Not a heck of a lot. The thing I did to turn my cellphone into a paperweight is something I’m trying again. And this time I don’t have my old cellphone as a backup since I sold it to a co-worker today. No guts, no glory, though I don’t know what sort of glory I’m going to have from just making my cell phone work with some extra features no one will ever see.
I went to the gym today and didn’t do all that much. Dave the Trainer seems to think I need to get an MRI to see if my disc has slipped. All I know is that an MRI cost about a thousand bucks wholesale back when I was a receptionist at a clinic (in the 90’s, when I was applying to med school). It must be a lot more expensive now, and I’m never going to get one wholesale. If my back problems don’t clear up I’ll probably have to see my doctor, who refers me to a neurologist, who then sends me to an MRI clinic, and then I’ll have a radiologist (i.e. doctor who doesn’t like patients) look at it, etc. It’s going to cost a fortune. Good thing I still have a job (this week).
Oh, the new VP came by and said, “Your project is most likely cancelled, but we haven’t decided what to do with you yet so keep working on it.” I haven’t wanted to work on it for a while now, and these motivational speeches telling me that my dead-end job now has a dead-end project is not doing much for my motivation.
Won’t insurance cover the MRI? Can’t your primary care physician order one for you?
First of all, use up as much of your insurance as possible. Sounds like taking the time off work won’t be a problem for your workload.
And second, scuttlebutt is (and I have really good sources) the bulk of the layoffs (I just typed layoof, think it was more appropriate?) are at the managerial level. I’m told that there will be a strategic layer left with the folks to implement strategies and not much else. So yay if you are a peon!
maybe if you get an mri the radiologist will be able to read your future in it…i would think that it would be much more telling than one’s palm!
Putting features into gadgets that no one else will see or care about is the high point of a geek’s life. Don’t knock it Plus, if you want to delude yourself, maybe some hot girl will see that feature on your phone and think your geekiness is sexy. You know. Just maybe.
Get some healthcare while the getting’s good. It’ll only add insult to the possibly injury if you have to purchase your own overpriced healthcare. Also, do you need to get a new mattress? Maybe a different mattress firmness would help.