DLand - Three Funny Things From Today

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1) We have a box of Lindt chocolates on the conference table. It's been there all this week and we've been snacking on it. As the week has progressed, the conference table has been filling up with more laptops and software boxes and paperwork. At some point today, Bossman thought it would be a good idea to put the laptop on top of the box of chocolates. Two hours later, I have a hankering for a chocolate and unearth the box. Wow, don't put laptops on top of boxes of chocolate if the laptop is still running. We have a box of gourmet chocolate slime.

2) So I was brave and wasn't going to let the heat keep me from my chocolate morsel. So I pulled (extracted) one out of the box. I'm licking all the chocolate off of my fingers when I realized I'm a dumb ass.

You see, Bactine is not only an antiseptic, but an anesthetic. And when you have any on your fingers and then suck the chocolate off of them, you can no longer feel your lips. It was like an alcohol buzz but with better motor skills. It was about 30 minutes before the tip of my tongue didn't feel "funny".

3) We've had a guy in our office this week, Ben who's been observing me and learning from me. He's from our partner company and hopes to help me out in my service duties. He's been doing a lot of learning by example.

I get off the phone with one of our sites and Bossman asks what their deal is. I explain that they're going live tomorrow and have some last minute web page changes that I can do for them but it will take a little while.

Me: "I can do it for them easily, but it's not something I can just whip out in like 10 minutes. It might take me an hour."

Bossman: "Well, whip it out in front of Ben so he can see too."

Me: blink ... blink

Bossman: "Wow. I'm going to go in my office now and shut the door. Don't listen to me."

DLand - Business Casual

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Overalls are the sideless surcoat of the modern age. They've got that whole gates of hell thing going on with breasts pushing out denim to reveal the tummy underneath. I noticed this as I was dancing around in the hallway of my office to slow country music. Can you tell the boss has gone to Vegas for the weekend? It's been a looooong day. I have a new phone headset at work so I'm all mobile. I'm like the Time Life operator around here only much more sarcastic. But it's pretty awesome to hook my receiver in the pocket watch of my bibs and lay on the loveseat in front of the fishtank solving the world's computer problems, one phone call at a time.

My boss loves me. In addition to my new phone toy, I have new plush carpet in my office and paper moon colored walls and clearance to buy myself a new leather chair. I'm so pleased. Sure I was here til 9 the other night painting my own walls, but I'm getting a leather recliner. The scent of my office alone will be enough of a job perk.

His comment was that if we spend this much time here, we should at least be comfortable. If we get the office next door, pinball games and air hockey tables will be in the works. Booyeah. Sure, I live here. But it's a good life.

But it's almost dark and time for me to head home. Work will have to wait til later tonight. It's time for dinner and some time to myself.