S: This day only at J.Crew: Factory is open with new arrivals for fall, final sale is an extra 30% off lowest price(code is LOVEIT), and free shipping on retail tees & knits.
Just sharing the wealth.

A: I am bad.  But I got 2 swim suits for $54!  Thanks for the reminder. 

S: Nice find!!

PS.  Today is Friday.  Just in case you needed the reminder.

A: Oh thanks, I’m always up for a reminder that it is Friday.  It’ll be even more fantastic when its 5:00pm on Friday.

S: No Kiddin’.

PS, I showed D one of the entries on the blog last night-he thought it was hysterical.  (Or maybe that was just me)

A: Oh I’m glad he likes it!!  Not everyone can be cool enough to enjoy our humor you know.

Did you get the color board finished?

S: Well.  I have everything laid out, but I have a deep and abiding fear of permanently affixing things to the board.  I’m doing that tonight :)

A: I just can’t part with this peach Despite M’s comment on it yesterday.  I have an emotional attachment to it because the other one like it was so juicy and tasty. So what if it’s a little shriveled, all it lost was a little water retention…  

S: I just love how there was an entire party of people over here yesterday and every single one of them commented.  And then M noticed the poor orange and banana too… and pulled her classic “That’s alarming”.  I don’t know why, but it gets me every time she does that.

A: Haha I know.  I love how dramatic it is.  It’s not every day that you have a party of people comment on your “tired” fruit.

S: Remember: what it lacks in color it makes up for in charisma.  That is one charismatic peach…

Snipe.

A: Ready for the 6 month-iversary spectacular?!?

S: Oh, am I ever!  Goll-ee!

I just finished July 1^st.

Also, if we leave now, it’s like we’re leaving at 2:00………………………. Just throwing it out there.
A: It’s 5 on FRIDAY.  How SPECTACULAR!

A: Tell me… if you know there is flooding, why in the world would you ride your bicycle through it???  Aaand wear a helmet.  Like it’s going to do much good because clearly you’re not going to go flying down the road.

S: Bahahaha!  That’s the best thing I’ve seen all day!  I should send that to my brother, he’d find it hysterical.
A: And another one...  Bad Parenting?  You decide.

A: Wow j.crew has ridiculously cute swimsuits but even on sale they are too much :(

S: I know right?  I wish we had a factory store up here—Everything is on crazy sale there this month.  Plus, they sent me another 20% off.

Super useful.

S: The dimensions from you-know-where…

A: Incredibly sad.

http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/Dog-Mourns-at-Casket-of-Fallen-SEAL-128417358.html

S: Ah!  That’s so sad.  It’s like Where the Red Fern Grows or something, horribly tragic, but terribly wonderful at the same time.
A: I know, breaks my heart but it’s so sweet.

A: I am board to tears. :*(

S: I hate National…. Or is that the same thing?

A: Compared to what?!

S: Umm… compared to Steelcase.  So you know it’s serious.

A: ‘I see’ says the blind man.  I’ve only used National once I think.  The people are helpful and that’s about all that I know.

S: Mostly it’s just that the products I want to use (read: the ones the sales person specified) don’t exist.

A: Ha figures.  Isn’t that the way things go around here?

S: Basically always, yeah :)

I need a 2H storage cabinet in wood, with pulls that match the National antique brass pulls.  Fun, eh?

A: I’m not jealous.

S: Yeah.  Me neither.

I want to punch someone in the face.  But I’m not sure who to direct my ire towards.

A: Hey,

It’s Friday. :D

S: Yeah. :)  Isn’t it a great feeling?

A: It’s wonderful.  I hope the blue skies stay this weekend.

S: Well, not to be a Debbie Downer, but I think it’s supposed to rain tomorrow L

I think unless one of us gets held up at work today, D and I are going to drive out to the state fair tonight.

A: Ha it’s always going to rain isn’t it?

That’ll be fun!  We’re going either tomorrow or Sunday.  Both are probably going to be rainy.

S: Yeah, probably :)  Lucky you can still have fun in the rain, eh? 

I am so excited for state fair.  I love the food (don’t judge me too much if I come in on Monday having gained 5 lbs :) )!!

A: That is true.  Alaska would be a miserable place if you couldn’t have fun in the rain.

I love fair food too.  Giant turkey legs, funnel cakes corn fritters, etc.

S: Oh yum-you’re making me hungry!

Also, I almost just got pen in my eye.

Can we just call this week a wash already?

