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taking calls
Thursday, August 1, 2002
Location: my very own cubicle
Description: scrubby
Emotion: contentedly tired
today was my first day of taking calls on my own. it went really well. the time flew by, and other than a few frantic e-mails to my mentor, i handled everything quite well. my first real day of work has been great and i did it all on an hour of sleep.
-why an hour of sleep ally?
-well that's a funny story
last night was richards last night in town and i ended up staying at his place until about 5:30 in the morning. it was so much fun. the size of the group kept changing all night. first it was just me at richards, then pat and tim came over. then doug got home and corey and erin came over. then jonny and kara showed up. this was the biggest it ever got, but we had a great time just sitting around telling stories and laughing. then erin and corey left and kara an johnny and i got to hang out with just the boys, and once again the conversation turned to why girls are insane. during these conversations i do my best to defend my gender, but i have to admit alot of girls i know are truly psychotic. i'd really forgotten how much i enjoy being on of the guys and yet still gettin to be a girl. i guess i have the best of both worlds. and just to prove my utter girlyness some of my girl friends (not the psychotic ones) are coming over tonight for a night of beauty. well put on face masks and do our nails. it will be fabulous.
Ally signed off at 09:02 a.m.
100%
Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Location:same as always....DELL
Description: i dressed up today, new shirt and black pants
Emotion: pompous
i got hundreds on both my final assessments for training - which means a 50 dollar american express gift certificate (accepted everywhere american express is)for me. although the tests weren't difficult at all, not very many people made perfect scores. so of course i'm feeling superior - i think maybe i've been hanging out with rich and tim a little to much, because i wasn't even surprised, i expected to be better than most.
rich is moving home today or tomorrow, i really wish he wasn't leaving. i've been trying to figure out exactly why his leaving has upset me so. what i've decided is richard is my friend replacement for barrett - their personalities are so much alike it's almost scary. so richard's moving is almost like breaking up with barrett all over again. i guess it's time to throw a party. that's what i do whenever things don't seem to be going well. hopefully richard will keep in touch and i won't have to find another arrogant genius to make me feel smart.
Ally signed off at 09:35 a.m.
insomnia?
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Location: computer 19
Description: a dressed down business casual
Emotion: tired and nostalgic
it's 8am and i'm coming off of about 4 hours sleep. you'd think that by now my body would absolutely need to be in bed before 3 in order to function everyday from 8 to 5, but evidently it doesn't. i can't remember the last time i went to bed before midnight. things are looking up though, i just got my schedule from work and my shift goes from 9:30 to 6:30. that shouldn't be bad at all. now i have to listen to a presentation about dell compensation.
Ally signed off at 08:04 a.m.
sounds like somebodies got a case of the mondays..
Monday, July 29, 2002
Location: Dell
Description: skirt and top, very girly
Emotion: conflicted
the weekend flew by at the speed of light i swear. i feel like i just barely blinked and here it is monday again. the weekend was good. alicia and i had a fun time. she really has changed alot, but i'm sure in her eyes i've changed also. i went to a party last night at Andrew's friend's house. it was really fun, and i really enjoyed meeting new people, not that i don't love the friends i have but i've always had the mindset "the more the merrier". unfortunately one of the people that has become part of my core group is moving back home on wednesday. rich has decided to live at home for awhile and save up some money. it's probably a good idea, but i really don't want him to go. we have a great time hanging out and things just won't be the same without him around. hopefully we'll be able to get in some meaningful time before in the next two nights. plus he'll only be about an hour and a half away, so maybe he'll come visit all the time.
on to happier topics, the less than jake concert was awesome. guttermouth opened for them and they were really fun to watch. i've decided i'm going to go out and buy a guttermouth cd. of course that will have to wait until 5.
Ally signed off at 11:43 a.m.
the austin chronicle
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Location: Dell
Description: non-descript
Emotion: thoughtful, brooding
i just finished reading this week's issue of the austin chronicle and it has just inspired me. there are about 10 different movies and plays and galleries that i want to go see just this week. alicia is coming into town tomorrow. i don't know what to say about that. i'm excited? i talked to her about going to the less than jake concert and we decided not to decide until saturday, it may be sold-out but who knows. it will be good to see alicia, but i don't think we're ever going to be as good of friends as she would like. maybe i'm still bitter, or maybe the connections just not there anymore, anyway she's coming to visit this weekend.
i had a great time last night. pat and tim came over and we made dinner. it was a really fabulous meal and afterwards erin joined us and we played Catan and Hot seat(the-ultimate-get-to-know-you-game) even though we aloready know each other, it's fun to get everybodies answers to silly questions like "who would you want to be stranded with on a desert island?" or "what's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?" i think a good time was had by all and i've really enjoyed being able to hang out with tim and pat more. well, i guess it's time for more online tutorials.
Ally signed off at 04:51 p.m.
new layout!
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Location: dell training room
Description: cute new red shoes, black pants - boring business casual
Emotion: supercilious
well, i hope everyone likes the new lay-out. it may be time to invite the world to this page. but i sort of like knowing that a very select few of my friends even know about this page. it takes the pressure off. but i've always shown extreme grace under presssure. well, job is good, friends are good, i am good.
