A: What is your emotional favorite color?
S: Hah!  I’m so glad you noticed that too!!  I could not believe it.
S: PS.  I meant to send this to you like, three weeks ago.  Mostly just compare and contrast the cast with the description.  And then wonder how they could have possibly limited a potential box-office smash like that to Redbox.

A: Is this for real?
S: I know right?  It was their featured movie one week.

An Idea is born.

S: What a beautiful thing to say!  I don’t know if I’ve ever seen this message before…. Should I admit that?

A: Ha that’s awesome.  I can’t say that I’ve seen that either.  There always seems to be something CET doesn’t.

A: …Did you know Verizon was getting the iPhone???  Breaking News 6 months ago.
S: Hah!  I know right?!  And I don’t know how many more times I could say that they got it back in February.  I feel like G is a recap kind of guy.  He says what he’s going to say, then he says it, and then he reviews what he said.  Like a 3 paragraph essay in 6^th grade.
A: Oh totally.  Recap and repeat an uncomfortable amount of times.  I think it’s a generational thing.
S: Lather rinse repeat… as needed.  Phoebe sings that song in friends.
A: If we don’t publish this email we should at least make a blog of it.
S: That would be hilarious!  How would we do it though?  A post at a time?
A: Yes I would think so.  Or a day of emails at a time.
S: Ooh.  Better.  I like that.  Perfect Rainy day activity.
A: How I feel toward CET’s advanced graphic engine:

S: Hah!  I have to ask—what search terms did you use to find that?!
A: “how CET makes me feel”

Or

Graphic rendering creatures

S: Nice.

A: Rawr.

S: Have I ever mentioned that sometimes I’m an incredible idiot?(I feel like even when I’m being an idiot I at least need to be an incredible one)

So Jenny furniture has those sectional pieces right?  I was looking at them over and over again and could not figure out how to have a two-seater where both sides had arms… Luckily Steelcase has that image gallery for idiots like me.

End+End=Wow.

A: I can relate to that.  If you’re going to be stupid at something may as well just go all out.  (Not saying you’re stupid at anything, just a general comment)

What does a chi-wawa know about Mexican food?

A: Blast!  I started the CAP upgrades and I actually need to work in CAD right now.   
S: The worst!!
A: Indeed it is.  On the upside I get to look at flights longer.  Flights in November to Atlanta are 279 one way.  Not too shabby.  But do I want to see family and home or Hawaii?  It’s a tough call.
S: Hmmmmmmmm.  That is a debate.  I noticed the other day that Anc to Salt Lake is 200 each way.  But that isn’t anywhere near as fun as Washington.  Or Hawaii for that matter.
A: I’m voting on Hawaii.  Someday we’ll have kids and will go home to visit anyway.  Need to travel now while we can and it’s cheaper.
Oh also, didn’t know if I mentioned that there is a small chance Barat’s parents may move here.  I would be thrilled.  It would be great to have somewhere to come back to if we move out of state or have a babysitter :)

S: Wow!  That would be so exciting!!  I would want my parents to move here—but I love having a reason to go back to Washington :)

I think I would vote for Hawaii too.  Are you thinking November?

A: Yes I know what you mean.  It kind of takes North Carolina out of the running for a place to move.  The point was to be near family.  B’s family seemed more normal than mine so that’s one of the reasons I was thinking NC.  I love Atlanta because it’s my hometown but it’s not perfect.  Traffic there is horrendous and it’s the main reason B doesn’t want to move there.

S: Fair enough.  I think Georgia has one of the top ten state populations, and I would imagine that Atlanta has most of it.

I think I have managed to convince D that New England is pretty much the greatest place in the world.  So that’s ideal for me.

A: Nice!  Can I come visit you?  I’ve always wanted a reason to visit to new England.  I can just picture you in a cape cod style house on the beach wearing j.crew and your little children in crew cuts in a catalog living style house.

S: Hah!  I know right?  But of course at that point the cape cod cottage will be at the Vineyard… and yes, you can always visit me there.  My real house will probably be in Connecticut.

I feel really good about this life.  Especially the fact that I will have children and still fit into J.Crew clothes.  I feel really good about this.
A: Good, I’m glad. 

It’s settled then.  I’ll see you in New England in a few years.

A: Do you like to mae-sure furniture?

