I had a few too many at a party. I was feeling fine when suddenly the caffeine from all those Diet Cokes hit me and I could NOT STOP TALKING. And giggling. I found myself delightfully amusing, but not everyone (anyone?) else did. It must have been state dependent ( Read more... )

Seasickly. I grew up on boats, literally since infancy, without a hitch, but a floating subdivision--that made me queasy. I tried all the tricks--Meclazine (works by rending the patient unconscious!), ginger, salt, watching the horizon, gulping fresh air, pressing points on my wrists. The Meclazine "non-drowsy formula" was the most helpful, but the ( Read more... )

Jon and I flew back from Forida together. But the next day, I had to fly out to the main office in California, and for this trip, I had to meet the airport shuttle at 3:45 am ( Read more... )

After two days at my new job, I had to work a trade show in Orlando. The first day of the three-day show was the worst, starting with the airport shuttle at 5 am, and not ending until almost midnight, at the end of the reception that the attendees from our company had to host. For the following two days, armed with three days of experience, I met ( Read more... )

I was saddened to read the news about this group that calls itself the American Family Association and its threats to boycott Ford for running ads in publications targeted to gay people.

Even worse, Ford reportedly made some agreement with the AFA...and they pulled their "gay" ads, claiming it made business sense to do so.

My peeps at work threw me a surprise party for my last day.

I received multiple compliments on my cake-cutting technique, and everyone laughed at my jokes.

My boss was the life of the party. I'm glad my last image of him is one from his manic collection.

I practically hugged the Keurig machine goodbye.

The subject line of the latest message in my inbox is: howz going.

Am I being drunk dialed by mail?

My boss is not the most mild-mannered, dispassionate individual. Still, we've been through a number of staff changes, and he has responded mildly to those. But when I gave my notice, he slammed his fists down on his desk and yelled "&@^# me!"

Typical, right? You're valued most in your absence.

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I got a new job. I didn't even mean for it to happen. Where was this fortune when I was jobless, or under-jobbed, for like, 2 years ( Read more... )