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14 July 2008

Last day at work. I spent an hour on the phone canceling my utilities and working out details with the moving company. I spent an hour going through my files throwing away crap and reorganizing what needed to be kept. I spent a half-hour deleting all the random files from my computer.→[More:] I have six hours left. Now what?

post by: occhiblu at: 12:47 | 10 comments

I have insane amounts of email in my inbox. Should I delete it? Would that help IT? Does it matter?

posted by occhiblu 14 July | 12:49

Is there a bar or coffeeshop nearby? Do you have a good book to read in the sunshine? Is there a holiday parade you can join? Do you surf?

Sounds like time to kick back, relax, and enjoy a truly responsibility-free afternoon.

posted by Hugh Janus 14 July | 12:51

I suspect I need to remain a physical presence in the office until the end of the day. Or at least close to the end of the day.

And the main problem is really that I'm boooooored.

posted by occhiblu 14 July | 12:56

Maybe, just in case, run an eraser program on all of your "empty" disk space?

Or go over here for lunch and knock back a couple bloody marys and then the afternoon will sorta float by. . ..

posted by danf 14 July | 13:00

Listen to some Lata Mangeshkar.

posted by Hugh Janus 14 July | 13:01

Extended lunch is certainly in the works, though liquid lunch is not, as I have to stay awake through four hours of class *after* work.

What's an eraser program? That sounds like fun.

posted by occhiblu 14 July | 13:01

This used to be free. There is a trial version available, which may work.

It basically overwrites the places on your hard disk where deleted files reside, and could be recovered, such as personal information.

posted by danf 14 July | 13:06

I have to stay awake through four hours of class *after* work.

Awake is one thing, coherent another, my friend.

posted by jonmc 14 July | 14:02

I have insane amounts of email in my inbox. Should I delete it? Would that help IT? Does it matter?

Depends on what the records retention policy is at your workplace.

Finally, something I can be a pendatic nerd about.

Good luck and best wishes with all the changes!

posted by Marxchivist 14 July | 18:04

Depends on what the records retention policy is at your workplace.

Huh. Well, too late to worry about that now!

Especially since I have discovered the joys of the Eraser program. Wipe, wipe, wipe! :-)

posted by occhiblu 14 July | 18:19

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