Closed

I got up before 6 this morning like I almost always do on a work day (except Fridays which is my work at home day and the commute is much shorter). I took my shower and secretly hoped the rain I drove home in yesterday had turned to ice or snow. By the time I got downstairs I was really regretting getting up. I woke up in the middle of a dream and that’s never good.

I flipped on the back door light and peered outside. I was happy to see it was snowing. I turned on the TV, saw the footage and the discussion of whether schools should be in session (some opened only to close after the kids were in their seats). I called my supervisor’s voice mail around 6:10 and told her that I’d work from home today–hey, I toted a ton of stuff home in an old Kroger bag. I’m starting a new trend in work accessories.

I sat down at my computer a full half-hour before I usually start. I answered some emails and then fooled around on the web. What? You don’t start your office day with fooling around on the internet? Oh, you hang out in the kitchen drinking coffee? Whatever. Most of us waste time first thing in the morning. I do it at my desk.

I talked to my boss. She reported that it took her an hour to drive 12 miles. We agreed staying home was really the best idea. Then I worked until about 10:15 when an email arrived alerting me the university closed. I whooped it up but then found out that the school actually closed around 9am, but that the alert system via email was delayed.

Our email sucks. It’s been up and down for the past two days and this morning an email I sent internally ended up in an HR person’s mail box. She replied and said what’s this for. I had to apologize and explained the message was supposed to go to someone else…how hard is it to keep an email system up and running accurately?

I walked outside a little while ago to spread some bird seed around. The feeder is actually frozen shut. As soon as I was back in the house, the birds were eating. I think they post a sentry and as soon as seed appears the alert goes out. It works much better than our email system.