1) I had my annual review and my company seems to be under the impression that I'm doing a good job. I'm not sure where this information came from, but who am I to argue? (I suppose that when I go clawing through my drawers for a snack, it might appear as though I'm looking for an important paper.) I also got a generous raise -- look out world, I'm now making $0.24 more per hour! That almost covers the cost of the coffee I now have to make at home every morning since the company switched to the dreaded "Costco Roast."
2) In these hard times, my office has also suspended tea service. Since I need at least 3 hot drinks per day to keep focused, I usually keep my desk fairly well-stocked with several kinds of tea. At this point, it bears mentioning that though my desk would appear to an outsider as a barely-controlled tornado of papers, office supplies, and various foodstuffs -- well, I know exactly where everything is. For example, my publisher notes are right next to the leaking bottle of honey. My post-its are next to my mugs, and the tea is... not there. The tea is not there? Yes, that's right, THE TEA IS NOT THERE BECAUSE SOMEONE STOLE IT FROM MY DESK. Along with my fork.
Once again, I am the hapless victim of Office Crime. As I mentioned briefly before, there was an unfortunate incident of lunch theft, after which I left a sarcastic note on the communal refrigerator, hoping to shame the thief into reforming his/her ways (no lunches have been stolen since). Since passive-agressive notes seem to be the way to go in my office, I saw no reason to change my tactics this time. I drew a skull and crossbones on a post-it, with "DON'T STEAL MY TEA!!" printed underneath in bone-chilling ALL CAPS. It now hangs underneath my new supply of tea, warning any would-be thieves to stay back or pay the price. I have also taken to monitoring people's reactions to the note, to see if they betray any incriminating emotions when they read it. So far, I have it narrowed down to everyone in the entire company, including the CEO (who lives in England).
So, that's what's been going on with me. There's also this:
Wed, Dec 24th, 2008
Depart: 07:10 AM Portland, OR
Arrive: 09:18 AM Las Vegas, NV
Depart: 11:30 AM Las Vegas, NV
Arrive: 05:15 PM Chicago, IL
Depart: 07:25 PM Chicago, IL
Arrive: 08:15 PM Champaign, IL
| Total Travel Time: 11 hrs 5 mins | ||
Sun, Jan 4th, 2009
Depart: 06:45 AM Champaign, IL
Arrive: 09:05 AM Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Arrive: 02:10 PM Portland, OR
See you then????????????
1 comment:
Congrats on the review and see you back in IL!
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