The following post, although not written in the spirit intended of this forum, represent my state of mind and being an author of this site, I can post whatever I damn well please!! ;P
It would seem to me that my muse have left me. I am not feeling all that creative. Truth be told I've been feeling a little sorry for myself lately. I have been working Far From Home for almost 5 months of a 6 month rotation now. The current project is firmly entrenched in governmental red tape, people covering their collective asses and generally milking a situation for all it's worth. All the while neglecting the resources that have taken time to be away from their families to work here. Myself and the the three other men who volunteered.
The last time I drafted an article of this nature, the customer, unbeknownst to me, was reading what I was writing. Unfortunately, they did not agree with my assessment of the situation, got all huffy and for all intents an purposes censored me. I was asked to take the blog that I was posting my poison pen mail to, down and remove any and all posts that would cast a dark shadow over our current customer. I will not get into that again.
Suffice it to say that the situation has caused my usually happy go lucky demeanour to become slightly more acerbic. I would like to say that those who know me, see me as a glass half-full person. Here though, in this reality, my glass is most definitely always half-empty. I keep asking the waiter to fill it, he says "Yes sir, I'll be right back with that", but he never returns and my glass stays half-empty.
That, along with the 5 months of winter I have lived through, missing my family and with thoughts of feeling trapped in job I cannot get out of while making pretty good money, are making for a grouchy, angry somewhat lazy worker, Some qualities that will have to be adjusted before I return to work in the real world.
The final nail in the coffin is the sad realization that the stash I have been enjoying over the last 3 weeks is coming to an end. I am down to the last bowl of my Fisherman's Friend, which will be enjoyed as I watch my Canucks end a 40 year drought and win the Stanley Cup, on the same ice as our Canadian Olympic Men's Hockey Team did in the last Winter Olympics.
With the last few days remaining on this rotation my intention is to soldier on in my duties, few as they may be, until my final day of July 16, 2011. After that day I will have 6 months of not having to think about this project in any way shape or form. That will be someone else's job.
AHHHH, sweet release.
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