The hundred-and-sixty-seventh day...(a little belated)

Well yesterday was pretty laid back. Everyone was just trying to get back into the groove at work after the long weekend. Why is it that it is always extra hard to get up and get going after you have some days off? I was so relaxed over the weekend and now, after only one day back at work, I am exhausted. I wish it was Friday :(

On the way to the train yesterday, P asked me to walk over to the Jets store with her. It seems that the New York Jets Flight Crew was over there signing their swimsuit calendar and P's boyfriend L had begged her to buy him a calendar and get all the autographs. I didn't even know what the Flight Crew was but she, of course, asked me to go so she didn't have to go alone and so I could take a picture of her with his birthday month girl (so she could taunt him with the pic :) Sort of wrong, but still sort of funny.

Anyway, here are some pics from that:

Have a wonderful day everyone!

The hundred-and-sixty-sixth day...Three cheers for days off!

Photo found here

Happy Labor Day everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the day. I, myself, am doing nothing today except relaxing and watching TV. It's been wonderful :)

Enjoy the rest of the night everyone!

The hundred-and-sixty-fourth and hundred-and-sixty-fifth days combined...

Remember the evil stuffed who-knows-what-it-is from this post?

Well, it's back...and it has a children.

It freaked me out even more that the little one's shirt says "Everything is going to be alright".

Reading it, I can hear it being said in Zelda Rubinstein's eerie voice (you know, from Poltergeist. "All are welcome...")

On another note, when I was at Toys-R-Us, a little boy (he looked about 7 or 8) and his grandfather walked up to Geoffrey and shook his hand - the little boy was ecstatic. It was adorable. They then tried to take a picture with him.

They each got on either side of him and the grandmother held up her camera, told them to say cheese, and...was screamed at by an employee who said that Geoffrey doesn't take pictures in that section of the store and that they were to either go to the designated area or move along. They opted to move along.

It was something to see the little boy turn around to get a last look at Geoffrey as they were walking away. There was no reason for the employee to yell so loudly. If I was that grandmother, I would have snapped the picture anyway. I mean they were already in place and she had the camera ready. Seriously, I would have taken the pic and walked away - and I would have made sure to look the employee in the eyes as I walked away. Just 'cause.

Anyway, enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone!

The hundred-and-sixty-third day...Today's box of goodies includes a 200th post giveaway to test those giveaway waters :)

This is my 200th post! Yea!

To celebrate I'm having a little giveaway :)

The prize? These two (2) gift cards (a $10 Target card & a $10 Itunes card).

The computer in the background stays with me :)

So, how do you enter? Leave a comment for one entry (you can comment of my site, the giveaway, or tell me something interesting about yourself or your own site, if you have one). Become a follower and leave me another comment letting me know that you became one (or already are one) for a second entry. The drawing to decide the winner will be held next Friday (September 11th).

Now...I just have to get through a half-day of work today and then I can enjoy the 3 day weekend...I am so ready.

Have an amazing day everyone!

The hundred-and-sixty-second day...

There's this cemetery that I pass sometimes. It's run down and overgrown with weeds, and some of the headstones are crumbling or have been knocked over. I know that it is very old (though I'm not sure of how old), but it's a sad site to see because this lot is the final resting place for quite a few individuals.

I did catch this little squirrel paying his respects. He was sitting on the headstone for the longest time until I came walking along on the sidewalk and spooked him.

I don't even know who anyone would contact to ask about the upkeep - I mean the next door neighbor is a former furniture store that is now a furniture/lingerie store. Hmmm.

Have a wonderful night everyone. Back to that same reading for me (that material is dense :)

The hundred-and-sixty-first day...I needed to breathe, but the air was too thick with paperwork

Well, it was another banner day at my workplace. There are 5 Reps in my Department. I'll make myself Rep #1 (why not, huh?) So, as I said yesterday, Rep #2 is out on a leave of absence. I still cannot believe how that went down, but anyway. This is how this morning went down: Rep #3 called in sick, Rep #4 called to say that he would be late, only to call back about 10 minutes later and say that he wasn't coming in at all, and then Rep #5 left for the day before Noon. Just like yesterday, the Department was made aware of this via an e-mail which said:

"[Rep #5] is going home for the day. Calls regarding...questions should be directed to [your's truly Rep #1] and [xxxxxx]."

I'm sorry...what?! This is getting a little too freakin' ridiculous. I was on a slow simmer all day and would have boiled over if my man hadn't sensed my emminent freak-out and come to pick me up after work. He's s'wonderful :)

At least I got some nice pics on the ride home...

I need a nap :) Have a wonderful night everyone!

The hundred-and-sixtieth day...

Well, today sucked just as much as I knew it would. It seems that one of my colleagues is taking a leave of absence - for a month and a half. Now, while she and the Bosses have known about this upcoming leave for a couple of months, today was the first time that anything was said about it to anyone else. What pissed me off the most is that the way they informed me is by sending me an e-mail that said:

"Hi,
When is a good time to sit with [said co-worker] to go over her [files]. It will only be about 5 or 6 files. Thanks"

Um...what? I got that and then met with said co-worker for about 20 minutes to go over her files. Not one time, did she mention a leave of absence. It was just 'these will be your files. Thanks. Bye now.' It wasn't until 2:54pm that she sent out two Department-wide e-mails. The first said that she would be leaving for the day (at 3pm). The second said that today was her last day in the office and that she would be back in mid-October. Did I mention that every single file that was re-assigned to me needs work? I hope I don't have too many questions since she won't be there. This re-assignment business is something that should have been done at least a week ago, so that any questions could be asked and answered.

Did I mention that I have 6 projects of my own that are starting in the next two weeks?

Yeah, this is going to be barrel full-o-monkeys fun - I can tell. A barrel full of pissed, tired and overworked monkeys.

Anyway, to de-stress, I took a walk over to Toys-R-Us and set up this scene on one of the displays :)

Stuffed pizza, peanut, apple and pretzel = friends forever :)

I saw this guy setting up a window display on my way back. He was using an empty frame to push the other one's into place.

It didn't look fun...and I hope the display looks better when it's done.

Have a wonderful night everyone!