I like creamed spinach and bacon and Reubens! ALL of the above.

Lee:

Cream puffs!

I wish I could wear what I used to wear. But my new body only resembles my old body.

Today I have on black tights, a long patchwork but all black skirt, green turtleneck sweater and a green wool sweater secured with a diaper pin atop that.

And Jesse, those boots are The Awesome. Not for my fat calf muscles, but still.

I'm trying to convince myself to eat my lunch (spinach salad with a side of yogurt and granola) instead of going to meltdown to get a grilled cheese sandwich.

I had a sad black cabled tights experience the other day. One size did NOT fit all. And then I tore a hole in my fave thick, purple tights with my boot buckle last night. so sad!

I don't think anything will ever alarm me quite as much as my old insane coworker did, the time she showed up at work in a sky blue velour tracksuit.

Oh my god. My crazy no-longer-boss wears tracksuits to work sometimes. I believe she's wearing one today. Not velour, granted. It's a constant source of jokes among the project staff. I've been trying to work out how many she has. And whether she buys them specifically as work clothes.

And Jesse, those boots are The Awesome. Not for my fat calf muscles, but still.

They claim something about two different zippers that made me think they would fit over my calves, but we'll see. Calfs?

Bacon!

I had a Baconator burger from Wendy's. Dude, that is a heart attack on a bun! But yummy.

This is what I'm wearing today. One of the more clothes-conscious women here is wearing jeans and a polo shirt, which boggles. The most consistently dressed woman wears pantsuits over solid coloured shells and matching stilettos. She's passed over into that zone that has mostly suited guys in it. I'm not sure how many suits she has. Suddenly didn't seem important.

Jesse, I think we got the same boots, and I gotta say I'm not pleased (with the boots. I'd be more than happy to be your boots twin!). The dual zipper thing doesn't work as well as I thought. Granted, I also ordered a half-size too small, but I think I'd return them no matter what. I hope it works better for you!

She thinks it's the result of some online xmas shopping.

I never use my debit card online for this reason. Of course, I also try to keep $100 or less on it, too. That’s partly why I have two checking accounts.

I've been looking for a cool black one. Or argyle.

Why do you hurt me so? I thought you liked me.

The funny thing is, I miss having a Professional dress code. I seem to work better whilst wearing a suit.

I absolutely do. Even when my old office went business casual, I still kept to it on Fridays. Of course, some of my objection to wearing casual clothes at work is racially motivated.

Also, I think that I associate casual dress with Fridays, when I never seem to get any work done.

Today, I’m wearing a grey pinstriped pantsuit with a royal purple sweater and black flats.

Why do people dial the phone and listen to the phone ring on speakerphone, and then pick it up when they get the person.

I do that all of the time. I think it’s so I can do other things while the phone is ringing. Yes, it’s 30 seconds, but I feel better for it. I might add that I have an office, and would never do that in another kind of environment.

But I was so burned by the Aerosoles when I tried to order boots a few weeks ago. They claimed to be available on their website but they really weren't. So they ended up canceling both orders.

Yeah, I just saw some really cute flats on the site that I tried to order, but it kept not letting me put them in the shopping cart. Finally, I went to IE and tried, only to discover that they didn’t have them in my size. In Firefox, if the size isn’t available, it just takes away the “shopping cart” button, but the size still appears. Annoying.

I am Frank on this, if it is an outside call. Our phone system shows us the name of the person calling if they are in the office, so then I say "Hi X".

Now, this is a question I’d like to pose. When you know who the caller is, should you greet them by name, or just answer hello? And does this differ if it is a personal call rather than a business one?