S: Oh my heck—it’s like my favorite activity!

Do you like to leave work early?  That’s my second favorite activity.

A: Thought so.

I’ll go ahead and say leaving work early is my personal favorite activity.  Mae-suring furniture is a close second though.

S: I wish we could do your favorite activity right now.

A: Oh me too!  Think anyone would notice?

S: Freak.  Probably not.  It’s not like we’re doing anything… or at least I’m not.

A: Whatever!  I’m totally planning my Hawaiian vacay. Boo Ya!

S: Ooh!  Have you bought tickets yet?

A: Not yet, it’s in my “cart”.  I’ll probably do it tonight when I can discuss it with the husband.  I guess I should take his schedule into account too…

I forget I’m not the only one sometimes when I make plans.

Hey, no one is perfect!

S: I hear ya.  I’m still working on that whole concept—but I am doing a lot better at it!

A: It takes time.  I’ve been better but I still have slip ups from time to time. 

S: The afternoon is creeping by at a painfully slow rate…

But in other news, it is almost our second favorite time of the day!

A: Yes agreed.  Perhaps this is an opportune time to catch up with Catalog Living.  I haven’t done that in a while.

S: Hah!  Funny you mention that.  I did that this morning for the first time since May or June.  There were quite a few back pages.

A: So how’s the new guy doing?  Never know if the new ones are going to stay or not.

S: Hah!  Is that what you thought when I started here?  If so, fair enough and kind of true :)

Every time I walk past the area he’s talking to R about football… so he seems pretty fit-in-ish.  My money is on:  just graduated, couldn’t find a job in the lower 48, so he came home and found this.  I’m saying 1-2 years tops… but he’ll be fine in the mean time.

Any bets?

A: Haha not necessarily actually.  You seemed solid enough.

That’s a good thought.  I do know this: he lived in California.  He’s from Seward.  He went to UAA a while ago.  He drives a lexus with cloth seats and a GSP.  He has not been in the systems furniture business before.  I think your bet is not something I’d want to bet against. 

S: Seriously?  Everyone knows that if you drive a Lexus you should have leather seats… or at least I thought everyone knew that….

A: Yeah well I guess one slips through the cracks every now and then.

You know the six month-iversary is right around the corner.

S: Yikes!  It sure snuck up didn’t it?

(I thought that one was hilarious too :))

S: So where do we want to have lunch today?
A: Well since I need to run home real quick it would have to be a 45 minute type of place.  Great harvest is always good.  There’s that deli in the university center, ummm yeah any other suggestions are welcome.
S: I want to go to Great Harvest and just get bread.  Is that bad?
A: No, that’s kind of what I was hoping you’d pick… I strategically left little options for you to choose for that reason.

S: Well you know me, I am all about creating a situation to my best advantage :)  Great Harvest it is.  But I don’t know if I even want a sandwich…..  I really might just get bread.
A: Youngest child syndrome.  Glad we understand each other. :)

Their bread is beyond delicious so I would not judge if you just got that.  When would you like to go?

A: Do you want me to run home first and put away my food and meet you there or do you want to just do it all together?

S: Um.  Just let me know when you leave your house and I’ll meet you at Great Harvest then.

A: Ok I’ll leave now!

S: Gah!  Now I have a case of the post-lunch nod-offs………………………………………………………………………………………….

(No, I did not fall asleep on the keyboard.)

A: Ha!  I get those just about every day!  

S: I know right?

Yikes.  I am just about ready to call this week a wash… again.  I’m just tired of weeks happening all the time!  Someone should really do something about that.  If I was in charge of CET…..

A: Yeah really.  If we could work weekends and have Monday through Friday off that would be great.  Keep in mind most businesses are closed Sunday anyway so really you’d just work on Saturdays. 

S: Or maybe just Mondays or something since they’re already miserable.  Even with the work week switched, I think I would still be categorically against working on Saturdays. 

A: That’s true.  I like it.  if you find a business that has that schedule with a salary and insurance let me know. 

S: Done and done.
A: I love how he explained multiple times about the project matrix downloads and then also sends an email explaining the same exact thing.

S: Hahaha!  That’s freaking hilarious!  I wish I had read this last night! 

PS.  I feel like today is going to be one giant party… = Why even be here, because we sure as heck won’t get any work done.

