Just Because...

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Today has been a day of putting out fire. I swear there must be a full moon in the works! Wednesday is supposed to be mid-week, 2 days from Friday and 2 days after Monday and the best part, 2 days closer to the weekend. 2 days until breaking free from the office hell.

Today Wednesday was my day of torture.

The day started off with a good friend calling me telling me that some people need to learn to shut their mouth and think before speaking. Apparently, while I was to help this unthinking person with some things, they seem to assume that I'm "taking over" when, in reality, I honestly have enough on my plate to keep me busy until 2010. It also appears like this person inherited their older brother's bug for "being offended" and the requesite, "not listening fully" gene. Needless to say, I quashed that bug. However, I still feel the requisite guilt of "Was I too harsh?" Whatever - grow up and move on, right?

Then, in the midst of 3 major filings today, we have a major meeting on Friday and I hear that I am needed to assemble 3 very complicated presentations of material that I haven't got the foggiest clue about.

I then as I am entrusted to draft some other fun pieces of paper, the debaucle of the day occurs. One of my clients calls and HE has an issue. Rightfully so, because he was being a good guy and being polite, and some idiot took the conversation that they had with my client as a verbal agreement of "OK I can screw you". Yeah, not quite. The lawyers will be chomping at the bit for this much like a dog with a new bone.

To top it all off, I need to write all this stuff that is due by the "end of today" for yet another client. I got a brief extension and will be up until all hours of the morning finishing the project. AND my CELL PHONE won't stop ringing.

But on a positive note, did anyone see Boston Legal last night? How absolutely hilarious!!!! I still have to finish watching the new Denise Richards comedy.

And to answer the question - the necklace won't be in the cards until next week - due to this week's events, I had to get yet another extension on my Goals. Thank GOD for Pilates dvds.

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Sunday, September 25, 2005

Goals...

So I've decided for my first goal, should I use my new gym membership for 3 times in one week, I am going to reward myself with a "milestone" present. See, for me and my workaholic self to leave my office to actually GET to the gym is a BIG thing. Never mind the new gym clothes I bought today. Never mind the spiffy gym bag that I have or my beautiful iPod shuffle that will play my favorite dance tunes while I walk "1,000" miles like that stupid song from the 90's. I need something that will spur me to use the gym more than ONCE a week.

I am not a J.Lo fan by any means, but on seeing this necklace, I did the requisite, "I Want" "I Need" "I have to HAVE"... and I will have before I set sail on my cruise in November. In order to get it in time I will have to accomplish my goal by Oct. 3, by my timeline.

I still have yet to see the movie (I hear its good) but I can't bring myself to see another "Gigli" mess. I just don't like her. But I LOVE the necklace!!!

Then, after the necklace I can figure out my next goal.. like the new Guess purse or a cute pair of NineWest shoes. :)

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---------------oOo--------------- Don't Get Stuck On Stupid...

I'm reading one of my daily emails from a PR list I belong to and there is this email describing a press conference where the Mayor of New Orleans started to lose control of the media (yet again)... and Lt. General Honore decided to take matters into his own hands with the media. Now you all know the military and their penchant for not tolerating any b.s. so, after telling them a number of times to get to the important stuff and not "sweat the small stuff", Gen. Honore finally burst out with "Don't Get Stuck On Stupid"... I LOVE IT! Finally - someone addresses the media in a fashion I can appreciate. Don't get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for the journalists here in the country, but there are some that seem to think that they work for a London tabloid and are always looking for the "seedy underbelly" of even a sports score - C'mon people... lets move on - that's why the Star & National Enquirer are "light reading" and you save the important stories for Time & Newsweek.

In one of my previous jobs as a "cable wench" aka working in the "Cable Theft Division" (Yes - there is such a thing as cable theft... and it is a federal crime!!), I realized that basically I was a "paid bully" trying to settle cases and get to the heart of the problem and often, in getting one of the calls, I would have every name, phrase, Spanish cuss word, etc. tossed at me and I'd have to retort with something witty. It was great phone training for my dealings with telemarketers, Cingular, and the occasional bill collector, but I wish I had that phrase in my arsenal.

So my new phrase when I get someone who just doesn't seem to get a clue - "C'mon now, don't get stuck on stupid". It will definitely replace my overused "It's Not Rocket Science" phrase (for now at least". I will not lose, however, my trademarked "Let me speak and I'll let you speak." which I have found I have had to use many a time in dealing with my cell phone company when one of their untrained phone "representatives" decides to speak without thinking. Of course it has to be said in a low, menacing tone. Then I find that after that call I have to go buy a pair of shoes. (Didn't you get the memo - shoe shopping is relaxing for the soul. )

Ahhhhh.. now that felt good....

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Sunday, September 11, 2005

Not meaning to be Insensitive...

In looking at the date, I realized that today is the anniversary of 9/11 and I realized what a space cadet I have been - so lets take a moment of silence for our dear departed fellow Americans and remember we are a UNITED country, even today, regardless of the media's intent on "divide and conquer".

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---------------oOo--------------- Ever Have “One of those Days”…

This week, maybe due to the drama at work, or my lack of not wanting to deal with said drama, I decided that my weekend was going to be one of utter relaxation – a “ME ME ME” weekend… and I resolved NO voicemails, no power tools and no building of anything.

