Just One Thing (01 February 2019)

[nanila]

It's challenge time!

Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished!

Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

Comments

[nanila]

Went to Eldest's school assembly. It was adorable.

[silveradept]

Progress on a task that requires grit more than skill.

And swiftly repurposed a device to make it more appropriately modern and give it further life (until it eventually stops being supported.)

[nanila]

Huzzah! I hope the device remains stable and useful for a good long while.

[azurelunatic]

Did not go full medieval on the ass of the security guard who has a vulnerability to social engineering and anxiety about doing his job Just So. Did remind him that today's ex-employee who was cool and yesterday's ex-employee who was "call 911 on sight" (worked at different building, abundance of caution) are part of the same spectrum and you cannot assume sometimes. Yes, he works in this building still. Yes, he's dating someone here. No, I still have to run him through my system to confirm that he is a) still cool to visit, b) logged in as visiting so in the unlikely event we should have a fire the fire department will know to look for him.

[nanila]

Well done. That sounds like a very fraught situation.

[azurelunatic]

It could have been more uncomfortable, honestly.

Thursday:
Me, to morning building security guard: Hey I just got word that Chad got fired from [office several blocks away]; in the unlikely event he shows up, he would be escalating his bad behavior therefore call for backup and let company security know.
Him: Cool, I'll write it up for the record.
Me: Cool.
[shift change]
Evening building security guard: WHAT DID CHAD DO ARE YOU SAFE
Me: Probably he won't show up but he got fired so if he does it would be bad news. Except he got fired from [several blocks away] so he would show up there if anywhere.
EBSG: Oh, that makes sense. Okay.

Friday:
EBSG: Hey is it cool if I just take this man you have literally never met down to the floor that doesn't have a receptionist?
Me: I'm sorry, who? What?
EBSG: He used to be a supervisor at your company and he's dating someone on the other floor and he still works in the building.
Me: Oh, I recognize this name! Great to meet you finally. And I still have to put it in the computer to make sure he's not been uninvited like yesterday's dude.
EBSG: Oh.

*sigh*