S: We’re so painfully close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A: Ugh I know.  I just finished up with this bid for now.  Got 36 minutes to kill.  Ohh what to do.

Also

I Googled Presbyterian and apparently it comes from Calvinist tradition within Protestantism whatever that means to you.

S: It means something… not completely clear, but at least it’s something.

A: Well they always say something is better than nothing…

27 slow and painful minutes to go. 

S: It’s no wonder my computer freaks out so often—I just counted.  I have 10 separate programs open, but 17 separate windows.  And my two internet windows each have 5 tabs.

So maybe it deserves a little blue screen of death every now and then.

A: That’s insane.  Makes sense.  However I can’t make sense of my CET advanced graphic engine problems still.

Hey guess what?

We have a holiday weekend next weekend!

S: Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it weird I want to throw a party in celebration of the coming day off of work?

A: Not so much.  I love days off.  Have I ever mentioned that before?

S: Probably.  But understandably so.

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 :))

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 this possible?  Looking at weather averages I looked up my hometown zip, Anchorage and Seattle for precipitation averages.  My hometown somehow has the most consistent amount of rain and a heck of a lot more than Anchorage and “rainy” Seattle yet I never remember it being so rainy.  Sure we’d get storms and downpours every now and again but since I’ve lived up here I was sure that Anchorage would have considerable amounts of precipitation more than where I’m from.  I’m confused.   Oh wait wait maybe the humidity has something to do with it.  It has to because otherwise it’s just not logistically correct!

30 minutes of my day well spent. :)
S: Hah!  That’s hilarious.  Also, I love how you can see the pattern for rainy/dry season.  I think part of the reason for the difference is when it rains in Georgia it probably rains like crazy.  Even though it’s always wet at home, it’s often the kind of drizzle that doesn’t really accumulate.  Basically it’s enough to keep the cement wet all the time.  It doesn’t rain hard super often.
A: I see, that makes more sense.  When it rains it pours in Georgia and can occasionally lead to flash flooding.  It’s like getting my blood drawn, I’d rather take the larger volume of blood going out in a shorter period than a small needle that makes the blood trickle out and takes forever.  The rain is the same way, I’d rather have a downpour for a day than 7 days of drizzle and overcast-ness.  But hey that’s just me!
S: I guess that’s true.  I was just so used to it that I didn’t even think about it.  You just always assume that you’ll need a jacket, because it’s always going to rain.
A: I have a crunch bar if you’re still hungry.  Also a kind of sad/dry looking Clementine….
S: :) Thanks, but I think I’ll survive.  If for no other reason than my body is perfectly capable of surviving off of my own body fat for several days.  I think it can handle a few hours.
S: I have a serious case of the head nods…
A: Go outside and lay down in the wet grass.  Or I could throw soft objects at you.
S: That might be necessary...
S: If you find yourself feeling particularly power-savvy, I have a test for you.
A: I hardly ever feel power-savvy, but go for it.
S: I have a cubicle that I don’t know how to get power to.  Is there any way to route power around a column?

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: So it’s Friday.  Also, we get pizza for lunch.
S: Eep!!  Also, he called me last night and somehow now I’m the one picking him up at the airport.

I just really want to go shopping at a J.Crew right now.

The end.

A: You: > Snotty Snotterson.

S: Hah!  I’ve never met anyone else who does that!   Granted, my version is usually Scottish.  Sassy McSasserton.  You really are her today.

Gah!!!  This day cannot end fast enough!

A: Indeed.

Hooray for Sunday morning meetings.  Goodbye weekend.
S: :( I'm so sorry.

S: Do you have any projects that it would be helpful for me to take off your hands?

A: Not really besides this GCCC bid.  The other projects I’m working on are with M and are pretty much on hold until we get this bid done. blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
S: :( :( :( :( :(
Well.  My schedule just became wide open.  So let me know  if there is anything at all I can do!

S: Tomorrow!

A: You’re only a daaaaay aaaaawaaaaaayyy!  (ending line in the Annie song)

S: Yesterday and today both felt painfully like a Friday.  I do not like coming in on Saturday and Sunday.  That’s all I have to say about that. 

A: Hah and the people outside the window aren’t helping.

S: I know right?  Who goes on three-day weekends anyway?

A: Pffsh I don’t know.

Wait, no.  I would actually. 

Also

If we’re talking about 3 day weekends, why not just not work at all?

S: Seriously.

Wow.  Sounds like operations is having a party.

A: Yeah that was quite noisy.  How unprofessional.

