Archive for January, 2005



What sucks

Published on 20 January 2005

Having only a few minutes between meetings to grab lunch, so you call in a takeout order for a grilled vegetable sandwich, but the sandwich shop is more crowded and slightly less organized than the DMV, so you end up waiting just as long as if you’d never phoned ahead. And the sandwich (ice cold) […]


Someone exploded a dirty bomb and all I got was this dumb post

Published on 19 January 2005

So yeah, this quote-unquote dirty bomb that may or may not be explodin’ in my hometown soon. My boss was in high-anxiety mode after her husband called to tell her he’d just heard a news bulletin about it, and ran down to tell the head of HR. (Yeah, like he’s going to send us all […]


You don’t miss your water till the well runs dry

Published on 14 January 2005

My office shut down its mail server earlier today while they migrate to a new one this weekend, and most people have gone home early. Too bad I have to wait for something that was supposed to be ready for editing at 11 a.m. At least two of my friends are here — one brought […]


The sound of one liver clapping

Published on 12 January 2005

As usual, La Smartypants has it right: today has been all about the I SUCK wine hangover, to the point where I practically started bawling when my boss gave me a good review. Way to act professional, dumbass.
Said wine hangover was birthed by my insane offer to host a dinner party last night in […]


Is this thing on?

Published on 10 January 2005

I apologize to the handful of people who might’ve come to this site in the past week or so, expecting to see some form of update and getting bupkis. True, I’ve kind of been applying grindstone force to my nose at work, which may or may not explain why I spent this weekend watching DVDs […]