If I ever have my own company, I'm going to make it a rule that if you answer the question "Is it [X] or [Y]?" with "Yes", then you can be fired or have your contract terminated.

ETA: Whoa. The fandom steel cage match is on to the sweet sixteen already. Choosing between Barney Stinson and Liz Lemon is a no win situation.


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EA and I are thinking of instituting a policy company-wide (universe-wide?). And it is this: If you are going to ask me to do some work that is not mine (ie XXX is out of the office and s/he forgot/didn't do this, can you because you obviously don't have work of your own?), you need to give us a cookie and/or donut and/or other acceptable baked ( Read more... )

The Howard Books people are here today because the authors of Mistaken Identity are going to be on "Oprah." This made me realize that I left out a book from my monthly book post yesterday. I shall remedy.

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1. The Crazy Margo Show Part Deux is on at 1bruce1. You guys, it is awesome.

2. The boy that I used to have a crush on at work grew a beard and he looks fugly. Glad I dodged that bullet. Ha!

3. I forgot to go buy comics yesterday. Something is wrong with me. I'm worried.

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I'm back at work. I'm drowning in a sea of emails and things to do. The Library of Congress sneakily sent me four packages of certificates while I was away. The US government is mean ( Read more... )

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Today is the day off the coughing. My throat has stopped hurting but now I'm coughin' all over everyone. They're all "poor Emily, she sounds really sick!" which is annoying because yesterday I was sick. Today I feel find except for the cough.

Stupid cough.

All my croutons are soggy. Life is so unfair!

They're moving my desk! Wah! *clings to cubicle*

Next they're going to put me in the basement and take away my stapler!