Server Theology

The following is a true story. Mostly. It is my way of dealing with current IT difficulties.

I cannot connect to our server today. No mail. No charts. No notes. Nothing. (very true)

The notification on my screen says, “The server may not exist.” And, you know what? I believe it.

I mean, I think I have been connected to it before but I am not sure. Maybe there is some other explanation for how I got things done in the past.

I haven’t seen the server. I suppose I could walk down the hall and see if it is there in the room they say it is in but, I don’t want to and my computer has no reason to lie to me. They say it looks like the one in the picture above but that is just a visual representation of someone’s idea of what a server looks like.

Come to think of it, I don’t think anyone in this office has seen the server. They just say it works for them.

Some are complaining about the server even though they are connected. I don't get mixed up in this because, bottom line is, the server doesn't work for me and these petty complaints don't make it any easier for me.

I just want stuff to work. I just want to be connected to something outside my laptop. I'd love to be part of the larger network.

I have tried and tried to connect to no avail. I have tried everything. I have asked for advice and called in the experts. No one can help me.

No one else seems to be having quite the same trouble I am and no one understands my pain. They have never been where I am. Which is funny because we all have the same server.

Though they are all connected, I am sure my problem is the server’s fault.

I can get by without the server, however. I don’t need it. It’s not like my server is the only way to connect to all my important documents—or . . .