A: I know I tried to send it as soon as I could but you had already locked your screen.  Maybe next time.

Yes I really don’t want to work, especially since I’m so slow right now… since my lunch is an ASID meeting and is billable I’m considering asking J if I can leave at 4 since I’m not technically taking a lunch.  Think he would go for it?  He’s Gen X so they’re all about the family time.

S: Hmm.  Intriguing possibility.  I’m not sure.  What time is your ASID thing?  I know today I’m actually going back to the whole lunch thing.  My parents have decided they are taking themselves to the airport, so I’ll go out to lunch with them and say goodbye then. 

Don’t judge me if my eyes are red when I get back to work.

A: :( I hate goodbyes.  I’m not any good at them.  Glad your parents had good weather most of the time though!  What did you do with them last night?

S: Me neither—especially with my parents.

We went to Kincaid and then ate at Mooses Tooth.  It was a lot of fun.  I’ve been raving about their pizza for three years, so hopefully it was all I made it seem :)

A: We were there last night too!  We got there a little late though – around 9:30.  It was B’s parents 38^th anniversary.

Did your parents get to see any moose?

S: Yes!  They saw moose and bear and eagles and Denali and the Northern Lights.  The tide change, caught halibut, biked the coastal trail, and ate at a million restaurants.  And chilled out a lot.  I would say they had a good trip.  I wish I had been able to do more with them—I feel like all I did was eat with them…  I must have gained 10 lbs this week!

A: Definitely sounds like a successful Alaskan trip!  I can’t tell if you’ve gained any weight which you probably haven’t ;) that’s probably the one nice thing about work clothes though!

I’m really excited for our Denali backpacking trip but I’m anticipating rain which I’m less than thrilled about.

S: That is going to be so fun!  Which day are you leaving again?

A: Sunday after B’s tournament game so probably after 4pm.  We’re assuming they’re going to the championship game since the team B put together is made up of that semi-pro soccer team (that didn’t happen because of funding) so odds are in their favor!

S: That sounds exciting!  I’ll cross my fingers for the game :)

A: I hear you listening to Hanson circa 1997. ;)

S: I was trying to decide if I should be ashamed or not……. And then I decided that everyone needs a few guilty pleasures in life.  Mmm-bop?  Totally one of mine.

A: Bahaha don’t be ashamed.  What girl who grew up at that time doesn’t like Mmm-bop?  No judgment what-so-ever I just thought it was entertaining.

S: You’re missing out on some great convo… the gen-x er and baby boomer are complaining about how people expect them to respond to emails and texts immediately.  Frankly… I live on email and my cell phone is basically an extension of my hand…. So I don’t get the drama.

Also, apparently they take offense at smiley faces… :)

A: Oh man that’s really sad that I missed that. Yes I definitely respond to texts right away and emails too if I’m notified.  And they take offense to smileys?  Who doesn’t love seeing a smiley face in an email?  It lightens the whole mood. :)

S: I know right?  Oh, the generations.

A: What in the world?  CET put a random blue box in my 3D view when I have nothing there in 2D or 3D.

S: Weird!  It looks like a ceiling box.
A: Proof you saw the Auroras :)

S: Hooray for proof!  It is beautiful isn’t it.
A: Yes!  Lucky you!

I’ve been print screening it up lately.  I think it adds to our book.

A: I almost feel like I’m wasting time here.  I barely have anything to work on and my in-laws are finally in.  I’m sure you can relate having your parents in.  Have they kept pretty busy while you’re at work?
S: Yeah.  They’ve done enough to enjoy the trip, but they’ve taken their time.  They say they’re enjoying just taking a break.  I’m considering leaving even earlier today if I can finish my projects in time.  I really want to take them to winner creek, but they think we won’t have time.
A: Sure you’ll have time!  Its light out until almost 11.  And Girdwood isn’t that far away.
S: That’s what I said!  I mean—I know they like to go to bed early, but jeez!
A: He totally took his earphones out to listen to what we were saying and put them back in just now.  I think he really wants to be included in our conversations but its hard with the generational gap sometimes.
S: It’s also probably hard to keep up considering 75% of our conversations happen through email.
A: Yes, that doesn’t help.  I can’t focus today.  Sad face.

