Blogging Away

So…i love my job. I find so much pleasure in what I do, that there I times that I cannot believe they actually pay me. Don’t hunt for the sarcasm in that statement, because it isn’t there. After two RIDICULOUS jobs, I have found a place that actually makes me feel happy…but it doesn’t mean that i don’t have some strange oddities that occur on a daily basis. Let me explain…

Today is Friday…and with all Fridays, weird things happen. I have this Receptionist….who is like the grandmother who brings cookies to everything. She remembers everything about you….and is so freaking polite that I feel like it is 1955 Pleasantville. She is, as she likes to call it, a “hoot.” (You will be saying that word for the rest of the day now). She has one very strange habit, though…she wears the pinkest lipstick of anyone….and it isn’t just on her lips….it is everywhere. When she talks, you become fixated on her mouth….and the little “carelessness” that she has had that morning. Still…the sweetest lady of all time.

I acutally have something called a TPS report to do…I find that to be a riot…my boss and I both think so…

I have this “Learn a Spanish Phrase a Day” Calendar at my desk….the phrases are not helpful in the slightest. For exampe…today’s is, “Que tiempo hace en Durango en noviembre?” — Which translates to, “What’s the climate like in Durango in November.” Never fear…tomorrow’s is, “It is time to plant the bulbs.” - FYI I will never say that statement.

I need more chotskys for the office..I have a couple of Korean Wedding Ducks and a paperclip holder…hmnn….I need to bring Guttersnake’s “Golden Axe” to work….that will keep them frightened!

I really need to learn ASL and not try to “make things up” with my hands….it doesn’t work well.

I have an employee who has halitosis….really bad….I need a mint just thinking about it!

There is no “Crazy Direct Deposit Lady” here…no…there is “Um…..guy.” He comes over to my desk and proceeds to ask a question, but all that comes out is the word (if you can call it that, American Heritage Dictionary) “Um.” 10 minutes of the ums and I am all ummed out! He has been back 3 times….um….

So…it is obvious that I haven’t been blogging as much lately…well hardly at all. While some of you feel hurt about it (I look right at you shamefully Guttersnake), others aren’t bothered. There is a lot going on and I am a little overwhelmed…..and, let’s be honest, WAY too reflective to share a lot of stuff on the blogosphere….I have suddenly turned into a 13 yr old girl (WK knows how this is), and I have been reluctant to blog. Keep in mind fearless readers….I will blog….I just need to not be a sappy 5th grader about it. I am reading most of your blogs, as well….just not commenting for fear of talking about being picked last for kickball or left out of the cool group at lunch and other such 5th grade nonsense. Kisses and hugs…

 

 

Talk Hard

So…the mood at the office today was incredibly eerie. Everyone was talking about 9/11, which I suppose is fitting since it has been five years. CNN and NPR (as I am sure the not-watched FOX news did) talked about nothing else. I understand it’s importance. Milestones are always important to us as a society….it is how we measure our success….but, I didn’t really want to “celebrate” this day. I am tired of destruction, and, at least for now….I don’t want to relive it….especially as some grotesque version of, “where were you? Did you see this? did you see that?” I am not really ready for that yet, I suppose.

So…I haven’t blogged in a while…I have been busy and tired. No other excuses….just those. I am pretty lame. Here are some random thoughts:

Birthday was a week ago…feeling a bit old. Ah well.

Read this great book over the weekend called Being Committed….hysterical….Bridget Jones on crack.

I still love my job….though some would same I am a workaholic.

I am taking an ASL class this fall for my job….sigh.

I have to have another Barium XRay for my stomach - yuck.

Surgery is more of a possibility now….oh well.

I think I may change the name of McGarry — new cat to “Chairman Meow” — who knows.

 

 

Look at this…..scares the crap out of me:

 

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