Top eight reasons why I need a vacation:

[stgulik]

8) I'm trying to learn a new (to me) statistical software program at work.

7) I am making no headway on same.

6) Without the statistical program, I don't have hope of putting together a report which analyzes mounds and mounds of census data.

5) Whenever I float the idea of having someone more knowledgeable than me crunch the numbers so I can then write up the narrative of the results so the report can get done before, oh, say, the Second Coming of Christ, I am roundly, soundly vetoed, leading me to suspect that

4) My boss covertly took on this project with our client just to force me to learn a software program, which, if true, means the client had better have no due date because it's going to take me substantially longer to write it than is decent amongst hard-working people with integrity.

3) And because I find it rather hilarious that a software incompetent like me has been put in charge of writing this supposedly-crucial report, I have begun to wonder (not for the first time in my life, make of that what you will) if everything I know about reality is false and I am actually a character in somebody else's work of fiction.

2) It's July, and I've spent maybe ten hours total out of doors so far this summer, and half of that was garden-related and shouldn't count.

1) My kid came home from orchestra camp and asked, "What did you do while I was gone?" And I said, "Oh, I had a great week! I worked ..."



So it's a good thing we're leaving tomorrow, eh? :-D

Comments

[toblass.livejournal.com]

I hope you get a chance to relax. Having to learn a complicated program at gunpoint does not sound fun. Perhaps a getaway will provide you with some headspace where you'll be able to absorb the info more easily.

Needless to say our plans to be up in your neck of the woods is on hold at the moment. Hey, there's always the holiday season when when we go up, at the very least. :)

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

Hugs to you, sweetie! For what it's worth, I think you're marvelous in every way.

Relax and enjoy and breathe!

[shiv5468.livejournal.com]

Have a nice holiday!

[darklotus1211.livejournal.com]

Have a great time, be safe, recharge the batteries and enjoy!

Those are eight excellent reasons you both need and DESERVE a holiday!

[droxy.livejournal.com]

8 alone would send me running away screaming.