Back to Work Tomorrow

Okay, you win...when in very white clothing with no arm holes, I will bat my eyes and ask them for a frontal zipper...(I hope it's off white though...it's after labor day)...

Dante King wrote in post #2040319
No, no let him drone on. I find it amusing. OH, coffee maker just finished!!! YIPPEE!!

I find it really amusing too, we do not have to say anything, Ronald will do it all for us

Billginthekeys wrote in post #2040369
guess no one cares about my UPS rants

I care Billy, you have been waiting forever it seems. Did it come yet

Hello and Goodbye all, off to work. Tonight we are going door to door in Ojai, Ca reminding people to have their things ready in case the "Day Fire" takes a turn for the worse have a good night all

Sheesh, I clicked back on and everyone's gone...nothing happening...this really is a "back to woik" thread...

Thanks Peregrin, Dante..

I was somehow talked into managing this monster of a project, with a more-than-reasonable chance of success projected (or I would never have signed for it in the first place). Found out yesterday we are headed for the trainwreck, or should I say in this time and age planewreck. Full bore down the runway and then you realize someone put the roadblocks halfway down. Tough luck. Too slow to take off in time and too fast to hit the brakes.

I am kinda glad I have the L glass.. that may well be the exit strategy. Anybody need a suffering hack of a photojournalist?

Headed in now to see what I can salvage.

Lightstream wrote in post #2041663
Thanks Peregrin, Dante..

I was somehow talked into managing this monster of a project, with a more-than-reasonable chance of success projected (or I would never have signed for it in the first place). Found out yesterday we are headed for the trainwreck, or should I say in this time and age planewreck. Full bore down the runway and then you realize someone put the roadblocks halfway down. Tough luck. Too slow to take off in time and too fast to hit the brakes.

I am kinda glad I have the L glass.. that may well be the exit strategy. Anybody need a suffering hack of a photojournalist?

Headed in now to see what I can salvage.

Very sorry to hear it Lightstream. I DO hope everything works out better than you think it will...

Thanks... I do hope so too. I'll do what I can.

Looks like calicokat and I both have some firefighting to do today

I was sorta joking with a friend last night "This lends new meaning to DO NOT BREAK GLASS in case of emergency.. "

calicokat wrote in post #2041427
I care Billy, you have been waiting forever it seems. Did it come yet

no, this is so gay. but anyway, ive been staring at the box all day. you see the packages that come through here get kept at the front desk if you arnt there to sign for them when the UPS guy gets there (which no one is going to tell you when that is). so anyway, before you can get your package, someone has to verify and write package slips for them before you can get them. and, i guess to promote "fairness" they do it all at once, so you cant get the package till they do this. which today hasnt happened yet, because A. there was a fire drill, B. they are too friggen lazy to do it at 3oclock when the packages actually GET HERE, and C. the guy who apparently is authorised to do it is in class right now. im pissed. i might not be able to get it till tommorow now.

Lightstream wrote in post #2041663
Thanks Peregrin, Dante..

I was somehow talked into managing this monster of a project, with a more-than-reasonable chance of success projected (or I would never have signed for it in the first place). Found out yesterday we are headed for the trainwreck, or should I say in this time and age planewreck. Full bore down the runway and then you realize someone put the roadblocks halfway down. Tough luck. Too slow to take off in time and too fast to hit the brakes.

I am kinda glad I have the L glass.. that may well be the exit strategy. Anybody need a suffering hack of a photojournalist?

Headed in now to see what I can salvage.

The Elementary Rule #1.1 of project management.
Before you even start, identify two key stakeholders:
(1) the scapegoat, should things go sour. (That must not be you)
(2) the winner, if the project succeeds. (That must be you).

So, if the project derails big time, you must fire the "scapegoat", and then you the "winner" need to have the plan B ready. At that time you must also request a pay raise.

Billginthekeys wrote in post #2041749
no, this is so gay. but anyway, ive been staring at the box all day. you see the packages that come through here get kept at the front desk if you arnt there to sign for them when the UPS guy gets there (which no one is going to tell you when that is). so anyway, before you can get your package, someone has to verify and write package slips for them before you can get them. and, i guess to promote "fairness" they do it all at once, so you cant get the package till they do this. which today hasnt happened yet, because A. there was a fire drill, B. they are too friggen lazy to do it at 3oclock when the packages actually GET HERE, and C. the guy who apparently is authorised to do it is in class right now. im pissed. i might not be able to get it till tommorow now.

Is there any place you could go and photograph?? Until you were either a: too exhausted to think about it until tomorrow or B: find yourself lost in the woods until tomorrow in which case it won't be the first thing on your mind or the extreme C: get a date, go have an evening out and forget about the camera for a while? (that's almost blasphemy on a photographers forum I realize....)

(p.s. Sorry about the delay Bill...soaringeagle probably would have had an aneurysm if his 5D package had been this late...I think you're handling it rather well!)

You slackers. I leave the thread and all photography contributions stop.

yea... ive been shooting all day (reference the link at the end of my post of the ibis picture) i also was shooting some campus life for the yearbook. and then shot football practice with my new 300. sure wish i would have had the 1D straped on it. meh..... i should have just walked off with it while it was in my hands. i could have, no one was watching. but no, i had to ask if i could sign for it. i could have had it right now. heck mabye i could have even claimed UPS lost it and got money too boot haha.

lensview wrote in post #2041779
You slackers. I leave the thread and all photography contributions stop.

Yeah, they were too busy trying to have me committed.

Bill is over there bleeding...

Lightstream is having a crisis of serious proportions, very sad.

Cat is working (slacker that he is)

Dante is off posting misleading threads

and I'm transferring photos to a new hard drive....

not much happening around here.

lensview wrote in post #2041779
You slackers. I leave the thread and all photography contributions stop.

i beg to differ. A.) i posted an ibis a few personal posts ago. and B.) the camera i would be useing to take said pictures is IN A CARDBOARD BOX just outside of my reach.........

Peregrin wrote in post #2041771
(p.s. Sorry about the delay Bill...soaringeagle probably would have had an aneurysm if his 5D package had been this late...I think you're handling it rather well!)

believe me.... if i didnt have my 300 to play with. i would have jumped over the counter and demanded my package by now.