Did you find out C’s (I’m sure I’m butchering the spelling of her name) favorite candy bar?

S: Close!  Well, I just took a stab and got her a snickers.  It was pretty entertaining though.  It pretty much went exactly like I was anticipating—which I always like. 

A: Yay fun!  At one point I did have it spelled right but I never go with my instinct, naturally.  Did you see D again last night?

S: You blue, you.

No, but he did do the cutest thing!  I got home super late at like 1:30, and there was something waiting for me on the doorstep.  He had left me a rose and a note that said, “Just wanted to remind you how wonderful and beautiful you are”.  How cute is that?!

A: Awh!  Can’t beat that!! ;)

S: I know right?

Do you by any chance know of some markerboard that would be nice and small that I could wall mount, or even put on wall channels?

A: Not off the top of my head.  There’s the Visual work tools stuff but that’s probably more complex than what you’re needing.  I think Answer has the marker board skins too but don’t know how it would wall mount…

S: For your I’ll-be-darned collection

C:  No, it would need to be a separate whiteboard.
S:  That’s I what I figured, but I thought you might know some install wizardry that I didn’t.

A: Hahaha!  So did the problem get resolved?
S: Sort of.  I just got a regular wall-mount whiteboard.  It’s not the size I wanted, but I guess it’s not terrible.

A: Saturday, in the park, I think it was the 4^th of July.
S: Does that mean you can hear my music?

A: Not all the time.  I heard that song and Only the Good Die Young. :)
S: Nice.  At least they were good songs :)  I got so used to only listening to Enya, that I forgot I needed to turn down my volume for everything else.

A: Hahaha oh I see that makes more sense!  I did enjoy those songs.  Only the Good Die Young reminds me of my two best friends and I dancing to it in front of our old dance studio late at night.  We’re such dorks, it’s great.  
I really want to leave.  Lucky you taking off soon! Perhaps you could sneak me out in your… purse?

S: … You might fit.  We could certainly try.

A: Think anyone would notice?

The mental image of that is sheer entertainment.

S: I know right?  Hah!  It would be quite the event, that’s for sure.

A: What I picture is me stepping foot first into your green purse.  After the first failed attempt I lay down on the purse and you proceed to pick up your purse, mostly covered by me, and grab the handles on either side of course.  You struggle vigorously to lift the purse with both handles and me in/on it.  Since that kind of worked you hobble to the door with me laying essentially flat like a board, red faced and bullets of sweat running down your face.  Success as we hit the sunlight and I scramble to my car. I peel out and head home into the sunlight while you straggle behind out of breath from the episode I just caused you.

A: How is it possible I have no interest on this month’s credit card purchases for my Alaska Airlines card?  I’m not complaining!
S: Nice!  That is always a good day!
S: 

A: Haha that’s great!  I’m guessing that’s aimed toward Gen Y-ers.
A: It's a snipe!

S: Ah!  It’s like my mascot!
A: My personal favorite snipe:

S: Hah!  Do snipes like chocolate?

A: Oh they love chocolate! :)
S: I think I found it!  ca-caw ca-caw, Rawr!!
A: I like how G went back for seconds of the cinnamon roll.

S: Steelcase makes e-cards?!?  No freaking way!

A: Yes they do!  I was just testing it out :)

S: Excellent notion.  I think we should start sending them to all of our customers.  Nothing says ‘I care’ like an e-card after all :)

A: I would prefer to not do color boards of that quantity for the next 6 months.

S: Actually, we don’t believe in the internet.  We find it lowers morale in a sadistically-great way.
S: PS.  I’m sorry you had to do a million color boards.  That is zero fun.
A: Haha!  Yes we are pretty dated here after all. 

What time are you planning on doing lunch?  I’m hungry now all of the sudden.  I don’t like that one of us has to be here now.  I think we all like the 1-2 break.

S: I know right?  It’s super frustrating.  If you’re hungry now I would just go.  I’ll be fine to wait until someone gets back.

A: Are you sure?  Gene usually doesn’t take a full lunch anyway unless he just goes home today.  But it sounds like he’s going to stick it out.

S: Yeah.  My body still can’t figure out that whole hungry/full thing.  So I’ll be fine to wait.

A: Thanks friend :)  I’ll take the next late shift if this happens again!

