Trudy! In the kitchen at work, there's a box of Jersey Shore saltwater taffy! My co-worker who went on vacation last week did NOT, apparently, go to North Carolina, like I assumed -- she went to Ocean City. The taffy is all soft and perfect. Yum.
I wouldn't do my own makeup, especially given there will be pictures.
Huh. It's certainly possible that I looked like ass in all the pictures of all the weddings I've been in, but it never occurred to me to go get my makeup done professionally. They tend to make me look like a hoor.
Jesse, I have both skipped and skimmed, and therefore I have no advice. Also, I should not even be here right now, and therefore I should post no more today.
But posting is FUN! Also, there's not really any backstory. It's just, do I respond to work emails on a day I'm not at work?
I imagine it's just one of those cultural/familial things.
Oh, I know. Just saying that I can't imagine giving or getting it myself.
do I respond to work emails on a day I'm not at work?
What is with you people? Of course you don't, if you're not on salary.
Heather, job-vibes are coming your way!
Thank you! I'm not sure if it's something I'll take, but at the very least it'll be a place to practice interviewing. It's a law office, which I wouldn't have even thought of applying to, but apparently they're looking for someone they can mould to the position, and it's at least in proximity to the kind of thing I want.
I was allegedly MoH at my sister's wedding. Since I was 13 at the time, and even less socially adroit than I am now, most of the MoH chores were handled by others. I was also Best Man at a former roomie's wedding. His list of duties for me was as follows:
- Do not allow anyone to throw me a bachelor party.
- Do not allow anyone to hire a stripper at any time before or during the wedding.
- Do not allow anyone to spike my food or drink at any time before or during the wedding.
- Do not let me lose the ring.
- Do not let me yell at the future in-laws.
Basically, I was a social defensive lineman as much as a best man.
Of course you don't, if you're not on salary.
OK, good call. I'll just be all "OMG!" in the morning.
Good luck, Heather!
It's just, do I respond to work emails on a day I'm not at work?
I think it depends on the nature of the email. If it can wait until you get back, I wouldn't.
My parents leave checks lying around for me to discover after they visit me. I got no hangups with giving money. That said, I don't do it unless I know the person is of a similar mind and I haven't found something really cool instead. I did give one friend a giftcard, since her wedding was a) out of the country, b) she had complained about figuring out how to schlep everything back and c) she likes shopping for powertools more than I do. I heard she bought a nailgun with it.
Especially for those of us who have to travel, I wish giftcards weren't as frowned on as they are by some in my extended family.
