The Quick and The Dead

I'm writing this post during a network outage at work. Seems as though we've been cut off from the internet, and our own internal servers - leaving most of us to figure out what to do.

Like most, I've; played solitare, cleaned my desk, played pinball, and listened to CDs. I've organized my inbox, desktop files, eaten chocolate covered raisins, and talked on the phone. I've seen the actual weather outside, debated with co-workers on whether or not the entire internet has gone down or we're just cut off, dinked around on my PocketPC, gingerly harrassed the IT guy who's working on the situation, and watched those around me aimlessly exist.

Evidently, we have access to our SQL database once again. I'll try to do some actual work now, but I have a feeling I'll be back to this post soon...

...OK, I was able to squeeze in about 45 minutes of worthwhile work in the database. Now what? I'm sure I'd have a better idea if I wasn't so far down the dangerously steep learning curve. Sometimes I beat my head on my desk because I feel like I have short-term memory loss when it comes to this job and other times I sit back in my chair and feel the warmth of blissful ignorance.