Drills, E-mail quotas and Michelle Pfeiffer

So lately there's been all of this construction going on around my office. Drills, hammers, spackle, etct. Noise, noise, noise... and lots of mess and rediculousness. Yesterday, they decided to take apart the dining area next to my office. So all afternoon I got to listen to drills and stuff being thrown in a dumpster-type thing. It was like being on Midway during build week or teardown. Not exactly ideal conditions for working or concentration. :(

And on top of the construction, the powers that be at work decided that yesterday was a good day to migrate everyone to a different e-mail server or something... Of course, it didn't work and the Help Desk was swamped with calls. I got my e-mail working after about 3 hours. But this morning, all of a sudden, I'm over my e-mail quota and I can't send any e-mail. This is not cool. So I spent 10 minutes on the phone with a real idiot at the Help Desk.

Help Desk: What's your employee number?
Me: 32732.
HD: 02732?
Me: No, 32732.
HD (with an attitude): That's what I said.
Me: No, 3-2-7-3-2.
HD: Huh?
Me: The first digit is one more than 2 and one less than 4.
HD: Oh. 32732.
Me: Yes.
HD: Okay, and how do you spell your last name?
Me: P-L-A-Y-E-R, like baseball player.
HD: P-Y-???
Me: No, P-L-A-Y-E-R, like baseball player.
HD: What?
Me: P-L-A-Y-E-R, like baseball player.
HD: Oh, okay.

I'm not exaggerating. So, I spoke with him 30 minutes ago and he said that someone would call me back. Meanwhile, I can't send any e-mail which is especially inconvient when you're an IT consultant and your managers don't work in the same state as you.

So, all of that stuff is crappy.... But there is some good news! Mal is coming to DC in February to work on a movie starting Michelle Pfeiffer and she (Mal) is staying with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *happy dance* I am so excited. The plan is for me to fly to Pgh for her show around Feb. 9, and then she and I will drive back to DC. Mal's only going to be here for a week or so, but that's still totally kick ass. yay!!!!!!!!

.... I wish the Help Desk would call me. :(