Back to work tomorrow for me… Already? I have a new boss as of tomorrow. For most people this would conjure up some sort of emotion…whether good, bad, excitement, fear…whatever. However, for me, it is just another day at work. This will be my sixth new boss in about 4 years, so this kind of change is like any other day to me now….like changing underwear. Wait… did I just compare my new boss to underwear? Well, anyway, I think he will be ok. The few people that have met him already seem to think he is going to be very easy to get along with and that he seems pretty laid back. I am sure I will have some sort of update on this subject tomorrow…
Keep Smiling and Keep Blogging!!
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Black Ears...Bootylicious...and Gray Shrimp
Day 4 01-04-10
Started back to work today after my week or so vacation...and surprisingly, it wasn't too bad. My email was not overflowing as expected, and no one sabotaged my desk. Desk sabotaging is a favorite pastime in my office. Whether it be simple hiding of your stapler and other desk paraphanalia or more harsh things like putting copy toner on your phone to cause your ear to turn black...you can usually count on something upon your return to the office. But, to my knowledge, nothing was disturbed at my desk. However, maybe the sheer paranoia of expecting something all day was the real trick....hmmmm.
So what is it with the cell phone ringtones these days? I know alot of people are using real songs for their ringtone nowadays, and that is cool, I guess. I mean, I myself do not think i will be changing my ringtone to anything with the word bootylicious, or the phrase 'My humps' being blasted for everyone to hear...but if other people do, i guess that is their perrogative. However, the ringtones that do make me cringe are the ones where you can record your own voice and set it as your ringtone. There are several in my office and they go off constantly. One of them is this lady's child saying "I love you Mommy"...cute the first time...amazingly annoying every other time. And she doesn't just pick it up...she has to let it ring like 3 times first... saying " isn't that sweet?" I want to tell her No..it isn't sweet, it is excruciatingly painful to my ears. Another guy has his set with what i assume is his own voice, saying "Pick up the damn phone"... this is just plain ignorant to me. Wasn't even funny the first time. And last but not least, the guy across from me has now set his phone with his own voice saying "Ring, ring....Ring, ring". He and I are good friends, so I told him that he needed to put it on vibrate before I went nuts. So the next time his phone rang, it was his voice saying "Vibrate, vibrate...Vibrate, vibrate." Ok...so i had to laugh at that one. Point is...whatever happened to just a normal ring tone...boring maybe...but still very effective, right?
Ok..Starting a new daily feature (well monday through friday, anyway) on this blog called: "what's in the community refrigerator at work?" it never ceases to amaze me the crap that some people will eat. I mean it is not like i am inspecting everyone's tupperware or anything, but sometimes you open that fridge and you can either see or smell (or both) some things that i truly have to wonder if they are fit for human consumption. Todays delicacy was some sort of Ramen noodle concoction with what i think was shrimp and green peas. The shrimp however were gray and sort of mushy looking and the peas weren't much better... i was introduced to this work of culinary art by the wonderfully foul aroma it gave off. I guess i will know who it belonged to just by seeing who does not show up for work tomorrow due to food poisoning.
Well, off to bed. Keep smiling and keep blogging!!!
Started back to work today after my week or so vacation...and surprisingly, it wasn't too bad. My email was not overflowing as expected, and no one sabotaged my desk. Desk sabotaging is a favorite pastime in my office. Whether it be simple hiding of your stapler and other desk paraphanalia or more harsh things like putting copy toner on your phone to cause your ear to turn black...you can usually count on something upon your return to the office. But, to my knowledge, nothing was disturbed at my desk. However, maybe the sheer paranoia of expecting something all day was the real trick....hmmmm.
So what is it with the cell phone ringtones these days? I know alot of people are using real songs for their ringtone nowadays, and that is cool, I guess. I mean, I myself do not think i will be changing my ringtone to anything with the word bootylicious, or the phrase 'My humps' being blasted for everyone to hear...but if other people do, i guess that is their perrogative. However, the ringtones that do make me cringe are the ones where you can record your own voice and set it as your ringtone. There are several in my office and they go off constantly. One of them is this lady's child saying "I love you Mommy"...cute the first time...amazingly annoying every other time. And she doesn't just pick it up...she has to let it ring like 3 times first... saying " isn't that sweet?" I want to tell her No..it isn't sweet, it is excruciatingly painful to my ears. Another guy has his set with what i assume is his own voice, saying "Pick up the damn phone"... this is just plain ignorant to me. Wasn't even funny the first time. And last but not least, the guy across from me has now set his phone with his own voice saying "Ring, ring....Ring, ring". He and I are good friends, so I told him that he needed to put it on vibrate before I went nuts. So the next time his phone rang, it was his voice saying "Vibrate, vibrate...Vibrate, vibrate." Ok...so i had to laugh at that one. Point is...whatever happened to just a normal ring tone...boring maybe...but still very effective, right?
Ok..Starting a new daily feature (well monday through friday, anyway) on this blog called: "what's in the community refrigerator at work?" it never ceases to amaze me the crap that some people will eat. I mean it is not like i am inspecting everyone's tupperware or anything, but sometimes you open that fridge and you can either see or smell (or both) some things that i truly have to wonder if they are fit for human consumption. Todays delicacy was some sort of Ramen noodle concoction with what i think was shrimp and green peas. The shrimp however were gray and sort of mushy looking and the peas weren't much better... i was introduced to this work of culinary art by the wonderfully foul aroma it gave off. I guess i will know who it belonged to just by seeing who does not show up for work tomorrow due to food poisoning.
Well, off to bed. Keep smiling and keep blogging!!!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Crunchy rubberbands....and PB and J.
Day 3 01-03-10
Back at my home away from home...Starbucks. However, I am currently sitting in a different location than my normal Starbucks. Not sure why...just wanted some different scenery today. Funny how different the two places can be. The clientele is really different, even though the places are literally less than a mile and half apart. Even the stabucks staff...excuse me, Baristas.... act different. The crew here is like watching 14 year olds on a playground. Arguing, fighting, ignoring the patrons in line. And this one guy, has done nothing but rant and rave about having to be at work since i walked in the door. Every other word out of his mouth is a cuss word, and he is not even trying to be quiet about it. Normally this wouldn't bother me, as I have been known to let a few choice words flow from time to time myself. But when you work in retail, that kind of talk should be saved for the breakroom or stockroom. Back to my normal Starbucks and the excellent staff there from now on!!
Ok I will get of my soapbox now.
Another lazy day today. Watched some football, food network, the usual. Oh, and if you read my last post ...here is what i was talking about:
Come to find out, the most poular way to eat this so called ...treat.... is to take a small bag of potato chips and crush them. Drop a pig lip in the bag and shake it all up, in order to coat the pig lip in crunchy potato chip crumbs and then munch away. The mere thought of it conjurs up thoughts of trying to eat a crunchy rubber band...and why you would want to ruin a perfectly good bag of potato chips is beyond me, but to each his own!
Personally, if you feel you need to eat potato chips in any other way than by themselves, then there is only one possible way... as a source of texture on a PB and J sandwich. I know, I know.... this delectible concoction is supposedly reserved for kids between the ages of 4 and 12, but when is the last time you have tried it? For me, about 3 days ago. The saltiness of the chips with the sweetness of the PB and J...along with the crunchy texture aspect.... what is there not ot like...seriously. Even from a culinary chef point of view, the contrasts needed for a great dish are all there.
Back to work tomorrow. This registers on my excitement meter about as much as pig lips. I am sure i will have some very amusing "stories from the office" to write about... so please keep reading.... and suscribe to follow...i promise i don't bite!!
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