Distorted Cerebration

Dear Coworkers,

For some reason I feel it neccessary to give you a little primer on the guy some people call Funk.

If you see me in the hallways and I don’t have a smile on my face:

• I typically don’t have a smile on my face unless I’ve just been laughing my ass off at something
• I may be tired since I have bouts of insomnia
• I may be unhappy with my recent performance on something. I could of just saved the world from impending doom and still be unhappy with some detail that happened during the process of saving the world.
• I may be lost in thought trying to find a solution to something.
• I could of just worked with Novell Groupwise. Oh my goodness is that a shitty product.

I am not sleeping in the meeting. Just cause I don’t look to be enthralled does not mean I am not paying attention. See above or know that I really hate sales pitches. I really hate sales pitches. They are filled with empty promises and my experiance tells me that that shiny new product that sounds like it can even julianne fries is going to be a major headache for me.

If I don’t know you, or haven’t worked with you a lot, then I am most likely going to be guarded. I have tasted my foot one too many times in my life (ok, so I only remember two, but I learn quickly). So I am going to be quiet to try and learn as much about you as possible. You could be the most wonderful person in the world, but until I’ve seen that for myself I can’t fall into the trap of trusting yet another person who could possible screw me over.

I take many things related to my job seriously. And some not so much. It causes me much grief to try and find a happy balance where I don’t get pissy cause you tripped over one of my pet peeve’s about doing my job. Like telling me to reboot a Linux box. Linux machines typically don’t need to be rebooted to solve problems. So suggesting that first before learning anything about what the real problem is is going to get some ire out of me.

I hate being wrong. No I am not the type to manipulate the situation so that I’m right. Instead I’m going to be annoyed while trying to figure out where exactly I screwed up.

I am my own paradox. So many of the things I posted here come into conflict, and causes me to very indecisive at times.

I understand the power of perception. Perception is very powerful and can build or destroy entire countries. So I try to be careful with anything that could in anyway could cause a negative perception. Hence this post.