Kelly isn’t above bribing people to like him. Thus, he’s become the official Supplier of Chocolate for his office. What started with simply bringing some chocolate to share with his department has snowballed into a detailed list of favorites (passed onto his wife for shopping trips) and a funky bamboo bowl to properly display the […]
Work
Ummm…I Don’t Think That’s What You Meant to Say
Other than a certain blog reader who emails me frequently regarding my typos, I generally find typos quite amusing. Take, for example, this classic one from a colleague the other day: Backstory – Our marketing team has been busy setting up presentation opportunities for our firm’s senior leadership regarding Building Information Modeling, commonly referred to […]
I’ve Been Busy…
…thus the silence on the blog front. (What! A whole day passes without an update!?!) Scott Adams has been sneaking around my office lately and drew yesterday’s Dilbert in honor of me…just kidding about the stalking, but not about the strip’s relevance! (Click on the strip to enlarge and read it all…)
Measure Twice…
I had a stack of things to send to our other office on Friday. Really, it wasn’t very much – a short stack, but one that I wanted to put in a box to protect from transit bumps and bangs.One problem: I made a very thorough search of the supply room and discovered we had […]
I Got an E-Card!
How can you tell the recession is finally getting to folks? When you can laugh about it. Better yet, send an e-card! I love e-cards! I usually only receive them when it’s my birthday or I’m having a bad day. However, yesterday I got one just because. Just because the person who sent it thought […]
Aggravation
Yesterday was a full day at work – the kind where you’re busy from the moment you walk in the door until the minute you leave. Last night was pretty busy, too. A quick workout at the gym, a fun overnight guest (thanks for dropping in, Aunt M!) and a bit of sidework to plow […]
Float Like a Butterfly…
I am in fine form these days. Just like a prize fighter, I pity the fool that gets in my way. Quick right hook and the To File pile goes down. Another quick right and my email is sorted and filed. A jab in the gut and a brochure is reformatted. A quick one-two and […]
Tuning Out
Yesterday was very busy. Just typing that makes me laugh a little. I mean, really, every day is very busy. The only difference from Monday to Thursday is whether: I have a deadline or I need to prepare for the next deadline. When I’m truly busy, I try to make sure that everyone knows to […]
What I Am Not
This has been a crazy, crazy week. I’ve run from one event to the next. Battled through deadline after deadline. And I have lived to tell the tale. Not only that, but I’m on track for my half marathon training schedule, I’ve started training to teach online this fall (fun sidework!) and I remembered to […]
From Inside the Fishbowl
Fridays….errr….Thursdays are officially going in the record book as Not Good Days at the office. Last week, a chiller was out in the building, making for one hot Thursday in the office. Yesterday, the coffee maker broke. Not a good situation for a coffee-loving group of folks. It took the sharp thinking of a non-coffee […]