As we kick off the third (?) annual summer blog challenge, the games…well, they begin. Today. Yeah.
And get ready for lots of shit like that, because I (sadly) consider that funny. You’ve been warned.
So, first let’s get the usual banter out of the way as I introduce the other participants :
Liam – http://www.bisonweb.ca/blog/
Kyle – http://drkyle.wordpress.com/
Chad – http://grindingpixels.blogspot.com/
Tammy – http://tam–i–am.blogspot.com/
Erron – http://erron.wordpress.com/
Vlad – http://www.analogcoast.com/
Kim – http://www.mynaturebaby.ca/blog/
Shaun – http://expeditionoftruths.com/
Peter – http://crazywookiecookies.blogspot.com/
Robb – http://www.robbreid.com/blog/
Earl – http://earljwoods.blogspot.com/
Zita – http://ignitestrategicsolutions.com/
Brad – http://kickmeoutsoon.blogspot.com/
Natasha – http://blog.naturalurbanmamas.com
Yes indeed, there are many names there, a few of which belong to people I do not in any way know. I’llbe throwing that list at the bottom of my posts for the rest of the challenge as I completely rip off Shaun’s great signature list from last year. Except that I’ll probably forget on more than one occasion. Don’t take it personally, fellow bloggers, just take it as further evidence that I’m a dumbass.
I don’t know what to expect from many of these people, but I can tell you what to expect here. What I can promise from my end is a daily change of general topic, but still a fair amount of coverage of games, both of the video and board variety. Also, foul language. In heavy doses. And probably a healthy dollop of sports.
So, since I want to offer something more than just a lame intro post to kick this off, here’s the latest update in the fiasco of the Cameron switch over to SAP.
It’s broken. Hopelessly so. Purchase orders can’t be entered in to the system, which means vendors don’t get paid. Since vendors kind of like getting paid for their product, the company’s ability to buy anything has been seriously reduced. People are ordering product now on personal credit cards to get it for jobs. I had a phone conversation with a Fed Ex agent today where I was told that I can’t ship with them since our account has been locked. That was quite possibly the single most embarrassing discussion that I have ever had with a complete stranger. Nothing like coming off like a total deadbeat for reasons entirely beyond your control.
Three of the office staff are in Wyoming to try to figure out what’s wrong with the system. This brings up a few questions :
1. Why are our branch staff trying to figure out the myriad clusterfucks with this system? Isn’t that supposed to be the job of the SAP tech people?
2. Why is the company’s head office so hesitant to provide anyone with any further training? (Actually, I suspect the answer to this question is that nobody at the company knows what the Hell they’re doing).
3. There’s something in Wyoming? I always assumed it was a state barren of anything of value. Seriously, name me one thing that you know about Wyoming.
So yeah, this change continues to exude absolute brilliance and planning.
Well, that was kind of depressing, but I think I’ve got something that can provide some smiles. During another busy, busy ‘work’ day of exploring the Internet, I made a fantastical discovery : Black Dynamite, the animated series. Enjoy. (Sadly, it can’t be embedded. Sorta like BD can’t be held down by ‘the Man’).
