I’d like to start this tale of revenge by letting you know what a family affair Truck Day is around here. All month long, every month, SoftLayer’s lightning fast infrastructure team works to build our high density racks from the ground up. They put in some serious hours to meet our fast paced deadlines, and at the end of the month everyone pitches in to fill those racks up with servers. Early in the morning all of our team members will pile in, sleepy eyed and jonesing for coffee (with the exception of the overnight “SLombies,” who are jonesing for bed), to unload a semi truck full of servers.

Here’s some pics of the event from way back.

True, it’s not as fun as.. well, most things. But SoftLayer’s Truck Day is an institution. A bonafide tradition! And I’d hate for anyone to think that I forgot one.

After scrimping and saving (and accepting generous handouts from family members) I finally got to cut loose and fly to Hawaii for a few days in the sun. The Mrs. and I made the most of it and headed to the beach as often as we could. While I was there I took this harmless photo and uploaded it to Facebook, to let everyone know that I was thinking of them on truck day:

Apparently, it wasn’t taken in the light hearted manner in which it was meant.

It’s dangerous to go on vacation.

-Jeaves