This is an animated cartoon version of a short story written by Neil Gaiman:
Apr 14, 2009
Apr 10, 2009
Fan-girl euphoria buoyed by a massive sugar high
This has been a more awesome day than I expected. First, I browsed the CDP's latest installment of Lost Friday captions (I look forward to these posts every Friday and will be left with an empty void once the show and/or Lost captions come to their eventual end), then I found out I got one of the employee of the year awards (SSSHHHH it's a a big fat secret - I'm not supposed to know until they actually give them out next week), then there were cupcakes at the reception desk (I've only had one I swear) and THEN MST3K's Mike Nelson actually RT'd me to respond to a reply I made to one of his Twitter posts*. The squeals coming from my office were so high pitched, all the dogs within a three block radius broke out in a chorus of frantic barking and the glass in the administrative office doors shattered.
Best. Day. Ever!
*(Only some of these things are true...I had two cupcakes because I'm a pathetic glutton with a crippling frosting addiction)
Best. Day. Ever!
*(Only some of these things are true...I had two cupcakes because I'm a pathetic glutton with a crippling frosting addiction)
Princess castles and twirling teacups
Special long-distance dedication to M:
Disney World Birthdayfest 2009 is a GO. Please tell me you're going to be able to get that day off?
Disney World Birthdayfest 2009 is a GO. Please tell me you're going to be able to get that day off?
In honor of today being Good Friday:
Apr 9, 2009
Resistance is voltage divided by current*
Since the last time I had the energy to post here, there have been trips to the aquarium, two children's birthday celebrations, and more exhausting fun than you can shake a pixie stick at.
At the beginning of the week I was ambushed with the "Employee of the Month" award. The award came with a gift card for a local grocery store chain (the B&N would have been more in line with my interests, but I can see the logic behind the choice of a grocery card) and a parking voucher. I offered the parking voucher to one of my co-workers, since I carpool every day and don't expect to use it. She made the mistake of asking her boss if it's okay (because the other departments have allowed voucher sharing), and he said no and then promptly had her tear it up. When she told me about what happened I was pretty annoyed, and planned to express my disappointment in not being able to share a benefit that I thought was mine to do with as I chose - and to bitterly complain about the destruction of my parking voucher. But they got me a new one before I could say anything, so now I just don't care.
I have a new "suite mate" (as the HR manager referred to her as). It took several days of being in the office directly across from her before I was even introduced. On her first day, someone was directed to inform me that if anyone asked, I was to say that this new employee was "on loan" from corporate. I was told that this was due to management being "sensitive" to the culture around the office currently relating to our supposed hiring and wage freezes, and they didn't want to upset anyone. I basically said that if it was true that the new employee was being "borrowed" from corporate (for a position that previously may not have existed since it was written in as part of the justification for the HR manager's last pay raise and probably wasn't advertised, anyway), then there was no reason for management to feel that it was a "sensitive" issue, and they could (and should) be honest and upfront about it. Unless it was a lie. In which case, I unequivocally refused to be a party to a lie to protect management. I won't be in collusion with anything that is in direct opposition with my personal ethics. Oh, and on her first day this new HR employee who is in charge of "employee relations" went around telling people that she got a pay increase as part of being transferred to our branch. Annnnd we have a winnah!
In addition to those events, I was told by my supervisor this week that something I've been doing - or rather not been doing, because it involves me not having access to software that is actually a redundant program for something that we already pay to utilize - is "unacceptable". Some bluff was called. It may have been a misguided choice on my part to not be that concerned with the functionality of that program, but stating to me that it is "unacceptable" for me to not request that IT fix a script error in software that is irrelelvant to my particular responsibilities is taking it a little far. I'll get it fixed, but I don't use that program for anything - I was under the impression that the department was responsible for providing the reports and data from that program to me. Otherwise, I'm doing part of their jobs. Which means - shouldn't I get part of their salary? I know - dream on, Sunshine.
There's work being done on the roof of my building this week. It sounds like they only employ obese yetis wearing lead loafers. I expect one of them to come falling through the ceiling any moment.
Meanwhile, the semi-suburban middle-class ennui continues unabated. Stay tuned for our next installment, coming soon...ish!
*It is also futile...
