Karen is the benefits lady in HR.

Coco: Hi, Karen! So I'm a silly girl, and I looked all over the place for my--
Karen: (cheerfully) For your dental card! I knew you were going to lose it so I have one right here for you that I'll bring right down.
Coco: Haha, you knew...?!
Karen: Remember, I have two daughters a little younger than you so I know ( Read more... )

“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” -- Vincent Van Gogh

I think I win at the communication game for the moment. Yesterday I was able to touch base with several friends I can only contact over the internet that I've been neglecting (Jess, Sam, Sam, Pat, Kristina), a few of whom I haven't spoken with in months (Alex, Alex, Tom, Joe). It was nice! I have fun friends ( Read more... )

After helping Mom spread cream on some whoopie pies yesterday, John and I spend part of the evening on the couch reading Dresden books. It was nice. :)

So I've written some stuff lately, but nothing really about what's going on in my life. Which, by the way, has been wonderful. So here's to quickly catch you up ( Read more... )

"This is what is needed ( Read more... )

Something that blows me away when I think about it: A pair of great hands are tossing stars across the sky, molding craters in the moon, painting autumn leaves, and carving coral. A minute later, as it seems in the grand scheme of things, the same hands are, out of love, performing a task so demeaning even the slaves were allowed to refuse--washing ( Read more... )

I feel a little justified in goofing off between phone calls when I walk around the building and catch people on Facebook in their cubicles.

Coco: Hey, Paul. How's your day going?
Paul: Swimmingly! Like every day of my life.
Coco: Every day of your life goes on swimmingly?
Paul: Yeah. It's good to be Paul.