Recently it was suggested to me that I may find it thereputic to write about positive things on my blog rather than negative ones... even though I dont tend to see the things that I write in such a negative light... but hey! So.... based on this... lets give it a go! :) As you probably know one of the most stable, enjoyable thing in my life (and the thing that I always go back to as my little protection blanket) is my job... my work... the thing im damn good at and do very well. But rather than bore you to death telling you about the joys and fun of engineering and data communications... and the damn fine engineers, marketing team etc that we employ... lets dive into some of the fun exciting stories that have made my life interesting in work :) Building 6 Boy! Last year rumours emerged from building 6 that apparently I was gay (now at work im not out... not that im scared of coming out, just personally cant see the damn point... why will it help me in my carreer?). A very lovely engineer had decided that I was gay, and had asked my collegue if I was... now my collegue... been a complete evil bastard and loving gossip, came back with the retort "well I wouldnt bend down near him"... this started a flurry of rumours around building 6 data networks floor... I found out about it as my collegue loves rubbing stuff in... well extremely embarrassed I decided I would kind of hide in building 5 for a few days.... till things quitened down... which of course they didnt... they were taking the piss on conference calls and I just found it so hillarious, as they really hadnt got a clue :) Wondering what should I do, decided best way to fight this was to completely embarass the guy responsible such that he wont ever dare comment again... so with my evil grin and heavily psyched up (think the 2 double shot expresso's may have helped) went over to building 6. Now imagine this if you will.... about 60 guys (dont think we employ any women in that part of the business - well not that ive noticed... but then again I probably wouldnt ever notice!), open plan office and a very gay looking engineer sat in the corner (who started all the rumours, as apparently he can spot gay guys.... lol I wonder why). Walking towards him I said (loud enough so all his collegues could hear), "aww poor <NAME>, sorry I dumped you your just not man enough for me" - making the bent little finger sign of "small penis".... giggling ensued accross the room and <NAME> went bright red.... needless to say no one in building 6 has ever dared question my sexuality again.... No im not a perv Last year had to go to a presentation with one of our suppliers... so there is me and a few of my collegues sat in a dark room with the nice lady from NTL Telewest. I had worked late the night before so wasnt exactly the brightest of characters, and actually I know a fair bit about the stuff they were talking about, so wasnt really fully engaged in the conversation.... so I kinda sat there half trying to pay attention looking at lady from NTL whilst my mind was in the land of "kinky horny men naked", so I may have been drooling slightly.... Needless to say meeting over, walked back to office.... I was just coming round and waking back up, when the boss dude asked me when multipoint national ethernet would be rolling out and to what areas first.... "erm.... well.... I didnt quite catch the exact dates, as was more trying to understand the overall concept...." to which he called me a dirty pervert.... apparently not only was I not paying attention, but my eyes were firmly affixed to NTL ladies breasts (which apparently were showing lots of clevage) and I was drooling.... my collegues had also noticed this... hence now everyone in my team thinks im a complete pervert... (not far from the truth.... just wrong sex... and kinda more of a pervert than they could ever imagine!).... I kinda pander to this though and happily tell them about me going on dating sites and meeting random people... on dates... and for fun... just kinda neglect to mention the sex of the person im meeting or name.... out of a team of 6 guys only one of them knows im gay.... and theres a story behind that one as well! :) Bright Red Little Boy As you know I tried really hard with a guy last year to make a major effort to pull him.. and in the process tried to improve my image, dress sense etc etc.... needless to say it all kinda went Pete Tong.... ah well.... But alas I digress.... About a year ago was off with my collegue to a meeting with one of our major customers, the meeting was fairly high level and was about some product we were trialling and implementing into their organisation.... as such as senior specialist I was wheeled in to come talk about it and write implementation strategy.... so off I trots into this big company for a meeting with their directors.... I was my usual work self... very much in control telling them how we will do it, why it has to be like this etc etc.... My collegue just kinda sat there and didnt say much - usually the case when I get dragged in... All was going swimmingly until just as the meeting was concluding I spotted the same guy I had been on a date with (the guy I made the effort with), at which point I kinda got pretty well embarrased as I was in full scale power mad work mode and personal life had just flashed before me... I kinda nodded to acknowledge I had seen him, then proceeded to turn a bright red colour and go very quiet, letting my collegue finish the meeting.... as we were walking out my collegue gave a slight giggle and asked me what it was that embarrased me so much... I kinda again went bright red and ignored him.... to which he really started laughing.... he had guessed I had obviously "met" one of the people in their office... and could only recall remembering the receptionist was a fitty.... I had gone into panic mode.... my little secret was about to get out.... then the question came... "that is assuming it was a girl who you met"..... at this point I was illuminouse red.... and my collegue was in histerics on the staire case.... he had twigged.... as soon as we hit the outdoors I decided to come clean.... and swear him to secrecy..... These days we just have fun about it, he does kinda keep forgetting that he is the only one who knows, and asking me questions that I have to pretend I know nothing about... like "do I think this guy is attractive".... erm what you asking me for... :-/Two girls in our department know - which I think is ace... means I get relationship advice and can act like a little kid at work - which I pretty much do act like that anyway! And its so cool as only these three people know... so  I can openly talk about stuff ive got upto... provided I dont mention the gender or name.... :P So far in my lifes little journey have met a fair few people, some good, some not so good.... lifes is a big long learning experience.... but its not about what you experience.... its the people you experience it with...