Ally signed off at 05:40 p.m.
signs of inteligent life
Friday, July 19, 2002
Location: Dell training room with no windows
Description: one step short of business casual
Emotion: suddenly content
everything is going to be fine. i've just had a kripsy kreme donut so i'm no longer falling asleep. and i've got a coffee with hazelnut syrup to keep myself up, plus i just talked with Noah, a guy in my training class and we had a good conversation - the first one where i didn't feel like i was being hit on or talked down to.
i had a party of sorts last night, it was a great group of people and we had a blast. i've been a little worried about richard, but he's going to be fine. and tim had a panic attack last night, but he's going to be fine as well.
like i said it's all going to be fine. life is good, and i really can't complain.
Ally signed off at 10:14 a.m.
can't keep my eyes open
Thursday, July 18, 2002
Location: somewhere between dreamland and dell
Description: jeans....nice shoes though
Emotion: weary
back at work and having a hard time staying awake. i'm going to have to go to my car at lunch and get some NOFX or Rancid to listen to this afternoon. this mix i've got playing right now just isn't cutting it.
last night i went to barnes and noble with barbara, ebony and ginger. we had a blast, there are a million books i want to get, but i've decided i'm going to check the austin library first, it just seems insane to spend 12 dollars on a book when i can borrow it for free. after barnes and noble barbara and i went down to georgetown. she hung out with matt and i went over to tim's, richard had gone to bed early and we didn't really have anything to do so we went for a walk. we walked all over campus, and i hadn't been up around mabee and brown cody in a long time. it was fun, we reminisced about the last four years and laughed alot. tim seems to be coming out of his shell more, which is awesome - he's no fun in his shell. we're supposed to go swimming today when i get off work. hopefully it won't rain
barbara got a job. not just a regular job, she got a job teaching second grade in elgin. it's very exciting, i wish i knew what i wanted to do with my life the way she does. anyway i've already decided i'm going to go in and read to her class as often as possible, barbara said i could be like the class aunt. which is perfect for me. i wouldn't have to do any serious discipline or serious teaching, nothing serious at all. just fun. well i guess i should stop using company time to update my friends on my life. hope everyone's doing well.
Ally signed off at 11:19 a.m.
time and a half !!
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Location: my work station at Dell
Desription: a desheveled "business casual"
Emotion: encouraged
i just finished the mentoring section of training. and i have to say my mentor was barely competent. he couldn't type, didn't know much about dell and he even hung up on a customer. the customer wasn't even irate, he just asked a question that the guy didn't want to answer. anyway, i've been moved from "inbound sales" to "e-orders" which is much more customer service oriented. i think it will be cool, less chance for big money - but right now i'm on a base pay anyway. the managers for e-orders seem really really cool, which is good because i was starting to wonder where they were hiding all the interesting people. well, it's 5:30 but i'm going to finish this last tutorial and then try not to get tempted into going to georgetown tonight.
Ally signed off at 05:17 p.m.
appropriate use of company time?
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Location: computer number 19 in the training room at the Dell Round Rock campus
Description: "business casual"
Emotion: EXHAUSTED
i'm at work and lunch is technically over, but we're waiting for everyone to finish getting their badges. up until today we've had temporary badges, but now i have one with my picture on it and everything! ok, well i guess it's back to the online modules and tutorials for now. but now that i know i can update from work they might happen a bit more frequently now.
Ally signed off at 01:22 p.m.
just a note
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Location: tim's computer
Description: nothing special
Emotion: rushed
just a little note to say i'm still alive and i intend to update more often,, but i've already gone over my limit for the month with netzero - but bob-o and tim and pat are rushing me out the door to go to richards. hopefully later tonight i'll be able to sneak back on.
Ally signed off at 09:34 p.m.
employeed at last!
Wednesday, July 10, 2002
Location: tim's - aka blue's computer
Description: mission impossible shirt - jeans - flip-flops
Emotion: bursting with news
i have a job! on monday i become one of the many SU graduates to work at Dell, but at least i'm not working in the warehouse. I'll be taking calls and selling computers over the phone. maybe now i'll actually learn as much about computers as i've always wanted to. there's lots of stuff to catch up on, but i don't feel like recounting all of it. so let's just move on to the present, or the future even. laura, barbara and i are having a party on friday. hopefully it will be a doosy!(doosie?duzy?)jill's coming up and i'm hoping pat and nick will come, either way a great time will be had by all. i saw alice in wonderland up at SU today, it was great! really really great. which made me happy because after Grease i had lost some faith in summer stage, but this brought it right back. i'm going to go wake tim up now and see if he wants to grab a bite to eat...monument sounds good.
Ally signed off at 03:26 p.m.
the big D
Tuesday, July 2, 2002
Location: Dallas, TX - my papa's computer
Emotion: lethargic
Description: shorts, t-shirt, barefoot
i took the bus up to dallas today, on the ride i read the girls guide to hunting and fishing. it wasn't a bad book, it wasn't great either. it did make me miss the days when i had a boyfriend. mainly just knowing i could call someone no matter what. whether i wanted to tell a joke i'd heard or cry for no reason, barrett was always there for anything. now i've replaced that with random physical closeness and i don't have anyone to call or hangout with for no reason. of course i have my friends and they're great, but it's a different kind of communication with your friends. so the question is do i start actively seeking a boyfriend? i haven't done to well with actively seeking a job, so that's probably not the best idea. i guess the best thing to do is just reminisce about the way things were, be happy with the good changes and try not to dwell on the negative. i guess that's a pretty good break down of my theory on life. minimize the negative, focus on the positive - but don't forget about the past. this has certainly been an psychoanalytic entry hasn't it? tomorrow i'm planning on putting some more dolls up on ebay for my grandmother, hopefully they'll sell for tons of money and i won't have to find one of those annoying little job things.
Ally signed off at 03:25 a.m.
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