"Mrs. Condoleezza Ghadaffi. Khadafy. Qadafi?"

Mrs. Condoleezza Rice-Ghadaffi.

Condi Ghadaffi

The only thing missing is glittery hearts drawn around the pictures.

That and photoshopping her head onto a naked body.

Rice-Ghadaffi.

This sounds like a casserole!

Also, the photobook is soooo funny!

I think the Condi photos are creepy, full stop.

What is it about her? First George Bush seemed a little too interested in her, and now Ghadaffi? I suddenly feel really sorry for her.

Whoa, that's really disturbing.

I have a coat problem. I have too many of them, and too many of them are leather. I mean, I'm looking at this and there's nothing special about it. It doesn't snap or pop or have coolness, but I still want it. I need help.

Speaking of help, I wonder if my new cravings are affected to my anti-depressants. To be honest, I'm feeling kind of manic. And I think I'm freaking people out, because I keep trying to drag them into what I want. I don't want to be manic, seriously.

eta: We've just been informed we have to start our emails with "Dear Recipient". Didn't that go the way of the dodo if you're not on paper? I need to send an email to the CIO, and I'll feel like a tool if I do it, but I'll obviously be flaunting yesterday's quick tip if I don't.

In "Should I be worried?" news-

My new boss starts September 1. I met with her and liked her, and she seemed to value my opinion. My dean loves her because she is smart and accurate. She does not have a customer service, marketing, or business background, and was told that she didn't need one. Customer service and marketing and event planning sorts of things are about 75% of what I do currently, although I am technically an admin assist. 3% of my job is admin support to the director, and the other 23% is class preparation for instructors.

Her background is in developing educational programs, and the reason she is chosen (over someone who had lots of ideas, and has a marketing and business background) is because they really want clearly defined, non-monetary goals for our program.

I feel like it can go 2 ways- I sort of completely take over the marketing/customer service aspects of the job while she develops new initiatives or we sort of stop marketing and servicing, and I do what the other AA's do, which is what their boss tells them to.

The worrying aspect is that TWO professors I REALLY like and get along with have told me that while nice and smart, she is (in their words) "incredibly anal and they could not work with her". I am SUPER prone to make small mistakes (typos, etc)and I am super messy, but with my last boss, the good qualities that I have made up for it.

The non-worrying thing is that another AA (who is similar in temperament to me, in terms of having an opinion on what we do) said she was wonderful!

Sophia - it is so hard to tell until you have worked together for a bit. Hopefully you won't have to drop the marketing/customer service aspects - sounds like that is what you like to do.

ita ! - we aren't required to specifically state "Dear Recipient" but are encouraged to have some kind of greeting first. I typically start with "Good Morning" or "Good Afternoon". If I know the person, I might add their first name also.

I think the Condi photos are creepy, full stop.

Agreed. Though I think the idea of him having a Condi Crush Book is hilarious. In practical application -- creepy.

Sophia, the question you seem to be dancing with is how might you respond if things with the new boss go pear shaped? What options do you see yourself as having?