S: We should write a strongly-worded, yet anonymous note.

A: I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but tomorrow is Friday.

Also, I think it’s the day D is getting in.  Did you know that? :)
S: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I thought about being all snarky…. But I’m just too excited :) )

S: I think this project is destined to never be finished.
A: Which project is this?

I feel like several projects will never be finishes.

S: Hah!  Freudian slip.  I think you have finishes on the brain :) (of course the fact that s and d are next to each other on the keyboard have nothing to do with it.)

The shoebox room.  I am totally uninspired.  Unless you count my total distraction to be excited that D gets home in TWO days!!!!!!!  And he was just the cutest ever on the phone yesterday…….. let’s just say my mind is not on work ;)

A: Lol!  Finishes must be subconsciously on my brain after this week.  Shoebox rooms are like soggy plain oatmeal so I don’t blame you for being uninspired.

Wow 2 days.  I’m sure you just don’t know what to do with yourself until he arrives!  I can’t wait to hear how everything develops.  You know you’ll have to dish on the progression! :)

Also, the parking lot still has puddles in it.  You’ll have to come to my side to see it.  Glad some of the pavement remained wet.  Wouldn’t want it to dry out completely.
S: I love how my first reaction after reading that email was to look over and examine the dysfunctional sprinklers.  Who knew they could provide so much entertainment!
Trust me.  If things happen the way I want them to, you won’t be able to get me to stop dishing.  You’ll be full on sick of it.  But I won’t be :)

S: What the map?

I think Google is confused.

A: LOL.  THAT IS HILARIOUS.

S: I think my favorite part is how well the road superimposes over the Dominican Republic.

A: THAT’S FANTASTIC!  I DIDN’T NOTICE THAT PART.

A: So I love how 20-20 worksheet’s “save” button looks like an old floppy disk.  Because we use them so much these days.
S: Oh my heck!  I just did an informal survey, and all the major programs (ms office, cad, cet etc) all  use the floppy disk.  I guess it’s one of those things we’ll never loose.  And in 10 years our kids are going to see the symbol and know it means save, but have no idea why :)

S: So every five minutes or so I try and refocus on work, and then almost immediately my brain literally goes out the window.  (Yes, literally.)

A: Understandable!  It’s so close you can taste it!

I worked on these typical for 5 hours straight.  I have 4 left.  I was going to try and finish them before I got lunch but I got this irritating feeling that I couldn’t stand it anymore and that I needed food.

S: Way to go!  You’re so close!!!!  Good call on food by the way.

Also.

Is B back or are you still alone at home? :(

A: I like how also had it’s own line.

Yes, B got back on Sunday!  Only for him to go to Fairbanks the first week in August.  I just can’t win!

S: I feel like also deserves its own everything.

Good!  I’m glad he’s at least here for a little bit!  But its super lame he has to leave again :(

A:
S: Also.
A: How many of those blank emails have you gotten from me? I go to click the reply button and accidently double click it and since it’s taking increasingly longer to open I keep messing it up.
S: I get one every so often.  Not all the time. Nbd.  That’s pretty funny though.

S: This may be heretical (feel free to strike me down if so) but I think if I weren’t so devoted to the % email, we should have one where the subject line is :

Also

A: Hah well I could agree with that.  Also. Is a great word.  I feel that if we have to abandon the % email for the length of time it takes to open we should start the also email.  (When I first noticed the % email taking a while to open I could count to 4.  I’m up to 9 now).

Also.

Do you wonder how many pages it would take to print out the % email?  I feel like we should publish it at some point. 

S: Hah!  Could we publish it anonymously so we don’t get fired?

Maybe at six month-iversary?

A: Yes, that is probably a good idea to keep it anonymous.  I think one day when I’m bored I’ll go through it and take out all of the logos and signatures to condense the email’s length making it easier to read and/or print.

S: I think that would reduce it by more than half.  Considering most of our emails are 1-2 lines.

Also, I just looked back at the start date.  Six month-iversary will be on September 11!  Weird eh?  Also 10^th anniversary since that happened.

Also, I totally forgot that % started because we liked to estimate how much of the work day was left.  25% to go!

A: All true statements.  This email is really a development of several things; office work environment, our friendship, things we like to do at work etc.

S: It’s true.  Nothing like social commentary to keep us entertained for hours on end :)  I will definitely want a copy of this email (and any sequels) in hard copy one day.

A: That would be fantastic. 

Also…

I just did a print preview out of curiosity.  188 pages.