So here it is Sunday and what do I have in front of me – memos that I have to edit for work. What happened to the idea of a lazy weekend?

Uggghhh.. now where is my red pen?

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Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Serenity? What's That?

Today has been a day from hell, putting it mildly. Granted there are MUCH worse off things that are happening in my neighbors in NOLA and Miss., however, today - I think I indicated to some demon that he's more than welcome to take up occupancy here in Orlando, all by watching some stupid A&E Program on Exorcisms.

Maybe its because its the day after a holiday where they want 16 hours of work from you instead of 8. Maybe its because at the end of the day, I have people playing "tossed salad" at my desk with the piles of paper I have strategically placed in various sections, only to find stuff missing, in my boss' office who grabs something like "OH What's this?". Maybe its because one of our other offices has a secretary that would NOT think I exhibit the "right amount" of that down home Southern Hospitality (Note to secretary - I'm from up north - we're trained to ignore the down homeisms). Or MAYBE its because my stupid cell phone will NOT stop ringing. People - I'm in a time crunch here - I'll be like that interviewer - Don't call us, we'll call you. Yes I know, Harsh.

See what I mean - these little random musings come out of my mouth and I can't stop them. Like in that movie, "You Got Mail" where Meg Ryan finds the ability to say anything that she can and then gets the guilt after saying it? People, that is what I've been dealing with all day.

For example - one secretary I have to deal with tells her boss some "imaginary" conversation that we had on Friday whereby, according to her, I agreed to provide her boss with some documents without even discussing it with my boss AND also told her that I had documents I did not have. Can I tell you, by the time she got off the phone with me, she probably thought I was a character from Entourage (and not Turtle mind you. It begins with an "A" and ends with an "I" - you do the math.) As I ever so nicely reminded her, "When did I tell you that. I told you that I did not have the documents, was waiting for them to get here next week and not only that you called me another time to have me tell it to you again?" What I WANTED to say, was '***** open up your ears, stop filing your nails and listen dammit - I do NOT repeat myself a 3rd time". However, I did tone it down, but it was still a tad harsh. More than likely, after her huge flub up, her boss will rip her a new one and, for some strange reason, I am sad yet happy at the same time because she should have listened on the two times I told her. Ask me a third time, and that's it - I'm done. By that time I'm already imagining how to do it myself without telling the other person that they are a nincompoop.

Am I a control freak? Yes. Am I easily annoyed? Yes. Do I have patience? On a day like this, that better be attached to a nice bottle of Captain Morgan. Other than that I will look at you like you are E.T.'s long lost cousin and your finger has a 1000 watt bulb at the end of it along with your nose.

So with that - and the fact that it is almost 7:30 and I am still at work with veins popping out of my neck, this girl thinks its time to go home, curl up and read a good book, definitely not something work related.

How easily life can distract you from the lessons that could be learned by watching the news. In my defense, I can console myself by saying, no one's perfect and like they said, "God Grant Me the Serenity..." I'm just grateful that I might get that package of serenity tomorrow. . .

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Monday, September 05, 2005

Someone call Bob Villa...

I refuse to put together ONE MORE PIECE OF FURNITURE. This weekend I decided to put together the chaise, as well as a new vacuum cleaner AND a television cart, all of which have been sitting in their boxes waiting for me to have a few days to put it all together. Putting together that chaise was a nightmare, coupled with the fact that I had to rearrange the room on top of it. What does my kitten do? She jumps on the chaise like the Queen of Sheba and promptly goes to sleep.

Next time I decide to put together any sort of furniture, I'm calling Bob Villa first! Roomie on the other hand is threatening to hide the drill and screwdriver.

However, I am thrilled with the new vacuum, which is telling me I'm working too much if I'm excited over how a Eureka picks up dirt. What's scary is not having a clue just how much dirt was left on the rug with the old vacuum, whereas the new one just picks up everything, C.S.I. style. Money well invested! Dirt be damned!

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---------------oOo--------------- Hurricane Aftermath

Its hard to really write anything witty right now, when all the attention I have is on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I keep flipping into CNN and its like watching a bad horror movie with too many people doing too much "fingerpointing". After 9/11 we should be able to pull together, not turn this into a political arena.

My heart goes out to all of those affected by this hurricane, and their families and friends. Right now we all need to worry about working together as a NATION and less on the "coulda, shoulda woulda". The hurricanes Florida faced last year, (and my first to experience) were bad, yes ... however we were prepared. Those poor people were not given enough of a warning and remember, Mother Nature can toss a curve ball pretty quick.

All in all - if you have a moment, please contribute to the Red Cross who, along with our brave soldiers, are working to restore order and help those people affected. Even if its only $1.00, heck - that is $1.00 more than they would have had should you not donate. I heard on the radio the other day, this 6 year old girl opened up her piggy bank and asked her mom to bring her to a radio station fundraiser so she could please give it to the "hurt people". Can I tell you I about burst into tears. That child will be blessed, as will all who help in any sort of way, even if its just saying a quick prayer for those poor souls trapped in this hell.

Lets all work together and remind everyone that we are ONE NATION under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

One final thanks, to all the churches in Houston who are taking care of the refugees. I was so happy to hear that Pastor Joel Osteen and Lakewood Church were lending a hand.

Have a good night.

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