A: Not true!! It is a valid place for this support CET!

S: Hah!  Sorry… it’s not funny.  But it is at least a little bit ironic.  Also, I love the line confusion all over the image.  It’s like CET is very confused.

PS.  Please enjoy the paranoia “I don't believe it's a bug. I believe HTC Thailand has criminals administering their website.”

A: Yes well perhaps a restart is in order.  This week has been tough on it after all.  I’ll be nice for once and give CET the benefit of the doubt but I’m a realist and know what’s going to happen when I try it again.

What’s the paranoia referring to? 

S: I was looking up this whole Google chrome install interrupted thing.  Some people said it was a bug, and then this character (after telling his life story of course) pipes in with his racial profiling comment.

A: Oh I see. Too funny!  Do you think if we tried dl it on explorer that it would complete?

S: That is definitely a possibility.  I think I’m going to try it.

A: Holy 4:21pm!  Where did the afternoon go?  I like this. 

S: I know right?  Especially considering how slow my last two days were.

A: Seriously?!  I want to punch CET in the face right now.  This is the most fickle, retarded program I have ever worked in! Gah!

S: :( I’m sorry.  That is the worst.

A: Mellow dramatic of me?  I think not.

Okay, okay maybe so.

S: As you’re talking to the queen of “the worst”  and “punch it in the face”…. I think I am probably not going to judge in the mellow-drama department :)

A: I think our type thrive on mellow drama at appropriate times.

S: Agreed.  Although I’m sure my mother would argue that I like it at inappropriate times as well :)

A: Haha I bet.

Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnn :( :( :(
S: Mer.

I just want my parents to see pretty & sunny Alaska.  Am I really shooting for the moon here?

A: I’d like to hope they get at least one decent day.  It’s not like we live in Washington state or anything ;)

Sorry, I’m always used to referring to either Washington D.C. or Washington State being from the east side and all.

S: I know right?  And yet they have sunny and 75.  For the last two weeks, and supposedly the whole time they’re here.  Lame.

A: How ironic.

Boy for noticing 4:21, the past 39 minutes are moving extremely slow.  I shouldn’t have said anything.

It doesn’t help the fact that I have no motivation to work in CET since it’s not cooperating right now either.
S: Seriously.  Never point out the time again.  Apparently it doesn’t help.  Snipe.
You want to hear a sad story?

A: Absolutely I do.

S: In Anchorage, the record high for September 30 is 58’.  Plus, I was flipping through the other months, there was not a single record high in Anchorage above 83’.

S: So what are your plans for lunch today?
A: Not sure I have food at home, but I could always eat that tomorrow…  You?
S: This weather is making me want to eat something delicious…
A: To counteract its misery?

S: Actually… basically yes.

A: I see.  Where would you suggest?

S: … Somewhere warm?  I don’t know.. This day feels so hum drum and I am just wanting it to feel awesome!

Great harvest?  Bears Tooth? (You’re probably sick of that one)  We could try somewhere new like café Amsterdam.  Nu Sagaya.  Chinese food?  I have no clue.

Anything sound good to you?

A: Yeah all of it actually.

S: Well.  I guess  that’s always an option :)  But I think it might mean a lot of take-away boxes.

A: True.  Chinese food sounds good but there’s just no good restaurants here.  I may be able to venture to Café Amsterdam.  Or try that place Jackie sent the menu from if they have good lunch prices and are open.

S: I would be happy with both of those options.  They’re both really close too.  I just checked out that place that Jackie sent over and they have a $10 lunch menu.  Preference?

A: The new place sounds delicious.  Do you think they’d have a long wait?

S: We can always try it, and if the wait sounds too long we can go to Cammies.

A: Sounds good, what’s Cammies?

S: Yeah… I wondered about that.  It just felt like it took too long to write out Café Amsterdam.

A: Oh I see! Yes CA.  Even shorter.  Also California.

S: Ooh.  Much shorter.  I like.

Also, I love how we have been casually discussing our lunch plans for over an hour.

A: Indeed we have.  I could talk about food for hours.

S: I could as well.

Just another reason we should be friends…. Oh wait.  We already are.

A: Oh excellent.  I’m glad you agree. 

It’s quite interesting how the workplace can bring people together.  Especially % emails.

