You are going to have to come up with something a lot crazier than that if you want to be considered craxy around here.

Amen.

Buffistas: Still Craxy After All These Years.

Just what else can you tell us about this partner? Old? Decrepit? Evil? Natty dresser?

I just got this joke from a friend. I think I've heard a variation on it before, but still...

A lobbyist, on his way home from work in Washington, D.C., came to a dead halt in traffic and thought to himself, "Wow, this seems worse than usual."

He noticed a police officer walking between the lines of stopped cars, so he rolled down his window and asked, "Officer, what's the hold-up?"

The officer replied, "The President is depressed, so he stopped his motorcade and is threatening to douse himself with gasoline and set himself on fire. He says no one believes his stories about why we went to war in Iraq, or the connection between Saddam and al-Qaeda, or that his tax cuts will help anyone except his wealthy friends. So we're taking up a collection for him."

The lobbyist asks, "How much have you got so far?"

The officer replies, "About 14 gallons, but a lot of folks are still siphoning.

Absolutely nothing-- he's in NY.

The accent was British though.

The accent was British though.

Perkins, you're only human. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Apropos of something. Scott and I have been rewatching Buffy. My love for Giles burns as bright as ever.

Job-ma for Matt, beth.

For those following my saga, the hiring manager in KC (the job I really want just for the great story beginning with dcp) wants to discuss the position with me over the phone this week, and I have an interview with Potbelly on Wednesday so maybe I can start making some money while falling below my parents' expectations.

Meanwhile, I received a letter in the mail from the Connecticut place:

Dear Ms. Patel,

Thank you for taking the time to complete our writing test. At this time, however, we do not have a position available that is consistent with your skill set. Our assessment of your writing test indicates they are not of a level consistent with our current requirements.

Nonetheless, we will be happy to keep your resume on file for future reference.

I really want to point out the incorrect grammar, but somehow that seems unprofessional.

Buffistas are infecting my work performance. Today for instance:

Cow-orker: "Is remail one word or two? I mean with a hyphen?"

Me: "One word."

Cow-orker: "Weird."

Me: "Yeah, it lost the hyphen in the great punctuation wars of 1977."

in the great punctuation wars of 1977