Jan 30, 2008

This is how programmers get sick

Larry
so
Larry
on friday, i was feeling iffy
Sam
right
Larry
then on sunday, Mary is like, let's do that 2.3 km walk you do to the skytrain and have a day trip to Brentwood Mall
Sam
hahaha
Larry
i'm like, well, i'm a social recluse and shie from any sort of activity, so I figure I better do this before she leaves me for anyone with more personal acumen than a dying trout.\
Sam
hahaha, wise move
Larry
it's that day, of course, when we get three hundred fucking meteres of snow
Larry
it was a fucking hellish walk back
Sam
strollers and snow don't mix
Larry
i'm thinking it was going to end with me lighting a pipe, and saying, off-handedly yet in a decidedly constrained way, "I'm going for a walk, I won't be back for a bit."
Larry
anyhoo, she had a good time
Larry
oh, baby was in a backpack
Sam
oh nice
Larry
she thought it was a magical wonderland
Larry
i thought they were going to findour frozen corpses in the spring
Sam
slightly eaten by coyotes

Jan 15, 2008

Yes sir, Director sir

Larry
so why isn't Jim working from home?
Larry
why am i left to be a sore thumb?!
Sam
he said the paint smell is not that bad over there
Larry
but still, an excuse to work from home!
Sam
if the kids were school age, i'd be there
Larry
you can't just make idle promises like that
Larry
in five years, i'll remember, and test you
Larry
assuming of course, that you aren't PM Jones or Director Jones by that time
Sam
i'd make people address me that way too
Sam
Mr Director Sir
Larry
you should start now
Sam
hahaha
Sam
maybe announce it at the systems meeting
Sam
i'd like be addressed as Mr Jones
Sam
break them in gently
Larry
yes, slowly
Larry
or, alternatively, you can change your first name
Larry
to Misturduhrektorsur
Larry
say it's a homage to your german heritage
Larry
saxon heritage, even better
Sam
hahaha
Larry
teutonic leanings, even better

Jan 7, 2008

Multi-Lingual

Mike
just have Larry reply to her in Klingon
Larry
If it ain't broken, or cannot be traced to us...
Larry
what makes you think I know Klingon ? HUH?
Mike
oh...a hunch
Larry
just because I'm fluent in Cardassian
Larry
the two languages aren't even remotely related, you fucking ignoramus!
Larry
oh, who's looking stupid NOW!?
Mike
bloggerable

Processes

Sam
shouldn't this go to our pm to decide?
Sam
i'll forward it to Mather
Larry
i thought it was CharlieBrown?
Mike
have Mather forward it to CharlieBrown
Mike
that should eat up about 3 months
Jim
we should formalize our email forwarding process first.
Larry
haha
Sam
Nobody has told us officially
Sam
i'm on it
Jim
werd
Larry
we haven't formalized our formalizing process
Mike
Dear Jane,
Your email has been entered into our formalized email forwarding process.

Regards,

WhackaDoodle Group
Sam
Do not reply to this email.
Mike
ever
Mike
Someone may or may not be in touch with you
Sam
Our process is to fwd the email to the group and then assume another team member is dealing with it
Sam
Done
Larry
once our Nominating A WhackaDoodle Group Personnell to Contact Other Developers process has been formalized
Larry
our process sounds strikingly like our current process
Mike
APSPCOD
Sam
if it aint broken
Mike
NAPSPCOD
Jim
and even if it is...

Jan 2, 2008

High on A&W...

Mike says:
how do we continually succeed to put absolute shit into production?
Jim says:
we're just *THAT* good
Mike says:
its like we dont even have to try
Jim says:
exactly
Jim says:
like we don't even have to try...
Jim says:
anybody not from here can not understand how I actually accomplish something here by not doing anything.
Jim says:
just taking up a seat
Mike says:
you actually accomplish MORE than others by not doing anything
Mike says:
theyre in a race backwards