I think we should all celebrate and eximplify the passive worker.

I would prefer not.

For me hotness in food has no appeal if there's not a complimentary flavor in with the spice. Mexican hot sauces and seasonings tend to just be unpleasantly hot, whereas Thai food has flavors that strike me as sufficiently complex to make the heat work for them. (Though my overall tolerance for hot food has decreased since I was in college - I used to eat Cajun and spicy Szechuan food all the time.)

My tongue likes hot food. My lips, face, fingers HATE it -- and the hate is increasing over time. So I have to be very careful to place it neatly inside my mouth, without lip contact.

It's a bit annoying.

No, it's very annoying.

I'm still impressed with your pro-activeness.

I'm using it like a mental stickynote, since my concept of time apparently is completely wacked. Also, this gives me lead time in case I need to, say, watch more West Wing, for example. Edit: Also, feel free to list as many things as you want, as I am very tired of Not Writing, and may not stop at one.

Also, we need to figure out a time to chat or something, because we haven't talked in weeks and that sucks.

I know! The universe conspires against us.

People are being stupid and annoying and asking me questions that they are supposed to have the answers to.

Also, it looks like another 10% staff cut in the near future. Whee.

Maybe they'll cut the stupid and annoying people.

I need to work out how to actually pack a lunch that will fill me up. Well, lunch and second breakfast. The two chocolate cupcakes, raspberry La Creme and leftover Chinese are already obviously not enough. It's clear that there are raspberry shortbread cookies and ginger ale in my future.

Okay, now I need a chocolate cupcake. Thanks a lot.

(The lobby is flooded! It's kind of fun, actually. If it's still flooded when it's time to go home, it'll be less so. Also if my ceiling has collapsed again.)

Well, there's always the option that I won't be around to deal with the stupid and annoying people.

You know you live in the desert when the entire office goes to look out the window at Real Rain.

One of our previous droughts we had been on strict water restrictions. The first time it rained in months we ran out to back the filthy car out of the garage to see that all of the neighbors were doing the same thing.

Hi all!

Mmmm hot food.

5 days before an event - the "book" we are printing for the event needs to start printing tomorrow. all butr very last minute text should be to the printer today.

3 people call to get space in the book TODAY! adding pages screws everything up. I have a count, I have a layout and now it is all higgeldy piggeldy. NOW I find out that my contact at the printhouse is out on an emergency and no one else knows my stuff!!!

calm, calm, calm. I see that I will be spending quality time at the printhouse tomorrow doing layout.