.... well, not exactly.  BUT, a major milestone was reached at work.  Its probably boring to you ... and sometimes it is to me too.  But, here goes.

Twice a year we have to present our operating plan and budget to our partners and the Angolan government.  This is quite an exercise, requires about 4 months to do, and literally hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce.  After uncountable meetings (at least it seemed that way) ... visions, revisions, re-revisions, and disillusioned visions ... its done ..... 13 gazillion barrels of oil for thirsty American SUVs .... trabillions of dollars in investments .... maximosos raises for all the angolan staff .... $5 raise for me.

Now, to reduce it to a nice, easy to read 53 page booklet all to be reviewed in 1.5 hours in Houston next week.  Why Houston?  Don't ask ... but I go there on Saturday ... and come back in a week ... hey, so what it is a 14 hour flight each direction ... for a 1.5 hour meeting.

As so ... I have one master original ... off to the copier machine ... BROKEN.  Ok, so I go to the backup copier machine ... LOUSY QUALITY.  Ok, so I go to the printer and start printing originals for each person ... something WRONG ... colors come out on only half a page.  Ok, so I go to other printer .... STREAKS.  Ok, so I go to still another printer .... it kinda works.

Time to bind ... need 1-7 dividers ... NONE.  Ok, how about 1-10 ... NONE.  Ok, how about 1-5 ... got it. Regigger the index.  Time to bind ..... finally.  Want to here the saga on the transmittal letters ... fu-get-about-it ....would take too long.

I'm tired. I'm drained. I need a break.