S: I know right?  Who would have guessed.

Although it probably helped that we had more in common than %’s.  I find numeric similarity to be limited at best.

A: Honestly, %’s are less than thrilling to me majority of the time.  Math really is just ghastly despite its functional purpose in life.

S: You know—for how much time we had to spend learning math, it’s amazing how little we actually use in daily life.

A: True.  Mostly it’s just the basic math we learned early in school. 

What time do you want to head to lunch?  Me hungry.

S: Yeah.  Like 3^rd grade.

Yousa hungry?  That was a terrible Star Wars Episode 1 flashback.

Maybe around 1240?  Not like I’m doing anything productive, but then we can round up to 1245 :)

A: Sounds good to me!

S: Snipe.

A: I know, right!

S: Just glad it wasn’t me.

A: Yeah me too!

S: Holy awkward!  That’s probably exactly what happened.  Remind me to tell you sometime about the time that I was publicly confronted about refusing a friend request on fb.  Snipe.

A: I have so much laundry at home to do, it’s hard to concentrate here.  Wish I could just take the day off and clean the house instead of clean fish!
S: :) I hear you.  I realized this morning that my sink is totally full of dishes.  Snipe.  I really hate that.
A: Yep, we’ve got that going on too.  It’s mostly M’s.  I’m guilty of a dish or two though. But I usually try to keep on top of dishes if nothing else.  I just like clean kitchens!
S: Yes!  Me too!  Even if the rest of my house is a mess I like that clean.  I realized it’s because my roommate and I have opposite dish theories.  I’m a “put it into the dishwasher immediately, then start it when its full” person.  She’s a “put it in the sink, and when the sink is full, fill and start the dishwasher” person.  So as a result I’m the one who always fills and empties it.  Which I just didn’t have the energy for this week.  Snipe.  I’ll probably do that today.
A: Yeah I’m the same as you (most of the time).  There are rare occasions when I let pots sit for a day if I’m exhausted but usually no longer than that.  M is good when we’re cooking together though, we clean as we go usually so there are no dishes in the sink.  Or if B is home he’ll clean the dishes.  It’s when we’re busy that it gets piled up!  I’m not a fan of the roommates who do as yours does though. 

That was a long HGTV conversation I wasn’t prepared for. 

A: Seriously, he’s still hung up on having the whole process on the blog?  I thought we moved past that months ago.
S: Yes.  Literally.  Months.

S: Also I’m pretty sure he still prints everything.

A: Yes, quite possibly.  Did you know he didn’t finish design school?

S: Really?  Scandal.

A: That’s what C told me anyway.

S: He would know.  I love how all the worst (and by worst I mean best) gossips I know are men.  Whoever managed to convince the world it was women did some crazy good PR.

A: Very true!

I really want to kick myself for not sticking to an art degree.  I bet my college had a good art education program since it was an Education degree based college. Boo hoo.  Maybe I’ll have to move back to NC and do that…

S: Sounds like a plan!  You realize you aren’t allowed to leave here until I do, right?

That would be the worst.

A: Of course of course.  It’ll be a sad day if you’re not here and I am.  I’ll have to gchat with you or something.

I’m such a split personality.  Part of me loves it here.  Part of me really just wants to go back to the south.  I need lots of money so I can buy 2 houses and live in both areas different parts of the year. 
S: Yes!  Good plan. 

D and I were talking about owning rental properties in different places around the country so we have somewhere to stay if we want to go……

That sounded a lot less like we were married in my head.

A: Haha this is what B is experiencing in Minnesota.  He’s loving it.

S: Hah!  My favorite part is 84, feels like 96.  Forgot how much I hated that
S: Is it bad that I’m not really a fan of working on bids with J?  I feel like the company has been using the same process for all these bids, but she doesn’t know it, and it’s throwing a wrench in my process.
S: Central Wershington.
A: Oh what?  He was in central Wershington on Mondee you know, probably had his knapsack with him too. :)
S: Or at least his bayg.
S: Are you, perhaps, interested in grabbing something for lunch today?
A: Hmm well actually I could just deposit the checks first and then we could go to lunch, but only if it’s great harvest.
S: For reals?  Snipe.  I could do great harvest…. And perhaps I’ll even know someone working…….. 

