Stress

[cjsmith]

Overwhelmed. Overwhelmed. Overwhelmed. Deer in headlights. Mind running in frantic little circles. Failing to do even the simplest useful thing.

I hate this.

Deep breath. Time to list what I've done right today:
- Remembered to bring a bunch of crap in to work (stuff that's been waiting to come in for days).
- Made sure to talk to architect about New Feature that landed on my plate last night.
- Went to bookstore and to library at lunch to look for reference book to help with New Feature. (Didn't find a copy at either place, though.)
- Even got LUNCH at lunch.
- Wrote list of things-we've-tested for meeting. Wasn't needed, but I wrote it & was ready.
- Found some old demo code that will help build New Feature.
- Figured out a workaround that fixes a key test application we need. (For days it has been crashing immediately upon start.)
- Failed to take ANYBODY'S head off. Didn't even bring an axe to work.

That may be about it.

Comments

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

Failed to take ANYBODY'S head off.

I wonder why?

Didn't even bring an axe to work.

Ah, well, there's your problem you see. It's much easier to take someone's head off with an axe. While some people can do it with their bare hands, you get a cleaner separation with the proper tools.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed, I need the proper tools. But I do like my coworkers and want to keep them, so it's safer to leave the axe at home! :-)