Re: Mon Update Tue

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Elaine was asking me if you had a job.  I told you that you did.  I guess she's
again looking for work.

I have a 2-day micro-contract on Thursday and Friday in San Jose.  It should be
fun, even if nothing more becomes of it.

As I always say, don't work too hard!

--- Gail <http://profiles.yahoo.com/gail> wrote:
> This was Monday:
> I think my brain has turned to mush and is leaking out my ear. Either
> that or it was way too hot to take a walk a little while ago. I just
> checked the bank across the street and it's 89' here in downtown
> Pleasanton, so that may be it. But I'm sticking to the brains leaking
> story.
> 
> We're into another fascinating Monday of testing apps on the mobile
> phones. Mostly sports stuff this morning. And you thought a baseball
> game was boring *in person!!* Let me tell you. It's got nothing on this
> stupid BB app on a slow phone. We break it up by drinking lots of water
> and going to the QP restroom. (We're desperate.)
> 
> That is somewhat of an adventure. Whoever designed this building
> should've had their head examined. The restrooms are outside. Not as in
> an outhouse, but the door to the little rooms is out our back door down
> a balcony and into the restroom doors. The designer saw fit to run the
> air conditioning exhaust up from the first floor into vents in the
> floor of the balcony. You come out our back door and right into four
> air conditioning exhaust vents, which you have to run past to get to
> the restrooms or the parking lot.
> 
> So, you come from the office, which they keep at a freezing 65' for
> some unknown reason. Guys are walking around in shorts and fleece
> jackets. Into this blast furnice of 110' and back into little rooms
> that are chilled down to "keeping ice cream frozen" range. It's an
> adventure.
> 
> And this is Now:
> It's Tuesday and I have one brain cell still staggering around trying
> to function. Thought I'd email before it gives up the ghost.
> 
> We have an interesting crew out here in Pleasanton. Our Fearless Leader
> is this kid who has long hair and looks like of rough and gruff, but
> he's really a sweetheart. He's 30 years old, although I refused to
> believe him at first. He looks like he may have just turned 21. He has
> long black hair down to the middle of his back -- wavy, very nice. Big
> eyes, and a bit of a moustache and beard. He's really the nicest
> guys I've encountered in a long time. Patient, never seems rattled,
> interesting. Self-efacing.
> 
> He came in Monday with two braids. We speculated that he comes in with
> braids when he has lots of extra time... but it turned out that he
> doesn't know how to braid. So, only comes in with them when he's
> visited his mother over the weekend. She braids his hair on Sunday
> night and he comes in Monday with it. Isn't that sweet!?!?
> 
> The funny part is that he plays guitar in a head-banger band. Real Curt
> Cobain type of stuff. I have a hard time imagining him in the role of
> hard-ass, cynical rocker.
> 
> We call him the BHSO, which stands for Big Hairy Scary One. He is about
> 6'3", well filled out, has long hair... but I can't see the "scary"
> part. He had the nicname before I got here. If you're interested I can
> find out the story of how he got that name... I can even send pictures
> next time I get a camera phone to test!
> 
> Well, I will crawl back to my desk and pretend that the money is worth
> it.
> 
> Send email when you get time!
> TTYL,
> Gail
> 
> I think I need help...