Delays

Dear Jack,

It is a Friday, and I am fighting a migraine headache. I am home and medicated, but my neck and forehead still are tensed and pained.

There are some things of little note that I want to share.

The first is that we have a new bed, and I have been getting better sleep than I have in a long time. I know this is true because I am constantly dreaming. Mind you I have none that really stand out...as in I cannot remember any of the dreams beyond my initial waking up. I am not sleeping all the way through the night though. I wake up 3 times or so, usually in the middle of a dream.

There is an important notification that I am expecting, and today I received an email saying that the notification would not be given for another 2 weeks. At least I was told it would be another 2 weeks.

Unknown Sender

Dear Jack,

Today has been one of those "days". I received an ominous message from my supervisor. I'm not sure what to make of it. It doesn't really bother me, but still, not the way one wants to start the day.

What is weird, is that my assistant and I were discussing the message (as he was copied on it), and strategizing on how to respond this afternoon. Apparently while sitting at my desk talking with him, my computer sent me 7 emails. All of the emails were from "Unknown Sender" with the Subject "No Subject" and the body of "QUIT".

I found it a little odd at first, not knowing their origins. I spoke with our IT person and he said they came from my computer, while I was sitting with Jon at it (neither of using it). We ran a scan on the computer, and no virus or malware has shown up.

Probably nothing, but weird.

Trouble Sleeping

Dear Jack,

I am having trouble sleeping. I had a migraine headache all day today. It was awful, but luckily the first and only major one this year (2009). If I only get one a quarter, then so be it.

There is not much going on, really. Well there is a possible career change coming up... and I hope it goes well. If it does, you'll know because I'll publish it on here. Not that my current job is awful, but the atmosphere and compensation are insulting. I have been there exactly 1 year. Not much has changed other than all the people I started with are now gone, and I have pretty much absorbed most of their work, and NONE - ZERO - ZILCH of the pay. I make what I started making. And trying to discuss the options with my boss is difficult. I prefer not to at this point. All I can say, is that the job that is interested in me, my boss cannot match in compensation.

I'll learn soon what the results are. I'm going to try to get some more rest now. The meds stop me from being able to sleep well, and if I don' take them, I don't sleep at all because of the pain.