Dear coworker: I sent out a message this morning telling everyone that I'm going to be out on Friday. The idea was that everyone, even those who don't consult the office calendar, would be aware that I was going to be out and, if they needed me for something, would be able to schedule around it.

So why did you schedule the conference call for which I MUST be here for Friday?

No love,

me

178 applications. I think I'm somewhere around 50 actual rejections, and at least 30 more where I know they hired someone else but they didn't send me anything to tell me that I'm not hired. Officemate once again asked me what I think I'm doing wrong. My answer of "There are a ton of people applying for not too many positions, and my qualifications probably put me somewhere in the middle of the field," was not good enough.

Random conversation with other officemate. I walked into the office, and he asked, "Hillary, are you vegan?!" I said yes. He said, "Since when?" I said, "Last May." He said, "But, I've seen you eat food in this office!" I said, "Yes, vegans do still eat." He said, "You mean all of that food had no meat in it?" I said "No." He spent the next several minutes shaking his head in amazement.

I'm shaking my head in amazement.

Ugh. I always forget that matzo has a ton of simple carbs, and then I feel sick after a few days of Passover.

So, say a person was going to be on TV, working in her yard. She wants to do something with her nails... but what? They will need to be shortish, but would a color be interesting? She is not allowed to wear blue, as Fome Fepot is a sponsor and blue is the color of their dread rival, Schmowe's (this is true--the information sheet they gave us said no blue). So a pale green? A sparkly gold? These are what this person usually wears, but this person is usually in an office. She does not want to look oddly overdressed for yardwork, as this is not Green Acres and she will not be wearing a caftan.

But dahling, a caftan would be oh, so stylish!

I think green. Go for that eco-glow look to your nails.

I vote for whatever sets off your hair.

I hope your cousin doesn't have to wait, DJ. That's too scary. IOyouN, I'm using those photos of your mom's gorgeous house as a blueprint for my own pitiful attempts at landscaping.

sumi, eek. job~ma.

Scrappy, I'm looking forward to your tale of being on tv! I say go with the green nails.

I am caught up with work. Huh. This is unsettling. I don't know what to do with my time when I don't have a crashing deadline.

I would stay away from dark colors, if it chips while gardening, you don't want it to be obvious.

PURPLE! But Vortex makes a valid point.