The Week in Review

Monday:
Started off late but that's pretty usual for me on a Monday. Maybe it was the shopping on Sunday. I had to find an outfit for my mother-in-laws Christmas party on Saturday. I opted for simple black pants and a sheer black sweater that I plan to wear a nice red tank under. You know I have the good seat in the office and get to see all the people who come through the back, including Marisa. She walks in wearing the exact same outfit that I just bought on Sunday. I got a huge kick out of that.
Krunk Daddy, Lamar and I finally checked out that new restaurant for lunch, Harmoni Market on Edgewater. It was quite tasty, in our average price range and they have a market to browse and shop when you finish your meal. The best thing in the market was the beer tap that was just out in the open for anyone. You know I had to take a sample. It was actually really tasty for beer. While at lunch, I learned an interesting fact about Sparkles. She has a crush on The Roomie. She sent him an email including something about "give me a call if you ever want to hang out outside of work." I don't think the feelings are mutual. Speaking of Sparkles, she's pretty dressed up today. I don't know if it's for The Roomie or for the Christmas party/meeting today. I'll try to get a picture for you. I also learned that the Vegans have a video on sluaghter houses that is supposed to be pretty crazy. I think Krunk Daddy's going to watch it, so you can ask him for details if you even want them.
The best part of Monday was the following email from Brillo Top:
Whoever took the can of Diet Coke from the Break Room refrigerator, I’d appreciate a replacement.
I guess the food thief is back. This leads me to...
Tuesday:
I run into Brillo Top in the kitchen as she is putting her bottle of Diet Pepsi in the fridge. She brings up the theft from the previous day and says she is prepared this time. She got a bottle so she could take a sip from it and put it in the fridge. The fact that it is open, she hopes will deter the thief. If it does not, she's got a surprise for them because she is sick and THEY WILL get her germs if they take that bottle of Diet Pepsi. Made me think of Natalie and the eye drops.
Wednesday:
Today just prompted 2 questions in my head.
1. Why do people choose doorways for impromptu meetings?
2. If you had a meeting tomorrow, would you wait until today to try and order chairs and breakfast for it? Chuck Norris does.
Thursday:
I was informed by Country that he is going on vacation tomorrow and all next week. He also said that the Sports Commentator will be out next week. He advised that I can come and go as I please as long as all the work gets done. Woo Hoo for me! It's like an in-house vacation for me. I hope the warehouse doesn't explode.
Friday:
Today is our holiday gamling party at NBA city. I will try to get some pictures for you. I am sure all kinds of weird stuff will probably happen. Hopefully I will remember it long enough to relay to you. Until then,

Will Work For Shoes

Tickle Me Old School

There's a new Tickle Me Elmo on the block. This one is going old school instead of futuristic like it's partner TMX. Or so you would believe if you overheard Mustache this morning talking to Motorcycle Man (MM). Mustache was trying to make a joke about how MM is always ON THE MOVE like Tickle Me Elmo. He said they both had a string you pull to get the going, the only difference being that Elmo's string has a loop on the end to make it stop and MM's is perpetual. Gone are the days of tickling your Elmo. Now we just pull a string like back in the day. Got to love that.

We got two different kinds of cake to celebrate this month's birthdays. Red Velvet and Yellow with Chocolate frosting.

Were the rules really made to be broken?

Why do I feel like one of the few people in this company that actually attempts to follow policy and procedure? Is it so frustrating, especially now that I am in this position which is full of policy and procedure. I can't do my job right because others won't do thier's right. Is it lack of training or just pure lack of respect for others? I say the latter. I understand that we are inundated with emails everyday and it may be hard to read them all but come on, that's part of the job. It's not my fault that email is the main form of communication around here, God forbid we actually talk face it face about something important. I read email that is not even meant for me, although I have finally been removed from the AA list so I won't be getting those anymore. I read them and ask questions if I have any, especially if it's a new procedure that doesn't quite make sense or that I have issue with. I don't just move them to a folder and then deny they ever existed. UUGGHH!

I hear someone in accounting has an inflatable bat that they beat people with. I need to borrow it and put rocks in there. Wasn't I supposed to get a stick? Just another promise broken to go along with all the broken rules.

Will Work For Shoes (and conformity to rules)

What's going to happen today?

You ever have one of those days when you just fill like something, you don't know what, but something is going to happen? I am having one today. Hopefully nothing does happen or if something does it is good. The last time I got this feeling was back at the big orange box and someone broke into my car and stole my radio. We'll see what happens. I'm going to just jot down today's events as they happen since I haven't posted in a while and don't have a specific topic.

Our customer service reps got a closed-door talking to about coming in on time. I think they have to be here by 8:00 now. Lamar is done playing around I think.

There's a rumor going around that the "best tech ever" (that's what I heard 3 people say yesterday) is coming back on the 6th, the one who has been MIA for the past two months. From what Uncle Randy said, we don't have room for him so it should be interesting to see what happens with that. Someone may have to get the boot. I also heard that The Boxer is becoming a sill tech. Krunk Daddy told me about that one.

