New One

There's a new entry up on ~Snerkology~. True to the purpose of a Friday evening, it is full of good cheer.
- posted by Laura @ 5:50 PM

 
Wha?

There's a sign on every bathroom door in AcronymCo that says, "If you weren't delighted with your experience, please contact a custodial employee and we will fix the problem immediately."

"Delighted with your experience"? I don't know about y'all, but the emotion that stirs within me when I use the bathroom for its intended purpose, well, it isn't "delight".
- posted by Laura @ 3:48 PM

 
Aw, jeez

The news channel that we watch in the morning hosts weekly makeovers with some hotshot stylist every Friday morning. Today's makeover folks were all breast cancer survivors.

The interview chickie is talking to one of the ladies, who is having her hair trimmed for the first time since losing it to chemo, eight years ago.

Interview chickie: "So are you nervous?"
Lady: "A little, yes."
(drumroll as the stylist prepares to take the first snip)
IC: (after some length has been taken off) "That's a good length on you!"
L: "Thanks!"
IC: "Well, you can't see it yet. Tell me, what is the shortest your hair has ever been?
(beat)
L: "Well, I've been bald before."
(IC blinks, stammers, then tosses to the weather guy)
- posted by Laura @ 7:28 AM

 
Hookey

Playing hookey today, so in order to assuage my guilt (more directed toward Calvin, who actually threw himself face down on the bed and thrashed his arms and kicked his legs when I told him I was staying home - he can't) I shall be productive at home.

- Wrap presents (probably not all of them, but a chunk)
- Do some house cleaning (everything but the floors)
- Trade in my busted cell phone for a new sparkley one
- Finish my entry about Grandma's recipe book (or at least get a chunk of that done)
- posted by Laura @ 7:54 AM

 
A Loser No More!

I never win anything. Except that time in fifth grade when I won $10 for a Fire Safety poster contest. It was entitled "Don't Overload Circuitry" and featured a radio, a fan, a TV, a hair dryer, and a bunch of other pluggable things being plugged into the same outlet. It was a proud, proud moment.

But! Today! I won $100 in a United Way raffle. Which is much better than $10, but not as good as the plasma TV they were also raffling off. It is, though, better than a kick in the pants.

I shall give it to Calvin and tell him to forth and fill my Christmas stocking.
- posted by Laura @ 2:10 PM

 
Yeah!

Can I get an amen?!?
- posted by Laura @ 10:43 AM

 
Final Count

Three boxes of Christmas cards, $25.00.
Doctor's visit to stitch up paper cuts from licking envelopes, $30.00
Delivering Christmas cards to 48 co-workers, priceless.
- posted by Laura @ 10:13 AM

 
Huh.

The thoughts I'm having today are the exact same thoughts that I had at this time last year.

I'm nothing if not consistant.
- posted by Laura @ 8:42 AM

 
Christmas Card Politics

This year, as every year, I've begun yet another round of Christmas card politics. The count so far for co-workers is 41, and I know I'm still missing some. Fortunately for my writing hand, the list of relations and friends is fairly short - just 10 there.

Hmm. Maybe we need more friends.
- posted by Laura @ 10:32 AM

 
Two new ones
There are two new entries up, here and here.
- posted by Laura @ 5:59 PM