Tacky in a pretty sort of way

[clevermanka]

I'm sending today's xkcd to the people who manage KU's website. Yes, I am. I just have to figure out who the fuck they are. I sent it to my contact in University Relations (who loved it and passed it to her web guys), but not even she knows who "flies the plane these days" as she put it. The search continues.

Acupuncture last night was an interesting and new experience. Kiva started a treatment to help with my metabolism issues. This involves putting little gold tacks in my ears and leaving them there until they fall out all on their own. She warned me that it would hurt a lot, but I was all "eh, it's ears! how bad can it be?" and really, it wasn't bad at all. The tacks do go down into the cartilage, but I tell you what, it wasn't half as bad as when she puts needles in my toes and it hurts so bad my opposite foot starts to cramp.


There are seven in each ear. One has TwoThree have already fallen out. All from my left ear. =(

Much worse than the discomfort is the issue that I can't sleep on my side. Or wear earplugs. Last night was incredibly unrestful. It was, in fact, pretty damn miserable. But don't they look awesome? So pretty. I hope they help.

Because I was awake way early enough to do my workout this morning, I did. It wasn't as wretched as Day One by a long shot. Although it's possible that I'm just better at these particular movements, I think the ease factor is on purpose. My jump-roping this morning sucked balls, though. Work-out write-up in a separate post.

Edit: Oh! Oh! I forgot to mention, about the ear tacks. Kiva said I was her first patient ever who was able to tolerate having all fourteen tacks put in during one session. Most people only can handle two or three per ear before calling in quits. *preen* I'm special!

Comments

[stuology.livejournal.com]

That comic is hilarious. I bet the person who manages the KU website will like it too, since they don't control what's on it either.

OMG, I went through the almost year long committee process of re-doing University Relation's website. They weren't even quite done when I left. The final product they came up with a few months after I was gone for my next job is the current one they have now. I left in 2000.

If it took over a year to of crapin' committee meetings to get their simple website done, I'd never touch it again either.

The one who probably needs to see the comic is Lynn Bretz. Her humor is ... touchy. She's the ultimate head of the people who control the marketing design and content of KU's main website.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Lynn Bretz. Dang. Don't know her. I was hoping it would be someone from the comp center whose name I might at least recognize. =(

[stuology.livejournal.com]

Nope. I think Julie Loatz (or Loats?) was the last type of person in that manner to have much control on what is on KU's main website. Once they hired their first marketing firm and started some other big committee type project to re-org KU's admin staff line back in 1999-2000, the computer people lost that power. The look and organization and content belong to marketing.

The templates that you have to try to figure out how to use is done by the computer people, but the fact that you have to use them is the fault of that marketing arm of the communications office.

Honestly, when I need something at KU I go straight to the A-Z listing.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Well at least the marketing people understand ADA-compliance. Something that Ms. Loats totally failed to do. Despite having it explained to her. Twice. In one meeting. Where I was present.

=b

[stuology.livejournal.com]

She wasn't well received during her tenure by many people.

[stuology.livejournal.com]

And I just peeked. She's still around.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, she's still around.