Also, I totally bought most of the ingredients yesterday for key lime pie :)  Do you by chance have a lime?

A: Yeah, its ridicerrous.  I like it when you know people working at GH ;)

Interestingly enough I am getting 3 limes in my veggie box on Thursday, so yes. 

S: How serendipitous!

A: I like how we’re both getting a little ADD with bids that we’d rather contribute length to the % email.  Speaking of % email, isn’t it 4 months old now?

S: Snipe!  We missed 4 month-iversary!

But seriously, we normally only do this when we have nothing to do.  But somehow even having this bid to do I’m uber bored.

A: When do you want to do lunch?  I just remembered I need to get my phone at home too.  Do you want to ride with me and do 2 errands or meet me at GH?
S: Either or.  I’ll ride with you on your errands, it’s not like I have anywhere to be :)

S: I was going to try and hold out for 1245 ish… but probably more like 1230.  When did you want to go?

A: I guess it depends on when A gets back since G wants to do 1-2.  I can do anytime really.

A: Woody and Wilcox are talking about stories from Florida – which they call the screwball state.  It seems like there are always the most ridiculous stories coming from that state.
S: I thought you might appreciate this.

A: That’s awesome!  You should print it out and put it in L’s Desk. :)
S: I know right?
A: Oh it’s Tuesday.

S: It definitely shows.

A: My new desktop background.

S: Hah!  Perfect!

A: Any luck on joining ASID yet?

S: No.  I tried to apply.  Basically unless I go back and get a second degree, I can’t be accepted.

A: That’s just not right.  So you were rejected because of your degree title?

S: Exactly—it was actually super frustrating… but not whole-y unexpected.  It’s just bizarre that they make it so difficult to qualify.  There has to be some way around it—but they certainly didn’t offer one.

A: Yeah I bet.  Well boo.  Could one of your professors write some letter or could you show them your academic course contect?

S: I don’t know… basically the letter said, “we’re sorry.  But you do not fulfill the academic requirement to gain membership to ASID.  Sorry.”

Give or take a few paragraphs.

A: Preposterous.

S: No, I assure you it’s quite true :)  But it is rather ridiculous isn’t it?  I guess I decided that I don’t know how long I’m even going to stay in the field anyway… so I don’t know that it’s essential.  But it would be nice to put those little letters after my name :)

A: Haha oh you… 

I’m going dipnetting this weekend. :)

S: Jealous!  Where at?

A: Kenai.  If I catch all 45 of my limit I may consider giving you only one salmon. :P

S: Well then, I’ll cross my fingers you catch 46 :)

A: Haha!  It would be awesome to catch more than one – which is what I caught last year!

So my outlook just freaked out and now my email views do not have the preview.  Sad face. :(  I can never remember right away how to fix it to the way I had it either.

S: But it is a little funny…

Is it bad that it’s painful to not answer his calls?

A: Haha it’s not bad.

Weirdest thing just happened – out of 907 songs on shuffle 2 versions of the same song came on back to back.

Also found just it in outlook – its under the view tab,  labeled “Reading Pane” which should be more appropriately titled “Reading Pain”.

S: Hah!  You’re funny.  Or at least a little bit pun-ny.

A: Wasn’t he the one who lived through that time of no emails and cell phones for years before we came along and all the technology improved?

S: Pretty sure…. Also have you noticed how he always tells people he’s ‘using email so much more than the phone now’?  I love it.

A: Haha yes!  Welcome to the Y Factor G. :)

S: :) We do what we can.

A: Are you ready to Harry Party it up?

S: Hah!  I wish.  I’m not going to see it opening night for two reasons:

1. I will be missing out on enough sleep that weekend as it is.

2. D and I are going to wait and watch it together.

I kind of still want to go… but I would feel worse if I didn’t already know how it ended :)  Are you going?

A: I see.  I figured being so close to your big conference weekend it would be hard to make it.  And waiting to see it with D is even more a reason to not go!

I have not seen Part 1 yet.  Do I want to find out what happens in a movie or the book?  I still want to read the book series again.  

A: Hah why get a smart phone if you don’t use the data package??

S: Well, I didn’t want to be the one to say it.

S: Yeah.  We call those yearbooks now.
A: Hahaha.  What do you say to that?
S: Annuals?  I seriously don’t think I’ve ever heard them called that before in real life.
A: That would explain my confusion as to what he was referring to.  I thought he meant dues for a club or something.
S: Nice.  He would.

