Back in the office

I haven't been to the office in while. Since late November of last year my manager has been very flexible to let us work from home. I believe I've been at the office less than 10 times this whole year.. maybe less than 5 if I really think about it. Its really cool (no 1 hour plus commute, get to wake up at exactly 9AM to turn on my laptop, and get to watch ESPN while I work), but at the same time, when I'm working at home, I work like crazy. Sometimes I do prefer to go to the office and work because at least I get to move around. I remember during one of the busy times, I didn't even get up from the couch for 7 straight hours. In the mist of all the conference calls, client requests and just くそう hitting the fan, I didn't even have time to go to the bathroom. I really hope I don't become a fat slob, but I'm starting to see the early signs now... きゃあああああああ！！！！！

Anyways, today I had to go to the office to attend this design meeting for an upcoming project that will be deployed soon to production. I will be involved during the initial phases but will leave the team and or company during the "meat and potatoes" phase because it falls about the same time of my move to Japan. Knowing this, my mind was in and out of the meeting. The presentations covered countless diagrams and a 50+ page document. The only interesting aspect about the meeting was the animosity that raged between the two main speakers. These type A guys are very bright but also very stubborn. I was really hoping for a fight to break out to make my day interesting but was not so lucky. Fortunately, I managed to excuse myself for the afternoon part of the meeting to attend to some higher priority activities. On a more interesting note, my boss talked to me about my upcoming plans in moving to Japan. He tried to contact a few people about potential positions in the 新宿 office but has not heard any feedback as of yet. He said that him and my manager are trying to escalate up the ranks to see if he can get me transferred. I have about 3 months left in the company, so hopefully I will hear something soon.