Another day that RAWKED (so far). I don't normally talk about work at all so I am going against my better judgment because I want to share what a freakin' awesome morning I just had.
My supervisor asked me to work on a project with our local police because the station has a few Macs and they weren't able to do something they really needed to do. Today I went over and helped “make it happen”. Everyone there was SO NICE, even the detective that found me sitting in the officer's chair and stared at me while I very hurriedly explained who I was. Then, while I was on the phone with the station's regular IT staff the officer whose computer I was configuring came in and saw me sitting in her chair and had no idea who I was so I again hurriedly explained who I was. For law enforcement they sure are nice about strangers at their desk. :)
After I was done helping with the one thing that was actually asked of me I was asked to show the detectives how to use video editing and viewing software on the Mac so that they could analyze some recent crime footage. I was then asked (jokingly) if I could pick the criminals out of a line-up. Although the footage was super grainy, I think I actually could pick one of them out because the person was dumb enough to LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE VIDEO CAMERA, at which point I paused the video, shook my finger at the screen, and yelled, “BUSTED!” which made everyone laugh. Note to criminals: If you're going to commit a crime perhaps you'd like to cover your face or at least not look directly into the camera?
The IT staff member who provides PC support then gave me a tour of the station. Can I just say that I hope I never need to be put in the timeout room? It's scary in there...
I was not able to see the chief again today, although I did talk to him prior to showing up because I kinda needed permission to be in the offices in the back. So, at least I didn't have to act all awkward and say, “I love you, you're so hot, let's take a tour of the timeout room together” because I know that's what would have come out of my mouth instead of, “hi, thanks so much for working with me on this project.” Embarrassing moment averted. :)
Don't you wish you worked with me? You do. Trust me.
5 comments:
That sounds fun. The only time I'm in a police station is when I'm picked up outside rest areas.
Trolling for boys? Sorry, that's the only reason I know of that people hang out around rest areas. :)
Yes, that was my subtle joke.
Poppy said: "Note to criminals: If you're going to commit a crime perhaps you'd like to cover your face or at least not look directly into the camera?"
Sorry, criminals, Poppy got a little mixed up there... what she meant to say was "Excellent job showing your face to the cameras & showin' folks who's cool! Keep up the good work! You totally rock!"
(I personally love it that they show their faces... Once they wise up, they'll be harder to catch!)
Avi - I'm sorry I ruined the subtlety of your joke. I had no idea that boy trolling extended outside my hick state.
Sour - Good point. I try to help criminals when I can, but they're truly hopeless.
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