S: I watched ‘The Box’ last night by myself.  Holy yikes it seriously freaked me out.
A: I can’t do scary movies. Period.  What is that one about?

I feel like I’m hearing about a scary movie with that girl missing my friend was friends with on Saturday and the body found by her apartment.  It could possibly be a stalker.  It’s just horrific and I feel terrible for my friend and the girl’s family.  It’s got to be seriously the worst thing that can happen.

S: :( I can’t even imagine how much pain they are going through.

A: Please pray for her family.  The news articles about her seem to get worse… they can’t find all the body parts.  Sorry to be a Debbie downer!  I’m going to move on to more positive things now!

Such as you were in my dream again last night.  It’s always really random and you wanted to fill a tub full of random things.  Also we talked about flying into big cities…

S: You Debbie, you.

I will.  It’s a horrific fate.  But hardest on her friends and family right now.

I have a seriously itchy mosquito bite on my calf right where I cross my legs.  Seriously not cool.

A: Not cool at all.  Mosquitoes are evil.

A: I wonder what kind of pizza!

S: Whew!  That was close!

I am stoked for the pizza!

(also a three day weekend)

S: Yeah.  We can talk about company inefficiency…
A: Seriously.  I just feel like I’m shooting in the dark…
S: Gah!  What is wrong with me?!
A: Haha, I don’t know.  Monday morning crazies.
S: I mean really, I’m already in the middle of a MNB and I decided it was a good idea to take on another massive insta-deadline project?  I think something must be seriously wrong with me.  It’s the only explanation.

We might have to do some lunches depending on how awful this turns out.

A: I think I could handle some lunches.  Maybe this won’t be as crazy as you think???

S: I sincerely hope so.  In the mean time I’m writing an email to my committee about this conference and I feel like I want to off myself…. Well okay not really.  But at least lock myself in a padded room somewhere :)

A: So what notes did you write down from the meeting about standards you/we weren’t aware of?

S: The whole putting in design hours every time we do a sif?  Personally I think that is no bueno.  It all changes.  But I like the idea of padding the time.  Also hand-writing the locks on the last page.  I’ve done it once or twice, but frankly sometimes I forget.

A: Okay yeah I agree with you, I always tend to forget to automatically put in my hours but I do it if I know it’s the final SIF or if they ask.  As for the locks, I’ve only done 1 lock plan.  I don’t typically get asked to do it by sales or coordinators and since it was never brought up until recently I don’t have it ingrained in my process yet.  It’s a little unsettling.

S: I know right?  Sometimes it feels super lame.

A: Blah, motivation/focus is falling short today. :(

S: Seriously.  The worst.

Do you know, can you use universal worksurfaces with kick panels?

A: You most certainly can.  Universal storage and worksurfaces go with just about all systems.  Hence the name universal. ;)  Or at least I know it goes on kick answer and montage…

S: Gah.  I swear I’m going to implode.

S: Thanks by the way.

A: Our backyard of fertilized chickweed…

S: Hah!  That's hilarious!

A: I love it when I go half the day with one of two buttons undone and my zipper open…

S: Hah!  No way!  That is the perfect way to end a day.

S: I think my desk is a metaphor for my life right now.

A: A mess??

PS this email is starting to take a few moments to open. :)
S: A mess.  Disorganized.  Up to its metaphoric eyeballs in work.  Take your pick.

I’ve noticed that… but it’s worth it.

Four monthiversary is coming up.

A: Now that I look around my desk is quite similar…

Do you know which way is up anymore?

S: What is this “up” of which you speak?  Right now I feel like if you put me on a one-way street I’d get lost.

A: It’s a Disney movie.

S: Nice.

A: Oh you missed it this morning.  J came over to talk about some project and R asked if her jacket was supposed to be wrinkly and she’s like “yeah it’s supposed to be that way!"  Then he was like “well do you want to get rid of that tag?”  She’s like “where?” and he’s like “it’s under your arm.”  G cracked up in an almost embarrassing way.  It was a good entertaining moment in the morning.  She had a client coming in too.

S: Oh man!  I hate it when I miss the good ones!  That’s pretty funny though.