WWTBAM Bored

Today and tomorrow I get to participate in a conference - however I'll be at my desk listening in by telephone. It's an all-day affair and I've been sent the slides that the varioius presenters will use (over 100 in all) but it will not be fun.

It won't be fun - starting with the fact that you have decided it won't be fun.

Wonder what would happen if you came in this morning and knew it would be fun.

You just might have found fun.

peacock2121 wrote:It won't be fun - starting with the fact that you have decided it won't be fun.

Wonder what would happen if you came in this morning and knew it would be fun.

You just might have found fun.

It's hard to imagine how listening in on a conference that you can't see or really be a part of could be fun. However I do look on this as the chance to learn something, so it's not a totally wasted day.

earendel wrote:Today and tomorrow I get to participate in a conference - however I'll be at my desk listening in by telephone. It's an all-day affair and I've been sent the slides that the varioius presenters will use (over 100 in all) but it will not be fun.

But you're saving the taxpayers a nice chunk of travel expenses and I thank you.

earendel wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:It won't be fun - starting with the fact that you have decided it won't be fun.

Wonder what would happen if you came in this morning and knew it would be fun.

You just might have found fun.

It's hard to imagine how listening in on a conference that you can't see or really be a part of could be fun. However I do look on this as the chance to learn something, so it's not a totally wasted day.

I do that most of the day, every day.

earendel wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:It won't be fun - starting with the fact that you have decided it won't be fun.

Wonder what would happen if you came in this morning and knew it would be fun.

You just might have found fun.

It's hard to imagine how listening in on a conference that you can't see or really be a part of could be fun. However I do look on this as the chance to learn something, so it's not a totally wasted day.

My point was - start imagining how it could be fun, rather than deciding it won't be.

earendel wrote:Today and tomorrow I get to participate in a conference - however I'll be at my desk listening in by telephone. It's an all-day affair and I've been sent the slides that the varioius presenters will use (over 100 in all) but it will not be fun.

You could do a crossword puzzle while listening.

I would get bored listning to people talk for two days by telephone.

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:

earendel wrote:Today and tomorrow I get to participate in a conference - however I'll be at my desk listening in by telephone. It's an all-day affair and I've been sent the slides that the varioius presenters will use (over 100 in all) but it will not be fun.

You could do a crossword puzzle while listening.

I would get bored listning to people talk for two days by telephone.

Except that I'm sitting at my desk and I'm expected to look busy even if I'm only listening on the telephone (over a headset).

We're currently on a 15-minute break - it took 30 minutes just to get everyone hooked into the conference due to unspecified technical difficulties. The big problem so far is trying to keep straight who is speaking since we can't see any faces and the speakers don't always identify themselves.

You should get hazard pay for this.

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:

earendel wrote:Today and tomorrow I get to participate in a conference - however I'll be at my desk listening in by telephone. It's an all-day affair and I've been sent the slides that the varioius presenters will use (over 100 in all) but it will not be fun.

You could do a crossword puzzle while listening.

I would get bored listning to people talk for two days by telephone.

I watch TV during mine. I just got off an hour and a half long problem call that had nothing to do with me. (I have have to be on those "just in case".)