Archive for June, 2008
Inadvertently Insulting
Today our CEO declared it “girl’s day” before handing out free samples of skin care product to all of us out in the open area. We accepted each gift with a meager thanks, as these charitable gifts come occasionally and randomly. I thought nothing of it, having tried the product before, unable to notice a [...]
The Thunder Rolls.
I think I have PTSD.
Seriously, every time some asshole construction worker decides to heave a crossbeam from the scaffolding he’s taking apart to the dumpster 25 feet below, instead of handing it to the guy who’s right below him, I have a fucking heart attack. My palms start sweating, I taste the adrenaline in [...]
Degrassi Downfall
It’s Friday night and I’m at home alone watching a marathon of Degrassi: The Next Generation. For the past month I’ve missed it, and here it is in full force, and I feel like I can’t walk away. I could be out (if I had friends) doing something productive (drinking) but no, I’m perfectly content [...]
Attacked by vipers
…who were viping and vashing our office vindows. And I wasn’t really attacked, more like I was driving by and had just rolled down my windows in anticipation of swiping my parking access card, when I read a sign: Caution, men working above. And right at that moment, splat, water hit my windshield and my [...]
Hot as Murder. MURDER!
O. M. G. You guys. It’s hot as MURDER in New York.
Listen, I know what Californians consider hot, and let me tell you, being able to fry an egg on the sidewalk is nothing compared to being able to fry an egg on the sidewalk, and seasoning it with your own [...]