Grumbles

Grumpiness Comments Off

Today may be the day I brain a random co-worker. And on that note, the quote of the day… When I’m old, I don’t want them to say of me, “She’s so charming.” I want them to say, “Be careful, I think she’s armed.” -G. Stoddart

The power of root access Comments Off

I just got the order to turn one of our client’s sites off. I don’t know why I enjoy it so much when I have to do things like this – maybe I have a latent god complex. Or maybe it’s ’cause they rank as one of our most annoying clients *ever*.

What happens when I sit in one place for too long Comments Off

Wow – I’ve been sitting at this damn desk for too long working on one damn site revamp, and my brain and backside are numb. Even the lovely walk (Spring is *so* here – half the trees don’t have all their leaves, but it’s hitting 80 degrees.) I took on my lunch break has faded [...]

People who expect me to be all knowing Comments Off

Something I’ve noticed about people lately…. they come to me with something that needs to be done (turn a site on/off, fix an item that’s “wrong”, make minor copy changes, etc….) but don’t have all the info I’ll need in order to effect the change. Examples: What is the actual document name of the page [...]

Time for a client story Comments Off

We have a cheap client (CC). Everybody has had one of these – the kind who disputes every charge and tries to find the cheapest way of doing anything, regardless of quality. CC was out of the country for several months and let his domain and shopping cart account lapse. When he gets home he [...]