Things I Hate This Morning

[alexmegami]

And now, for the Thursday edition of Things I Hate!

• Bees.
  Or wasps, or hornets. One flew up to me this morning, buzzing around my chest and I made a squealy frightened noise and tried to dodge into traffic to avoid it. Then it went towards my ear, so I bolted.


• Fruit flies.
  They're all around right now, because all I eat at work is fruit and yogurt. Dumping out my garbage can doesn't work, either - the dumpster is full of them, too, and they follow me back. I think I spend more time crushing the damn things than working.


• Microsoft Excel.
  I hate doing price lists, I hate spreadsheets, and I hate that I can't figure out the trick to keeping one variable... er... invariable, while changing another. Typing =C#*D3 and =C#*E3 forty-odd times is getting to me. Six pages to go.


• Any hour prior to 11 AM.
  I might be generous and say 10 AM is also OK, but anything before 9 AM is evil. And I get up at 7:15. Hate.


• Unnecessary air conditioning.
  It's 18 degrees outside, there is NO reason to have the air conditioning on the bus set to sub-zero temperatures. I couldn't sleep even when I put my sweater on, that's how cold it was.

I'm sure I could think of more, but those are just the things bugging me this morning...

Comments

*hug*

[jagwhier.livejournal.com]

At least the day will end eventually.


-Jason

Re: *hug*

[alexmegami]

Eventually...

*hugs*

[trenog.livejournal.com]

If for the excel stuff all you need is to copy the same data into different rows/columns and have it apply to this new row/column just copy-paste it. That should transfer the equation and apply it to the new row (or if you just drag that small square in the bottom right of a selected cell).

I hate early mornings as well, although only if I wake up for no good purpose. My dad woke me up at 8am today just so that I could do some meager things before they left today. As soon as they left I went right back to sleep until now.

And the a/c on public transportation is ridiculious. I only have been on it once lately but it sure was cold in comparison to outside (which wasn't even hot). Maybe the bus driver is Ice Man or something. :p

[alexmegami]

Nope; if I copy-paste the C#*D3 cell into the E row, it becomes D#*E3; if I copy downwards, it becomes C#+1*D4. *sighs*

I wish I could go back to sleep! I sometimes consider it when no one's in the office... Dad has a couch in his office. But I never do. Don't want to get caught.

I know. They're all menopausal or something XO

[jaltok]

To keep an aspect of the "formula" constant, use $X$#

Eg =$C$4*D4 (would always be C4 * D4, E4, E5, III6433, whatever...)

[alexmegami]

Damnit, Dunk, you're 10 minutes too late. XO

Thanks, though. That'll be immensely useful next time.

[jaltok]

Glad to be of unservice :D

[trenog.livejournal.com]

Yargh! That be true! Good thoughts Dunk. I even used that once or twice myself. My memory is useless! :p

[thricebedamned.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have to work at 7am, which means a 6am wake-up.

I'm finding that "working for a living" is highly overrated.

[alexmegami]

Ewww, 6 AM? I only think about 6 AM coming from the other side, or if I'm going on a trip.

I do not envy you. :/