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Excel Question
Anyone out there awesome with Excel 2007?
When I type an incomplete date (i.e., 4/1) I expect Excel to auto-format as April 1st. Instead, it formats as January 4th.
This has been driving me crazy. Help?! -
In non-Job-interview-related news
Last night was the last session of the Belly Dancing class I signed up to take through Parks and Recreation. I LOVED IT.
If you had told me a few years ago that I would voluntarily take a dance class of any kind - a class where people, including me, would be scrutinizing my body and endeavouring to make it do really challenging things in a room ( Read more... ) -
Dilbert
I know, it's so fucking cliche to post a Dilbert cartoon with a statement that, "SRSLY! This is MY JOB!" But you guys? Srsly. This is my job.
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Gwen's First Knock-Knock Joke
A few days ago, Chris told Gwen the knock-knock joke involving bananas and oranges ... you know, the one with a punchline that goes, "Orange you glad I didn't say banana?" Gwen, at 20 months old, not only remembered the joke, but put her own twist on it.
Gwen: Knock knock.
us (me, Chris, Uncle Mikey): Who's there ( Read more... ) -
Beauty and the Beast
I got an A+ on this essay comparing two versions of a fairy tale for my Film and Literature class. It's probably because I didn't go with my inclination to title it "A Tale of Two Pretties".
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An Open Letter
To: All Those in Charge of Conflict in the Middle East ( Read more... ) -
Seafield Crescent, we won't miss you
Our department at work is moving on Monday. I've spent this past week - my first week back at work after more than a year off - packing and organizing and doing other move-related things. Today, as I sit at a desk which holds nothing but my computer, surrounded by boxes of files, office supplies, and other accoutrements, I have time to reflect on ( Read more... ) -
WordStorm - a plea for input
I've been going to WordStorm here in Nanaimo for the past few months. It's like an open mic for writers, or a poetry slam (Effulgent!). I don't write poetry, I write ... um ... this bloggy type stuff? I guess I could call it memoirs if I was feeling pretentious ( Read more... ) -
Scary Drive
My friend yagowe posted about his scary trip home from Campbell River yesterday, so I thought I'd post about our scary trip home from Powell River ( Read more... )
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