Punk'd

Shaq got Punk'd today and someone almost got hurt in the process. Nah, no one got hurt but my ass was scared as hell. Peep the scene

It was quiet as hell at work so my co-worker and I hopped on Yahoo games and started playing this scrabble type game. He was kicking my ass but that's beside the point. The two guys from the back office come out and were hanging around asking what we were doing. We looked up and said we were playing a game and everyone started to make small talk. It didn't dawn on me that these two ma'fuckers were up to no good. They leave our area and my co-worker and I get back to our game. All of a sudden my cd-rom drive starts opening and closing randomly. I noticed it but thought I was kicking the computer so hard the shit was opening. This happened for about 30 minutes and then my co-workers shit starts opening and closing too. We laughed it off until my computer just shut down on me. I was like yo, G...I think I have a virus or something. He was like well if you have one I have it too. I get up and went to the back office and told one guy my computer just upped and died on me. He came over to look at it and when he turned it back on there were a whole heapppp of folders on my desktop. I was like what the fuck is that?!! He looks up the name of the folders on Symantec and found out it was a malicious virus.

Ok, I'm scared at that point but it gets worse. I took the computer off the network in fear it would spread and basically shut the whole company down. All of a sudden my co-workers computer shut down too. He wasn't as brave as me 'cause he instantly started to panic. So I told him let's run a virus scan and see what happens. So we both go to the back office now and start talking to the guy and he told me hopefully it's just local and doesn't move about the network. I'm scared as hell now but I'm holding it together. I went to get a drink of water and I see the back office guy in the office with my boss. I went back to tell G, "Man we in trouble"!!! Instantly I got a phone call and this lady said she didn't know what happened but her computer shut down and she couldn't get it back up and running. That's when I felt like I was about to shit on myself. I'm like, shit this virus done spread. I went back to the other guy in the back office and he told me he was monitoring a server to see it's stability because he thinks the virus may have corrupted it. Now all I'm thinking about is where am I gonna find another job that pays this well 'cause I'm sure the two black kids are going to get fired. I sit back down in my seat and my blackberry vibrates. It's my boss and he sent G and I an email and copied the back office on it. He said, it has come to my attention that you two were playing yahoo games during business hours and there is a possible virus threat to our network. He also said that if this becomes serious necessary actions were going to be taken. The last line of the email said, scroll down.

This YT ma'fucker wrote, YOU'VE BEEN PUNK'D. I fell out in a dramatic cunty fashion and I ain't even lying. I almost had a heart attack and this shit was a joke. These two ma'fuckers were at their computers fucking with our computers the whole time. Needless to say the lady who called and said her computer was acting up was in on the joke too. H-A-H-A-H-to the motherfuckin A. Next time they get the only two black kids riled up like that it may not end so fuckin well. I must admit though, the shit was funny after all was said and done. G and I are now plotting on how we can get them back.

Farewell Lunch

So my group took me out to lunch today to say goodbye. Yeah Yeah whatever, give me a drink and my card. What was really nice was my boss invited my mother out to lunch with us so I actually had someone to talk to through the whole ordeal. It would have been nice if I was able to eat anything but due to the festivities the night before nothing really had much taste. Everything was pleasant though and they all said the usual, we're going to miss you...yada yada yada. My boss took me to the side and said that I will always be on her payroll so if anything ever happens I would always have a job with her. That shit hit me right here (*). Bless her heart. The card was nice and I got a $50 gift card to Footlocker and $50 gift card to Best Buy. My boss knows me too well.

I have exactly two hours to figure out how I'm going to exit the building. Whether it will be in handcuffs or on my own will.

Bored at Work

I'm at work posting on my blog--do I care? NO My boss is sitting right next to me, she sees that I'm not doing work--do I care? NO. Now that we've gotten that out the way. It is Wednesday and pay day was last Thursday. Where is my money? This direct deposit shit this lady has in place is for the birds, I can't deal. Every other week my salary drops in my account when it feels like it. Now what if I needed that money to pay a bill today or something, I would be assed out wouldn't I? Thank goodness the savings and checking is linked or else I would be broke right now. I'm a little ass backwards complaining about stuff like this when it's almost time for my departure. Would have made more sense if I said something from jump, right? YEA. But whatever.

I figure since I'm not doing anything I would play my ipod, right? NO. The shit is broken once again. For anyone out there who cares and trusts my advice, DO NOT BUY AN IPOD. Cosmetically they are the nicest thing on the market but these devices are absolute shit. I'm not certain if Apple has a personal vendetta against me but every ipod I own has failed me about every 6 months. The life on these things should be longer than that, especially when you pay 300 BUCKS FOR IT!!! I'm looking around for a new mp3 player. I absolutely can't live without it. When you take public transportation everyday you need something to divert your attention away from the looney tunes. Or the people who want to tell you their whole life story then ask for a piece of change. Anyone who knows of a solid, decent priced mp3 player let me know.

What else can I rant about? My boss is still sitting next to me watching me not work. I won't ask the question because the answer is still NO. I feel like scooting underneath my desk for a nap but that would be over the top, right? YEA. I know, I'll start cleaning out my desk. That will keep me busy till 4:30. Ok, let me get off of here before Blogger.com is the next website the company blocks.

Upgrading Myself

Yep, so in exactly 2 weeks I start my new job. I accepted a position as a help desk/pc support specialist. Negotiated a great starting salary too. I know those people there didn't expect that out of me. Thought I was just going to go for the okey doke.

I'm a little skeptical of how things are going to be though. I'm currently at American Express and it's a pretty diverse crowd. I'm lying but there are enough people there that look like me for me to get by. I went on 4 total interviews with this new firm and I saw a total of 2 black people. One was in construction clothes holding a hammer and the other one was pushing the mail cart. Right off the bat I didn't think I would get the job. Come to find out the CIO who interviewed me told the recruiting manager he really liked me and wanted to bring me on board.

I guess with anything new I'm just a little nervous. I had the easiest job in the world and it was in my comfort zone. I decided though, I had to make a change and to make an upgrade. I didn't want a lateral move or a downgrade for that matter. The only way to find what I wanted was to take myself out of that comfort zone. That's exactly where I will be December 4, out of my comfort zone. I'm just praying I enjoy doing what I am going to do there because the opportunity to advance with this firm looks rewarding.

Side bar: I'm getting urges to tell the people I currently work with where to go and which train to take to get there. I pray I don't say anything to anyone that I've been dying to say for the past 5 years.