The Upgrade

At work at the Library, we are in the process of upgrading our software and hardware. It sounds boring, but it's pretty interesting. Tomorrow, a representative/support person will be coming our site to tackle any questions or troubleshoot in problems that might arise. I say, this person had better be very cute, unmarried, between the ages of 21-31 and very interesting. If not, I will boycott the entire week of work. I mean....I think I feel a sniffle coming on.

This Wednesday, our library will be closed. To me, I see it as a day to goof off and have some fun. Hey, I'm the youngest person in the group; it's my job to manifest my immaturity, sometimes. Can't let my older co-workers have all the fun.

Besides "Upgrade Week" , there's not too much interesting to report. Big surprise right? Sometimes, I wish my life were a little more interesting like Jack Baurer of the show 24 on Fox. Dodge some terrorists, shoot some guy in the leg during an interrogation, do really cool karate moves, drive a SUV hi-speed without getting a ticket, save the world from terrorist nukes, get the girl, look really tough in a leather jacket, etc.

The super bowl was okay this year. It wasn't as dramatic or exciting as last year when the Patriots went up against the mighty Panthers. Go Panthers! This year you could tell who would win, but this year, Patriots had it in the bag. Eagles stood no chance even with winny and egotistical Terrell Owens. Maybe next year T.O. will actually do something productive with his life. In the meantime, why don't you go eat some Campbell's Chicken soup with your mama? :)

Back to Upgrades and want not. My life could use a lot of upgrades. My car could use one. Instead of a modest Toyotal Carolla, I could have a Mistibishi Ecplise or a quad-cab Nissan Titan or Nissan Maxima. Sadly, I feel that I'm much to "economically-driven" by such cars like that. My friends label me as cheap, but I call it bargaining. Why pay for something when you can get something much cheaper and more efficient. Mind you that these same people, have some finance and money problems, but don't we all?

Another upgrade could be people in general. I wish people were less demanding, more friendlier, more willing to compromising, more lovingly, """less noisy"", more open and honest, less prone to get upset over small and important issues, etc.

My job should be another major upgrade. The only thing I really want is a major raise. Say 30%.... That’s not asking for too much. I think I'm worth my current salary plus 30 percent. I was pitching a new job to my boss, " Master of Circulation". Of course, she laughed, but with a more interesting avenue, I'm sure I can sell the idea to her.

There's one thing I've learned about upgrades. They always come with a price. Whether it's money, time, energy, or moody co-workers who are way too conservative.

P.S Anyone see those Superbowl commercials? I love them. My favorite one was Lay's Potatoe Chips. MC Hammer needed a paycheck...bad. I guess his congregation isn't underwriting his crazy spending habits enough.

Captain O.