're supposed to use at work. It's...absolute crap. I mean, seriously. And they PAID for this rip-off. Probably paid way over the odds, when there's open source stuff out there that's far superior. And the training person? Gave me the blankest of blank looks when I asked about the interface "So, that's just a HTML editor, then?" Is HTML still some esoteric language that only geeks know about? I mean, I understand not knowing how to use it, but don't most people in IT at least know what it is?
Project H is on its way! Boy did I underestimate what that was going to cost. Or, more accurately, I underestimated the weight. I don't have a reliable scale at home so I kinda guesstimated by weighing it against a sack of spuds. Lucky it occurred to me to ask the nice chap in the post room at work to weigh it for me before I headed to the PO; it was over the max weight for the tarrif I'd planned so I skipped the post office and took it direct to Parcel Force. Sorted!
I know everyone's got big things happening tomorrow - there's the Big Bang deadline, there's Dreamwidth's open beta... but for the SPN fans out there don't forget![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
spn_summergen sign ups open tomorrow, too. Together with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pinkfinity I'm modding the exchange this year. So get your creative hat on and sign up!
Oh, and the whole Swine flu thing: guys, the panic in the media is just that - panic. The world is due a pandemic, true, and if this thing gets widespread it will have a big economic impact what with all the sick leave and the knock-on effects of that. But this is not the Plague. People will get sick; that doesn't mean we're all gonna die. Right now the evidence is this is no worse than a normal winter flu: i.e. miserable but not fatal to most people. So take normal precautions and don't panic.
(Although, my calm may be influenced by my genes: one good thing I inherited from my mother's side of the family is a natural immunity to most forms of flu. I've been around flu plenty and never caught it yet, and the only time Mum ever caught it was from the vaccine back in the 60's when they used live virus. So I reckon if it does turn out to be the plague, I'll end up being an improptu nurse.)
At least, that's what it felt like. I had an asthma attack and just could not get my breath. I don't mean I was wheezing, I mean I physically couldn't breathe in. For what felt like a long, long time. My asthma is pretty mild; it really only bothers me in winter and I haven't used an inhaler for years, so I had nothing with me. Someone came close to breaking my spine banging my back - I was so out of it I have no idea who it was, even, but I guess it worked as I'm here. I was seeing stars, literally, for a while after that. Scary. And embarrassing, having that happen in the office.
In other news...I spent most of the day learning about the web software we're supposed to use at work. It's...absolute crap. I mean, seriously. And they PAID for this rip-off. Probably paid way over the odds, when there's open source stuff out there that's far superior. And the training person? Gave me the blankest of blank looks when I asked about the interface "So, that's just a HTML editor, then?" Is HTML still some esoteric language that only geeks know about? I mean, I understand not knowing how to use it, but don't most people in IT at least know what it is?
Project H is on its way! Boy did I underestimate what that was going to cost. Or, more accurately, I underestimated the weight. I don't have a reliable scale at home so I kinda guesstimated by weighing it against a sack of spuds. Lucky it occurred to me to ask the nice chap in the post room at work to weigh it for me before I headed to the PO; it was over the max weight for the tarrif I'd planned so I skipped the post office and took it direct to Parcel Force. Sorted!
I know everyone's got big things happening tomorrow - there's the Big Bang deadline, there's Dreamwidth's open beta... but for the SPN fans out there don't forget
spn_summergen sign ups open tomorrow, too. Together with pinkfinity I'm modding the exchange this year. So get your creative hat on and sign up!Oh, and the whole Swine flu thing: guys, the panic in the media is just that - panic. The world is due a pandemic, true, and if this thing gets widespread it will have a big economic impact what with all the sick leave and the knock-on effects of that. But this is not the Plague. People will get sick; that doesn't mean we're all gonna die. Right now the evidence is this is no worse than a normal winter flu: i.e. miserable but not fatal to most people. So take normal precautions and don't panic.
(Although, my calm may be influenced by my genes: one good thing I inherited from my mother's side of the family is a natural immunity to most forms of flu. I've been around flu plenty and never caught it yet, and the only time Mum ever caught it was from the vaccine back in the 60's when they used live virus. So I reckon if it does turn out to be the plague, I'll end up being an improptu nurse.)
