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Mar. 5th, 2011 05:43 am
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I flew back home last night.

The training was about something that'd probably be of use to me. Mind you, I missed a lot of it. It almost got derailed a couple of times by production-support problems, but it went completely off the tracks when the class's instructor decided that the solution to letting me into his virtual machine for one big exercise was to remove my laptop's virus protection. Can anybody say 'security violation'? I had to turn my laptop in to re-install the protection and spent the class's last day looking over a classmate's shoulder while he was getting hands-on experience.

On the bright side...

As expected, I had a good time staying at my friend Yoko's a couple of nights. Being a reliable henchman, I helped her redecorate her place, what with her boyfriend John about to fly in from Australia.

Also on the bright side...

Nobody has gotten her/his yearly review yet, but a very nice bonus showed up on my paycheck yesterday. I guess I'll go to the bookstore and treat myself.

Woot!

Date: Mar. 5th, 2011 02:48 pm (UTC)
readinggeek451: green teddy bear in plaid dress (Default)
From: [personal profile] readinggeek451
How was airport security?

Date: Mar. 5th, 2011 03:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serge-lj.livejournal.com
I saw one person go thru the full-body scan, but most people went thru the basic Security Theater. I notice that they don't make us show our shampoo bottles anymore.

Date: Mar. 5th, 2011 03:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jongibbs.livejournal.com
Congrats on that bonus :)

Date: Mar. 5th, 2011 03:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serge-lj.livejournal.com
Thanks! As a result, I am planning to visit brick-and-mortar bookstores and online ones today.

Date: Mar. 6th, 2011 12:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mjlayman.livejournal.com
An excellent use of the excellent bonus!