To: My Colleagues

From: Me
Date: Today
Subj: Office Courtesy

*This message is HIGH PRIORITY*

Dear Colleagues,

In general, you are a lovely bunch. However, I think our daily time together could be so much more productive if we all observed some basic etiquette. So, with apologies for stepping on Ms. Manners’ well-heeled toes, I respectfully offer a ( Read more... )

So... at least a few people have been reading this, wondering what comes next in the saga of "The Big Library Cheese N' Me." The countdown has ended. I've "checked out" and "closed the book" on my library career for the immediate future. Since last Tuesday I've been officially unemployed, "between jobs" until Monday, when I will start a temporary ( Read more... )

So I'm sitting here at 2:30 a.m., half-watching Star Trek. Didn't get to see all the episodes of Star Trek: Voyager the first time around, so I'm enjoying them now that one of the cable stations is showing them regularly. I applaud the fact that a woman finally gets her shot at the Captain's chair, shades of Nancy Pelosi in Congress (hooray!).

Over ( Read more... )

I recently attended a gathering to celebrate the coming of spring, the lengthening days, the return of the sun. As part of the celebration, people petitioned the gods-that-be with various intentions. One of the things I petitioned for (not the first time) is another job and/or new avenues to express my creativity, as I feel stuck in a rut. I am ( Read more... )

We had a holiday party at work today. Why someone chose a Tuesday in the middle of the day, I can't guess. Personally I think the end of the work week (Friday afternoon) would have made more sense, but then I don't get paid enough to make decisions that make no sense. I almost joked to one colleague that it should really have been advertised as a ( Read more... )

At least it's not Monday. Today was a slow day at work. Being in-between quarters, there are not a lot of new orders coming in to be requested, nor electronic documents to be sent. One of my colleagues seems to have spent the better part of the afternoon wrangling with the IRS. I think he said they received his payment but not his tax forms. Yes, ( Read more... )

OK, it's almost time to go home, and I have to admit, my mind has not been on work today. My mind has been everywhere else but. My mind has been soaring outside the window, entranced by the dark beauty of the sky against skyscrapers just after rain. My mind has been mulling over what promises to be a busy weekend, with my mother (FINALLY!) moving ( Read more... )

Staff Meeting

Feigning interest.
Reports drone on. Wish I could
move for adjournment.

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