it was the concensus today that i would be allowed to spend the full eight hours of the work day locked in an empty office, nailing out this company newsletter that is due on MONDAY. well, looky here child! its already past noon and i've been pulled in every which direction except for that empty office containing my laptop and USB filled with drab ( Read more... )

 oh man. another monday, here i am to complain again. actually, no. i was bracing myself for a way worse morning but so far it has been blissfully uneventful. st. patty's weekend was a jolly old time, lots of scooting back and forth between the suburbs and the city. backtracking to friday - had a terrible afternoon full of crisis and computer ( Read more... )

yesterday was the first place i've ever flown back and forth from another city within one day. it really does a number on your body. and let's face it, no matter how hard you try to go to bed early the night before, 4am is never a pleasant time to roll out of bed and jump (well, not jump, stumble really) into the shower. i had a 7:30am flight to st ( Read more... )

 breathe in, breathe out. repeat. mondays are so spiteful. why? i wish i could have just stayed curled up in my warm bed all morning and let someone else deal with the crisis that filled my inbox magically over the weekend. i just want to run run run away from this insanity. i think part of it is because i'm not really equipped to fix some of the ( Read more... )

 the week is improving and i'm only 32 hours away from the weekend so my mood has elevated quite a bit since last post. also, i headed out to work early enough to stop at starbucks for that caramel apple cider i've been jonesin' for. i was intent on starting my day out right ( Read more... )

 work yesterday was SO stressful. it started right at 8:30 when i sat down at my computer and didn't stop until after 7pm. i was THIS CLOSE to tearing some precious hair out of my head...but i rationalized that self-inflicted pain would not help the situation. i've mentioned this before but it is really a challenge reporting directly to the VP on ( Read more... )

 oh monday monday monday. you are the least favored day amongst the masses for a reason. on monday mornings, my bed feels so much more comfy than it does every other day of the week. my coffee seems weaker. my email inbox is more congested. my eyes are a little drier and my motivation a bit more depleted. meetings are more laborious and the clock ( Read more... )

 I have these two stand-by fantasies that I fall back on every time work becomes overwhelming and I am on the verge of cracking under pressure. The first is setting up shop on some remote island where I live without a cell phone, computer, or having to pay bills. It's basically me and Allen (and any friends who want to run away as well), lying out ( Read more... )

 it's certainly been a shitty start to the week. sunday night i was suddenly inflicted with the stomach flu. went to work anyways on monday morning to get some stuff out before deadline. was told i literally looked green. and not literally as in figuratively, but literally as in literally literally literally. went home at 1pm and that afternoon i ( Read more... )

 i recently read that the more personal photos and memorabilia you tack up around your desk, statistically you are preceived as less professional by your co-workers. if i don't get promoted within the next year, maybe i should rethink my cubicle decor. i have about 15 fun-with-friends-and-family glossy shots arranged on my wall ajacent to my ( Read more... )