What a Week

There's a commercial on the radio right now for Outback Steakhouse, and it's absolutely annoying the crap out of me.  Whatever happened to the mildly amusing songs about Father's Day and kangaroos and stuff?  What's with this cheesy, easy listening jingle they're working now?  I'll tell you, it does NOT make me want to go Outback tonight.

Anyway, this has been the busiest week I've had at work since I started this job back in April.  Typically I just put out fires every now and then during the week when that needs to happen, but for the most part am pretty much superfluous to the mission of my office.  There's not actually even a billet for a lieutenant, but there are too many of us floating around, so here I sit.  However, this week I've been preparing a briefing to give at the wing Officer's Call this afternoon, working on a statistical analysis of all of the additional duties assigned to our squadron (which is kind of funny because I've spent HOURS of my time figuring out where we're wasting our time... hmm), dealing with officers who applied for separation under a separation pay incentive and whose applications have been disapproved, writing decorations for troops that are leaving, and of course meeting after meeting after meeting.

I am so bloody glad that it's Friday.

I still haven't heard a gosh darn thing about my separation package and my nerves are pretty much fried.  I feel really, really good about the way things will go in my life as long as the separation is approved, but all of that can so easily go to crap if I get a disapproval based on "manning".  But I had a really good talk with Colby last night about my expectations and our timeframe for the next year, and I feel like we're actually pretty close to being on the same page for the first time in almost 4 years--we're at least in the same chapter now.

But the weekend is almost here and I plan on completely letting go of all of the stresses of the week and focus on being as obscenely lazy as possible.  Tonight I'm planning to meet some friends downtown, and I possibly have a friend passing through for part of tomorrow on her way to Memphis.  Aside from that I'll be pretty much rooted to the sofa with my TiVo and Netflix...  I've got at least a week's worth of Whose Wedding is it Anyway, Coupling, and Gilmore Girls to get through before Sunday night!  But definitely not Flavor of Love, nope, not me--and certainly not the third season of Laguna Beach either--that's just trash tv I tell you... yeah, trash...

Comments

[Former Air Force Guy]

In about 1986 (long ago but post ice age), the Air Force required that the application package being submitted for the annual paperwork reduction award be submitted in six copies vs. only triplicate as it had in the past. Nice to see the Air Force hasn't changed as much as I thought.

[RisibleGirl]

Girl, I hear you on the 'what a week' statement.

It's a wonder I haven't given notice this week.

Yeah, like *that's* gonna happen.

[anne]

I LOVE Coupling. That's the English version, right? We get episodes through On Demand on our cable and we watch them all really quickly and then try to patiently wait for the next ones.. that's one hilarious show. I heard they did an "American" version but it ended abruptly - it just wasnt as good. And it never is...

Enjoy!
hugs,
a

[shpprgrl]

Hey, let your hair down and go eat some peas.....LeSeur...they've the best. I'm still in awe over the SATC tour. More pics puh-lease?

[sophie]

I wll not watch Laguna Beach, I will not watch Laguna Beach, I will not watch Laguna Beach.
Have a great, relaxing weekend!

[M]

Haha, well, yeah... it's been one doozy of a week. Hang in there, and hopefully things will turn out as they should with minimal resistance.

Some days I feel as though our personnel command is run by the Grinch... and maybe Jackie from That 70's Show.