I’m getting a tiny bit of a breather on a Tuesday morning, which has, so far, been filled with all sorts of “absolultey HOT, need ASAP!” tasks waiting for me that hit my email after 4pm on Friday, though a cursory look at the email trail for context shows that the people needing them “ASAP!” have had them since at least Thursday morning. Oh well, because I’m an early riser, they had all their stuff before 7am (and the folks asking can barely be bothered to come in before 10).

Today’s also the day that I have to go beg politely but firmly make my case for a small-but-not-insignificant amount of budget that’ll save millions down the road, but given the current climate around the organization, its going to be like pulling teeth to get that little bit. This crap is the kind of thing I really hate about where my career has taken me. I used to be the guy who got into the weeds to analyze the crap out of a problem then fix it. I don’t get to do that anymore; instead, I go to meetings, answer emails, and agonize over budgets and busywork program management documentation that nobody’s even going to look at.

This, I guess, I is what I have to put up with for the alleged big bucks.

The weekend wasn’t bad, after some serious interpersonal stress stuff Thursday/Friday (plus a house full of teenagers all Friday afternoon and evening). Saturday I spent some time playing music with friends/co-conspirators, and the stuff we’re creating actually sounds pretty good. I ran a Dungeons and Dragons game for newbies, and everybody had fun, and told me I “DM awesome”, which I guess is a complement.

Sunday, I went to the VA auto show and saw some neat cars, and made friends with an awesome dog who I kind of wanted to adopt but she doesn’t get along with cats.

And Monday, the federal holiday, I got my car aligned in the morning, and my spine aligned in the afternoon. Both are working much more effectively now.

I’m hoping I’m good for the rest of the week after the aforementioned stuff above gets sorted out (which should, mostly be today, but might rear it’s head later this week as well…damn). Otherwise, the Humdingers have a new song in the offing, and I need to spend a little time sticking the bottom end on (and maybe some other stuff if it fits) once the scratch recordings end up in my hands. I’m looking forward to that. Gonna listen to some swing music in the background today to get in the proper mood.