At the beginning of the week I was ambushed with the "Employee of the Month" award. The award came with a gift card for a local grocery store chain (the B&N would have been more in line with my interests, but I can see the logic behind the choice of a grocery card) and a parking voucher. I offered the parking voucher to one of my co-workers, since I carpool every day and don't expect to use it. She made the mistake of asking her boss if it's okay (because the other departments have allowed voucher sharing), and he said no and then promptly had her tear it up. When she told me about what happened I was pretty annoyed, and planned to express my disappointment in not being able to share a benefit that I thought was mine to do with as I chose - and to bitterly complain about the destruction of my parking voucher. But they got me a new one before I could say anything, so now I just don't care.
I have a new "suite mate" (as the HR manager referred to her as). It took several days of being in the office directly across from her before I was even introduced. On her first day, someone was directed to inform me that if anyone asked, I was to say that this new employee was "on loan" from corporate. I was told that this was due to management being "sensitive" to the culture around the office currently relating to our supposed hiring and wage freezes, and they didn't want to upset anyone. I basically said that if it was true that the new employee was being "borrowed" from corporate (for a position that previously may not have existed since it was written in as part of the justification for the HR manager's last pay raise and probably wasn't advertised, anyway), then there was no reason for management to feel that it was a "sensitive" issue, and they could (and should) be honest and upfront about it. Unless it was a lie. In which case, I unequivocally refused to be a party to a lie to protect management. I won't be in collusion with anything that is in direct opposition with my personal ethics. Oh, and on her first day this new HR employee who is in charge of "employee relations" went around telling people that she got a pay increase as part of being transferred to our branch. Annnnd we have a winnah!
In addition to those events, I was told by my supervisor this week that something I've been doing - or rather not been doing, because it involves me not having access to software that is actually a redundant program for something that we already pay to utilize - is "unacceptable". Some bluff was called. It may have been a misguided choice on my part to not be that concerned with the functionality of that program, but stating to me that it is "unacceptable" for me to not request that IT fix a script error in software that is irrelelvant to my particular responsibilities is taking it a little far. I'll get it fixed, but I don't use that program for anything - I was under the impression that the department was responsible for providing the reports and data from that program to me. Otherwise, I'm doing part of their jobs. Which means - shouldn't I get part of their salary? I know - dream on, Sunshine.
There's work being done on the roof of my building this week. It sounds like they only employ obese yetis wearing lead loafers. I expect one of them to come falling through the ceiling any moment.
Meanwhile, the semi-suburban middle-class ennui continues unabated. Stay tuned for our next installment, coming soon...ish!
*It is also futile...
Apr 2, 2009
Elementary burgernomics
As a special treat I decided to get McDonalds for my son, since he's been fairly well behaved during his Spring Break. He orders the usual kid meal, and I figured that I only had enough money to get a double cheeseburger for myself. Which is okay, because I try to avoid eating McDonalds except for for those times when I basically only really need to eat something that just fits the mimimum requirements to be classified as "food". Apparently the lady at the drive through apparatus didn't hear me say "double cheeseburger", so it's a good thing I usually run through my order before I give them my money. And that's how I discovered the difference between a "McDouble" and a double cheeseburger: one piece of (processed) cheese (product)...and about $0.17.
While putzing around again today, I discovered what might be the genuine Twitter profiles of every principle castmember of the Harry Potter films. They are, of course, locked. If they weren't I'd figure they were fakes - like the Christopher Walken and Alysson Hannigan profiles that were recently outed. I think Gerard Butler and Kevin Spacey might be the real thing, but I am trying to not *follow* celebrities just because they're there. Oh - I can now post to Twitter via text message, thereby cementing my status as a complete dork who has no life.
(Dorkiness also evidenced by the fact that I found the above image HIlarious...)
Now, I have spreadsheets to work on. It's okay to envy my glamorous life. Really. I'm fine with it.
While putzing around again today, I discovered what might be the genuine Twitter profiles of every principle castmember of the Harry Potter films. They are, of course, locked. If they weren't I'd figure they were fakes - like the Christopher Walken and Alysson Hannigan profiles that were recently outed. I think Gerard Butler and Kevin Spacey might be the real thing, but I am trying to not *follow* celebrities just because they're there. Oh - I can now post to Twitter via text message, thereby cementing my status as a complete dork who has no life.
(Dorkiness also evidenced by the fact that I found the above image HIlarious...)Now, I have spreadsheets to work on. It's okay to envy my glamorous life. Really. I'm fine with it.
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