What are YOU doing here?

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:44 am

And...it's over already. Damnit.

What am I doing here? Struggling to come to terms with it being Monday again...

--A

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 5:28 pm

Except it's Tuesday. Try to keep up, you guys.

I don't actually mind doing pivot charts (she said, now that it's all over for another few months). I like playing around with the colors and stuff. It's figuring out which set of data goes in which box that makes me want to tear my hair out. Not to mention the managers who blithely ask you to go through a bunch of contortions to create their vision of the perfect chart.

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 4:39 am

Actually it's Wednesday...you're clearly living in the past.

I hate spreadsheets...my eyes cross at teh very thought of them.

--A

Post by **aTOMiC** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 12:03 pm

Though this isn't an actual screen shot of what I am working on it is similar. There are times when one's eyes just cross and you need to take a short break. Like now.

Post by **aliantha** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:10 pm

Holy crap. I think my eyeballs are bleeding.

To be clear, I'm not a huge fan of spreadsheets in general. Particularly when some attorney emails me one and says, "Please print," without looking at it, and it turns out to be multiple legal-sized pages wide and HUNDREDS of pages long, and has never been formatted for printing before, ever ever ever. When I then go back to the attorney and explain that, and ask whether they really wanted a printout, they invariably say, "Oh. No."

But if somebody sends me a chart (or a table...) and says, "Make me a pie chart"? That's kind of fun.

Oh -- and I'm running out the clock here at work right now. Less than an hour 'til quittin' time!

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:52 am

Wow, that's awesome TOM. I'm guessing layers is the key.

--A

Post by **aTOMiC** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 11:31 am

Avatar wrote:Wow, that's awesome TOM. I'm guessing layers is the key.

--A

Layers are a huge part of working on complex drawings. There are of course other aspects that help, blocks, external referencing and the draw order assist with management. I've worked with drawings of this type for 20 years so its a bit like looking at the Matrix code and easily understanding what it represents. It still gives me a headache though.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:47 am

Looks very old-school somehow.

As for what I'm doing here...well, nothing.

Today is D-Day for our submission to Google, but I managed to do most of my part by the end of yesterday, so I'm good. Just waiting for the day to be over.

(Considering the day has just started...)

--A

Post by **aliantha** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 9:35 pm

My day's just about over, thank the gods...

And the Universe is paying me back for saying I liked doing pivot charts. Someone sent me this set of data today:

(Thing 1) 10
(Thing 2) 10
Total 23

That's it.

I mean, she had labels for the Things, but I had no idea what I was supposed to call the other 3 items/people/who-knows. She also didn't tell me what it's a chart *of*.

I made her a pie chart and called the third category "Other." Told her I'd be around 'til 6pm. So far, no further word. She's got 25 more minutes...

Post by **Sorus** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:37 am

Thing 1 is fingers, Thing 2 is toes, 23 was reached when they ran out of digits to count on.

Oooh, my snark level is still high.

Post by **Savor Dam** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 2:22 am

Sorus wrote:Oooh, my snark level is still high.

Ever so, Sorus. Ever so.

Filling a few minutes after putting dinner in the oven and tidying the kitchen. About ten more minutes, and I'll wander off to play Jeopardy until dinner is ready.

Just enough time to post to What's for Dinner...

Post by **MsMary** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:46 am

I'm procrastinating going to bed. But I think it's time now.

Post by **aliantha** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:37 am

Same for me, but I procrastinated longer.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:51 am

Well, it's Monday morning. So I'm doing the same thing I do every Monday morning...Catching up on the Watch instead of on my work emails.

--A

Post by **aliantha** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 5:08 am

Waiting for my laundry to be done. Five more minutes...

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 7:22 pm

Got sick of working on my Thesis, and thought I'd come and see what's up.

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Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:38 pm

Sons of the Pioneers wrote:Cares of the past are behind
Nowhere to go but I'll find
Just where the trail will wind
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds.

</Americana>

Today, I'm feeling kinda excited..
I've got a sort of "long weekend" thing going on.
My usual math class is not happening, though I do love being around those lil' whippersnappers.

In recent weeks... my feelings have fluctuated wildly.

All kinds of... maybe.. mid-sized events (?) have been going on in my life... not earth-shattering, and yet not same-old/same-old either.

Edit: also note - I am feeling spazzy today.
I thought this was the "How do you feel today?" thread!

As to what am I doing here? Messin' with my KW profile.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:54 am

Just getting in the right mindset for the day, y'know...

--A

Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:46 pm

so... I'm popping on to various threads while I put off RL responsibilities because...
I kinda noticed I MISSED you guys!!!

-Linna

Kevin's Watch

Kevin's Watch

What are YOU doing here?