S: Are you freakhog kidding me?  We’re practically to novel length!

A: So I went through and deleted the logo from the start until May 6^th.  It’s tedious but it’s a start.
S: Hah!  What an excellent use of your afternoon!  (Almost as productive as mine :) )

A: I’m so tired it’s hard to function today.  B was supposed to get in at 12:30 last night but his plane got in at 1:15 and we didn’t get home until 2:00 and I couldn’t’ fall asleep until 3.  I do have a case of the Mondays today. 

S: Can we just call this day a wash and go home?  I think A would be down also…

A: Yes I agree, plus J’s not even here.

S: Seriously.  I just want to curl up under my desk and die… I’m just so miserably sick right now.

A: Boo, I thought you were supposed to be on the track of getting better not the curling up and dying stage. :(

S: I know right?  I thought I was… and then I got decidedly worse.

A: No good.  Perhaps you should eat more key lime pie and watch Homeward Bound instead of sit here and work and get sicker from the indoor air quality of this building.

S: Tempting.

S: “Is there a reason, code wise or other, my workstation could not be under the stairway?”

I’m going to call this Harry Potter Syndrome.

I love delusional clients.

A: What the client?!?  That’s hilarious.  We should keep a running tab on ridiculous client requests and publish a book when we’re finished.

S: I know right?  They also want a multi-functional area on steroids.  There is no way and I love it.

A: We all need a little crazy in our life from time to time.  Or in our case, weekly.

A: I’m not so sure they should put ‘CET Designer’ and ‘simplifies’ in one sentence.  

S: Hah!  What an oxymoron!

A: I’m always amazed on how many different writing utensils I get out every single day.

S: Hah!  It’s like we secretly have 80 arms and each one needs a writing implement.

A: This will be my first visit to prison!
S: Too easy.  I'll let it slide.
S: I feel like today should be Friday.

How’s the new project?  Going to be killer or doable?

A: I agree.

It’s hard to tell at this point.  I think it may be a killer given the tight deadline.
S: The building is totally silent.

A: Heaven forbid I have to sneeze again.
S: That was freakhog hilarious.  I thought I was going to lose it!
S: I give this floor plan a resounding thumbs down.
A: Haha I know what you mean.  I get to rearrange this office again.
S: Ugh.  I’m so sorry to hear that.

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.

A: I don’t know about you but I could really go for some garlic cilantro fries today…

S: What a positively brilliant notion!  It’s like you read my mind!
A: Excellent. Done and done.

I’ve taken it upon myself to do the most pointless activity possible while I’m slow; fill in the text that is all pixilated in a list of organic fruits and veggies you should and shouldn’t eat.  I don’t know why but I won’t be satisfied until it’s completed.

S: I know exactly what you mean… but that’s hilarious!

Also, last night I went on a run with a miniature poodle………………. Quite possible one of the more bizarre things I’ve done in a while.

A: Very interesting, how was it?  Did people point and laugh at the mini poodle you were with?

S: Well.  Not to my face; but I’m pretty sure they were after my back was turned :)

A: So how is it compared to running with labs?

S: Well, I had a much easier time keeping up :)  My running pace was a similar match to his, where my labs run was way faster than mine—but they didn't tire as quickly… or spend as much time making me nervous they were attacking my feet.

A: Haha I love it.  Just the description of labs make me smile.  What wonderful goofy dogs they are. :)  At least my lab was a big goof.

S: Mine too :)

A: Would you opposed to a 12:15 lunch? That way we can get out before G and I can get back in a comfortable time-frame for my 2:00 meeting.

S: Sounds like a plan to me! :)

A: Here it is.  Not completely cleaned up but much better from the original.

S: Wow—nicely done.  That was some time well spent!

A: Don’t you think so?

S: You ready?

A: When will it be 5:00?

Not soon enough, that’s when.

S: We still have like 15%.  Yikes!

A: My eye started twitching at the meeting.  I hope it wasn’t noticeable.  I tried to rub it away…

P.S. It’d be pretty awesome if you got to go to Seattle :)

S: Hah!  That has totally happened to me before.  I love how an eye twitch is socially unacceptable so it has to be hidden :) what kind of society do we live in anyway?

P.S.  Yes it would—I’m trying to not get too excited in case I don’t go.  Plus, it’s not like I’ll be able to go home or anything.

A: Yeah well the thought is there any way!

Hey it’s 4:00.  We are getting closer to the beloved time of day.

S: 12.5% left!