"The devil is in the details"

~~ author anonymous

I find it frightening encountering some people here at work who may, one day, have my life in their hands!  Already in the last 3 days I have had a flurry of emails from 6 different people who clearly are not reading the content and just firing off responses.

Which then completely throws me off because after doing extra work and updating I have to take it all down again and re-schedule! Just read your damn emails!!!!! They're not that long.  May save you a trip all the way here to learn that you just have to turn around and go home!!

"Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble"

~~ Macbeth, Act IV, Shakespeare

A note to the lady outside my window...

Dear Dumba$$,
It may have escaped your notice, being surrounded by buildings, people in work attire and identification badges and the various signage,  that this is a place of business!  Please restrain your children and please refrain from calling out to them at a decibel level higher than a jetliner.
Thank you.

"Waiting in a car, waiting for the right time"

~ song, Midnight City by M83~

Wow. This just happens to be the song I'm listening to now and I love it and decided to look up the lyrics and realized that they are SO NOT what I thought they were.  In fact, I like the ones I made up in my head a lot better.


So I was out and about this weekend and I've discovered a new source of fashion disasters -- the amusement park.  Yes...I tend to over dress. And yes its almost exclusively in black...though I tend to wear some color to these places so I can be found if I get separated from the herd.  But I've never seen so much eye popping lunacy in one place in a long time -- and remember...I used to take public transit!

There's the teens who decided that high 70's weather was perfect for mid drift baring distressed t-shirts and SHORT ASS short shorts!  In fact...short ass short shorts are almost the uniform for every woman at the park -- whether they could pull it off or not.  I'm talking YOU mom who rode a ride with your daughter and her little  friend and didn't realize everyone in line got a great look at your ass as you climbed in to the kiddie ride. Classy.
If not short shorts....then tight's as pants ... everywhere.  It was a nice day I admit...but way to early for so little clothing. What the hell is going to happen when summer well and truly hits??!!!

PSA to Amusement park goers!:  Just say No to ass cheeks, granny panty lines in your shiny tights as pants, mid drifts and camel toe!  PLEASE!!!

I'm going to have to take a look at what the guys are doing.... then again...*shudder* maybe not.

OFF TOPIC

Liquid eyeliner!  Woman's best friend or torture device? 
I'm on the fence this morning.  Usually I have a good handle on this thing but of course today I kept going back and forth from eye to eye to try and even the whole mess out because for some reason I kept blinking uncontrollably and screwing up. Then some went in my eye and stung like a MOFO and I started tearing which didn't help!  GAH!!!!

"Say It Ain't So"

~~ Weezer

It's the end of an area...and perhaps the end of the Admin Diaries.  As I may have mentioned I got a new title a little while ago. Naturally, the shackles of adminning (Is that even a word? Who cares it is now!) followed me.  Of course it's what I know, have the most recent experience in and fall back to when I'm at a loss of what to do next...but when I have time...like today...I get a lot of work done that's more intellectually stimulating and creative and important.  But I digress.

Now it is Buffy's turn to break free of the Assistant title! She's moving on to a new role that is likely more intellectually and creatively stimulating -- and I couldn't be happier -- or more miserable.

Two things can occur on this site going forward:

A)  It remains a nexxus of sharing frustrating, horrifying and dumbfounding experiences

or

B) It becomes my little dark whole that I crawl into and incessantly whine, complain and otherwise wallow in my own misery looking for company

Though now that I think about it...this site is kind of an amalgam of the above already.

There's always option C) and this site becomes an homage to my life guru Grumpy Cat.

"Say something I'm giving up on you"

~~ That song I'm listening to right now

Question to admins: Do you ever do something for someone you think is pretty amazing, when you have no reason to, and you can't wait to see their amazed, blown away response at what an extraordinary individual you are, so thoughtful...and all you get is "Thank you. I appreciate your accommodation"?? Come on! Let's show each other some love!!

"It was the best of times...it was the worst of times..."

~~ A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Appropriate no? Same author who brought you Scrooge.  I found myself trying to summarize the story to a friends nine year old and surprisingly I got the whole story out in one take and it was pretty accurate.  Considering I've never seen any of the classic movies or read the book and all I know of the story is from the Bill Murray movie Scrooged!

So...as it's Christmas Eve, wishing all of you a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season.

I've been trolling the sites looking for the best and worst lists...nothing great of note...though I came across this picture I couldn't resist of future king George, already looking regal and giving his royal assent to whatever he's looking at.  "I say...I approve. Now change my nappy!"

"Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce another runner in the night"

~~ song, Blinded by the Light, by Manfred Mann's Earth Band

So it's the week I would rather skip.  I'm actually glad it's here. Came so quickly but now all the crazy deadlines and being pulled in a billion different directions is over.  Time to sit back and stress about other stuff!

Had to comment on this, this morning Buffy.  Please leave your wooden stakes at home.

I'm puttering around getting ready to leave the house extra early this morning.  I'm expecting help in the morning so I keep looking at the door. There's a bright light blazing through the window so I'm certain it's the car I've been expecting.

Nope...it was the sun...rising!!! Haven't seen that in about 20 years!!
I hate mornings!

"Something happened and I'm head over heels"

~~ song, Head Over Heels by Tears For Fears

So another crazy day. I don't think you could have picked a better week to be off.  It's a total mess here..multiple deadlines I won't reach, promises I can't keep, meetings I barely stay on top of.
I've already reached the "Oh well, whatever," phase!

On a better note I've finally been replaced and the person is up here now...so I can finally hand stuff off!!! Woohoo!

So...as the office mate is away I decided to surf!

Points to Miranda Lambert -- she has really slimmed down yet still looks healthy and her taste in clothing has improved. Her taste in accessories? Well....baby steps. And I will admit...when you want to flip someone off that is definitely the ring to be wearing!
 

So Ciara forgot her pants and decided to tuck her napkin into her tights instead?




Taking hair tips from your teenage daughter...never a good idea. (and yes i realize the irony)
 

Hello hubby!  Good Morning America in deed!

"Situation Critical !"

~song, Situation Critical by Platinum Blonde

I know you'll appreciate today's 80's musical quote Buffy -- even though it is categorically unrelated to what you use it for.  Still a damn catchy song!

Okay...so I need to post twice today to make up for my lapse yesterday.  In my defense I was in back to back meetings!   But...Since the office mate is away...the procrastinator will play!

It's been a while since we've heard...

Shiz my (former) office mate says!!!

Still the bane of my existence I've been getting a daily dose of ridiculousness -- all stated in the form of a question.
"Do you know what's wrong with my printer?"
"Do you know how to change a profile?"
"Do you know who printed this?"
"Do you know if so and so is in her office?"

To all of the above what I did say was a simple "No." 
What I should have done was sent an epic email containing this:


 
Alas...I suppose I should feel sorry for her...she is a social creature and has been starved of any human contact for over a month.  Literally, no one calls her and no one goes in there.  I thought she was enjoying herself by blasting her music all day, eating, and streaming tv on her computer but I guess it was all a facade.
My condolences to the two people currently housed in there...you're in for a tidal wave of pent up lunacy.