I just overheard our old lunch buddy (JG) telling Caveman that Africa is a continent and not a country. WOW.

Krunk Daddy finally got his own account. There's a going away party for KM tomorrow at PRs. I won't be in attendance. BTW, I thought it was her decision to leave and it was not. She got laid off so to speak but Congesty gets to stay. Krunk Daddy and I think she should have got the boot and KM could do HR and training like she used to. We think Bad Perm or Congesty would have been better choices to give the boot to but oh well.

So the day is almost over, at least for me since I am leaving an hour early.

Maybe tomorrow will be more exciting. Until then,

Will Work For Shoes

P.S. Nothing happened so my feeling may have been nothing. Yeah.

Crack Kittens and the Water Wasters

Lunch was fun yesterday. Krunk Daddy and I ate together in the breakroom. There was a new bulletin posted by Peta. Apparently a friend of her's bought a house in the Parramore district so they can refurbish it and they found a cat and two kittens. The special thing about this house, or maybe it's the special thing about the cats, is that it was a former "crack" house. I found this to be extraneous information that could seriously alter anyone's decision to adopt these poor crack kitties. It can either turn people off ( it turned me off) or make people feel sorry for the cats (I kinda did.)

We joked about that most of the lunch (we asked almost everyone who came in the room if they wanted a crack kitty, no one did.) We were about to go back to our desks for work and I noticed a puddle of water had formed under me. I hadn't spilled anything and my seat was dry so Krunk Daddy and I had to investigate. We discovered that one of the 5 gallon bottles had small cracks in the bottom and was slowly leaking. We wondered how to solve this problem. Put the bottle on the cooler perhaps? No, there's a full one on there. So I say let's just dump it in the sink. As we are dumping it, Peta returns from lunch and goes to put her left overs in the fridge. She asks what we are doing. We explain and she wants to know why we would just dump it in the sink. I think she assumed the we hadn't considered putting it on the cooler. She asked about the cooler in the back. I told her it was full because the guy changes them every time he makes a delivery and had just been here that morning. Plus it would have been risky to carry a 5 gallon bottle of water with a fragile bottom through the office. We continued to dump the water and she left the room. We should have just handed the bottle to her and let her deal with it. Maybe she could donate it to the animals or something. I think our water wasting truly offended her.

We're all supposed to go to lunch together today for Thanksgiving. I'd better go and decide the destination. Happy Turkey Day everyone.

Will Work For Shoes

Technology stands in my way

This Monday is not starting off well. Our computers are working but the main program our work is based in is down. Sofa King Great. Sofa King Spragtastic. Such is life here at good 'ol Spraggy.

8:17AM and I can now start working. Does the mean I should stay until 5:17PM to make up for the hour and seventeen minutes I missed this morning? I think not. Better luck with tonight's updates.

Will Work For Shoes

Donuts Don't Pay the Rent

This week so far has proved to be pretty typical. We went to Jade Bistro for lunch on Monday. The hot topic of discussion was the upcoming warehouse inventory on Saturday. I think they plan to do what Lamar suggested but without the 8 week prep. We'll see how that goes. Chuck Norris was supposed to send an email last week asking for "highly motivated, truly dedicated, hard-charging, romping stomping, whiskey fed, battle bred" volunteers. It came on Monday and was only sent to certain groups. Scooter McGavin is also trying to recruit volunteers. He gave Shuffles and the Roomie the choice to do that or installer breakfast. He actually gave the back of their heads that option since they were not even looking at him as he spoke. Apparently, people are not jumping at this wonderful training opportunity (that's what they are calling it this time.) I suggested to Chuck that maybe a little more notice since most of us have lives and make plans for the weekends in advance. All of that went in one ear and out the other. You can ask Marisa. She was there. The Storyteller asked Chuck what was his incentive to show up. I luckily got to hear this entire conversation because even though Chuck has his own office (the second largest in the building I think) he spent his afternoon at Uncle Randy's desk. This isn't verbatim but a decent paraphrasing.

S: What's my incentive to come?
CN: Incentive? You shouldn't need an incentive. Sometimes at work you have to display certain qualities. That is how you move up. In all my jobs, I have displayed qualities that my boss liked and when they moved up, they took me with them. All my AMs are going to be there.
S: Don't the AMs make commissions?
CN: Commissions, no. They do make bonuses.
S: So they have an incentive to do extra work. I won't get any OT or anything, no incentive for me.
CN: There will probably be donuts and Mr. Cliche might grill burgers.
S: Donuts don't pay the rent.

It was so hard for me not to laugh. And you know that Storyteller has a way with words. It was great.

A few other noteworthy items.
1. Tinkerbell had on sneakers. I think the shoes may have finally broken beyond repair.
2. We have a new Coke/Pepsi machine with bottles and cans. It shoots the sodas at you. They don't seem very cold though.
3. Melissa left the office for lunch to get a soda and then she ate with us in the kitchen.

Email clip: if it is yousr come get it whenever you ready

The installer breakfast was this morning. I had some fruit. Marisa helped out. Maybe she's got a story. Until next time,

Will Work For Shoes