Seriously. Freezing. In my office. FREEZING people. I'm wearing pants and socks and shoes and a sweater and right now I can't feel my toes. My point with mentioning my wardrobe isn't to point out that yes, I'm a big girl and can dress myself. It's to point out that I'm dressed for the weather. AND I'M INDOORS. It's not like I have some roadworker position (not that there's anything wrong with that - I just don't work outside. ever. EVER.) I shouldn't have to bundle into my carharts to come into my office and work in IT. It's ridiculous. I think there was frost on my plant this morning. Poor little thing.
Scott and I used to make jokes about cutting people open and crawling into them to keep warm. Too grotesque for you? Try being Kathy. She worked between us, and Scott and I would play rock, paper, scissors to see who got first dibs. Think Rob Roy.
The cold can numb your brain, in addition to every digit on your mouse hand and your toes. I have no feet right now. Cannot feel them. I just kicked on my space heater, which will, in turn, make my office an oven and my hair will frizz. The problem is, you would think, that if my office is cold in the winter months (yes, I know, it's not even winter yet) - it would be hot in the summer months.
Oh contraire little foolish ones. In the summer they have the AC kickin' in this icebox to an extent that I dress for work the same way all year round. Pants and sweaters. I try to wear skirts, because I LOVE skirts (Julie makes fun of me for this) - but I always end up growing back the very hair I shaved off my legs that morning in the shower. WHAT? It's your body's natural response to cold. You grow hair. It's true. Look it up. Okay. Don't look it up, see if I care. Just doing my part to try and educate you.
In defense of the office, I am cold all of the damn time. Even at home. I've had my thyroid checked every year for the last 5 or 6, and according them it's normal. Someone suggested I go see an endocronologist, but I can't do anything like that until after Jan.1 - we're changing insurance and I went with the high deductible plan, and I don't want everything to come out of my pocket just before Christmas...plus I want it to apply to next year's $1100 deductible.
Anyway...I can't concentrate due to the cold, so I thought I'd bitch about it. I miss Eileen. She had surgery last week - so let's think good thought for our Midwest girl in the Pacific northwest.
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Do they have Fort Knox security on the thermostat? Just go turn the damn thing up. That's what the women around here do.
What's your ideal room temp? I like it to be in the 68 range...
Furthermore, if you're cold, get a space heater. I believe there are 6 space heaters between the two offices...
Uhhhh, Jimmer - I DID kick on my space heater...I said so in the blog. Geesh...goes to show how much YOU pay attention.
The thermostat is computerized and YES it's like Fort Knox...only certain people have access.
It's because I'm on an outside wall. This warehouse of a building has no insulation.
Ironic. Just checked the blog and there's a shout out from Rebecca. Am blogging from bed and will be here for quite some time due to some complications. I always have complications. I'm one of those people who go into the office with a few symptoms and the doctor scratches her head and says, "I don't know, what do you think it is?" Infuriating.
Anyways, this is my bright point of the day...checking email, Rebecca's blog, and Steve Crescenzo's blog. By that time the oxycotin is kicking in (yes, I realize the street price, but I am in need of it myself right now) and it's lights out for Eileen. I go to my happy place for, oh, say 4 hours at a stretch.
But when I'm awake...I'll be here.
Eileen
HA HA HA, i love the fort knox reference for the thermostat. there? under lock and fucking key jimmer. and no, i'm not kidding. it's in a LOCK BOX. hence one of the many reasons i no longer work there. well, not directly, but you see the controlling pattern, right?
Raps, you should see if Vukin left her blanket.....you could wrap up in that. or, you could come here. we could make room SOMEWHERE for an IT station......:)
If I remember correctly, wasn't that a friggin' GREEN BAY blanket??
even a cold girl has her standards.
Eileen - good to see your blog-smiling face!! Glad to have you back amongst the pain-killer fogged living. Happy recovery.
To bad you don't have any Fireballs, that would warm you up
Oh, now I see the space heater reference.....OOOPS.
Does anybody play Texas Hold'em?
Don't play Texas Hold'em, but good news from bed rest...high score of 584 in hand-held Yahtzee just yesterday. Sadly, that's all I have to report for the last 24 hours.
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