singing "Can't stand the rain"

Really, truly, definitely had enough of rain this summer. Just spotted mushrooms growing in my lawn as it's absolutely saturated and there has been no sign of sunshine for days. The most optimistic high temperature forecast over the next 10 day period is 18. That is not a high. That is, in fact, the overnight temperature from a few months ago. I think global warming has got itself a bit confused. In order to help with this (and to cheer myself up) I've now switched on every entertaining lightsource in my home. Current count is: lava lamp, plasma ball, pink fluffy curtain lights, purple/multicoloured/blue sets of fairy lights and my colour-changing Belkin USB hub.

Had the past few days off work while studying for a professional qualification, which is lucky as otherwise I would still be cringing under my desk in embarrassment. Following the mailstorm problem at work, I got another email checking if I still needed access to Sytem A as it was sometimes known by different names. Replied by saying despite my previous flippant reply stating I'd never heard of it, I did actually look at it and worked out it was something I had never used and would never require.

And a few days later what do I get? ANOTHER email with EVERYBODY in the distribution list placed in the TO field again, asking if I still needed access.

Me being me (I'm the woman who only opens her mouth to change feet), I email our CIO expressing my disappointment at the project as I had already answered twice, and they'd made the stupid mailing list mistake again.Luckily this time only 2 replies went to everybody on the list as most people had remembered what happened last week.

Just to put this into perspective, our CIO had had a busy week. He's been in Montreal and Moscow, and has presented Bill Gates with a retirement gift from the group of CIOs he fraternises with regularly. So I felt EXTREMELY sheepish when I found out he'd been in touch with the project manager who was then made to ring me to apologise and explain the situation, and promise it wouldn't happen again. He emailed me a few minutes after the call, having made the project manager report back after grovelling to me. I did say I felt a bit bad about moaning but he praised me for raising the issue.

Still stayed bright red and cringing for the rest of the day....