Journal of a Lost Soul Part CCXCIII

Coming to end of another good week at work as I was left alone by certain Management to do my job again without the usual constant watching and asking what I am doing as in previous months. It has meant work has been a lot less stressful and I have managed to get more real work done as I am not been ranting about such minor things.

Though I cannot say that about the rest of the people I work with as I suspect something big I going to happen after end of last week as I really suspect some people are not going to be happy with what happened. When it occurs I will just watch then say to those who need it told you so.

It also helps this week that after tomorrow I have two weeks off work so I am in a Holiday mood just glad I have another two weeks to rest again as I need it. This time I am actually visiting people so even better as I will have break from my environment called home which should do me a world of good. Plus it would be nice again to mix with people outside of my own family and work.

So tonight I am in a rare thing a good mood and relaxed.

Journal of a Lost Soul Part CCXCII

Another work week starts a tad early this week because we had a meeting about the so called new customer plan for the company I work for which was exactly the same as last year bar they have reduced documentation associated with it.

As you gather I have grown very cynical of a company and it’s management who frankly have no new ideas and rather than look outside of the box fall back onto old ideas to get themselves out of the mess they have got themselves in. The attitude of both the company and management reflects this so well as it struck me as so tired, unimaginative and negative to a point I found whole thing very uninspiring and negative in the end after an afternoon of reflection.

Don’t get me wrong I love doing large majority of my job but that is coloured by fact of my personal views about modern corporations which in my view put profit before it’s customers and employees regardless of the fact both make them actually make their money in different ways.

But as always I have to make a compromise with my personal opinions so I can earn a living one of the paradoxes of life we all have to do but it still does not mean I agree with all what my company does and when the opportunity arises I will say so. I am not only person who does this to get through life and does not indicate a lack of character but a more realistic and workable view of life.

After a day doing few chores and working on a change of my desktop on my Laptop to see what I can do and make it more pleasing to my own eyes. I am still pleased and impressed with Crunchbang 11 as a Linux as it remarkably stable and more robust against myself generally messing around with it.

Thoughts of the Chairman Part CXXV

Why is man destined to make the same mistakes again and again?

A Postcard From Home Part LXXVI

These journal entries contain the pictures I and others have taken of my home and surrounding area here.

This is ‘Canal IV, January 2010′ taken in January 2010:

A Postcard From Our Puppies Part LXIX

These journal entries contain the pictures I and others have taken of our two dogs, Aisha and Kali, here.

This is ‘Kali in the Garden III May 2010′:

Journal of a Lost Soul Part CCXCI

Another good week at work in which I did prove you can always find something to do in a store if you are mechaniser or not so no excuse standing around doing nothing when the store is quiet. Though I suspect that will still not be enough for one manager who has finally shown their true colours this week.

Basically this managers technique involves the premise that even when someone is doing well never to praise them but always tell them they are doing badly and what makes it worse he is convinced that this actually works. Those of us who have worked a lot longer than the manager in question know that this technique simply does not work and in the end has complete opposite effect in so much people become disenchanted and stop putting in the effort.

This sort of management technique frankly went out with the ark as it was never found to work so I just wonder where they got the idea that it actually worked because even from the evidence of there own eyes it has far from worked and ended up with a group of staff who are disenchanted who need bribery to actually do something now!

Myself people such as this are not a threat as in truth they lack real force of personality behind the front and tend to be both cowards and bullies. I am little mystified just why the company I work for employs the manager in question as it very clear they are a very ineffective manager and causes more damage than good within the company.

Other than the rest week has gone well and the fact I could broadcast to the web was not a fluke plus it indicated just how powerful and stable Open Source Software can be contrary to mainstream software creators claim it to be.

Plus I am falling in love again with Crunchbang Linux and Debain which are both proving to be remarkably stable and usable on my laptop on which previous Linux distributions had real problems running on it. It’s just nice to have the laptop running again with an operating system which stable and so easy to use. So now I’m thinking what to do next with my computers here.

A Postcard From Our Puppies Part LXVIII

These journal entries contain the pictures I and others have taken of our two dogs, Aisha and Kali, here.

This is ‘Kali in the Garden II May 2010′:

A Postcard From Home Part LXXV

These journal entries contain the pictures I and others have taken of my home and surrounding area here.

This is ‘Back Garden, January 2010′ taken in January 2010:

Journal of a Lost Soul Part CCXC

After months of feeling down a combination of warmer weather and exorcising a demon at work I am actually in a rare state of mind happy though still tired all the time. But I cannot have everything at once but a final start in the right direction.

Today after work I may be tired after work because I unlike others kept myself busy in a quiet store as everyone is enjoying the lovely Bank Holiday weather rather than shopping. It is a sad thing at work a large majority of my work colleagues would stand around doing nothing rather than find something to do including much needed cleaning and tidying of the store itself after all they have people like myself to do it for them. The upshot of which our store is getting a bad reputation of being full of lazy salesman who rather stand around talking and messing around with their mobile phones rather than serving customers!

All this goes to show just how little work ethic the young have now and a sad reflection how my generation have poorly brought up the next generation unlike my parents who drummed into me the work ethic needed to survive working life.

Even happy I can find something to moan at but this lack of work ethic in the young I find very disturbing for our future.

Outside of work I have been making big strides in learning more about what I can do or not do with Linux and Open Source Software which I boosted my confidence no end. I had one set back with World of Warcraft mainly due to wine on Linux not doing what it should sadly. But a big plus I managed to get icecast and Mixxx to work on my laptop for me no mean feint. I actually managed to stream a short internet radio section last night though only using the auto dj function of Mixxx.

So all in all at the moment life is settled again with hope of a better future ahead. Plus my knowledge of Linux and Open Source Software and it’s capacities is growing with leaps and bounds.

A Postcard From Home Part LXXIV

These journal entries contain the pictures I and others have taken of my home and surrounding area here.

This is ‘Canal III January 2010′ taken in January 2010:

Thoughts of the Chairman Part CXXIV

Humanities biggest follies has to be our various religious war we have fought over the belief of gods and goddesses who may or may not exist!

A Postcard From Our Puppies Part LXVII

These journal entries contain the pictures I and others have taken of our two dogs, Aisha and Kali, here.

This is ‘Kali in the Garden May 2010′:

Journal of a Lost Soul Part CCLXXXIX

There I was tonight full of inspiration and then I promptly fell asleep on the couch at which point my inspiration flew away!

Sort of sums up my life at the moment in so much I am constantly tired even after a good day at work. It sort of frustrates me again currently as I want to so much again and I cannot concentrate long enough to be effectively do anything.

So at the moment I am fighting the fatigue to actually do something constructive and not allow it to win again!

Thoughts of the Chairman Part CXXIII

The art of actually listening to someone is a dying art in our modern world!

A Postcard From Home Part LXXIII

These journal entries contain the pictures I and others have taken of my home and surrounding area here.

This is ‘Canal II January 2010′ taken in January 2010: