I'm not allowed to draw in meetings, so I decided that meant I should sit as far away from my boss as possible, and draw really teeny things I can hide under my pencil.

Perfectly sensible, right?

Why is there an elf in my meeting notes?

These robot vacuums work together to clean floors at all times

Compared to these conceptual robotic puppy vacuum cleaners dreamed up by Hyun-Seok Kim, a Roomba seems rather tame. Comprised of four puppy vacs and a "mother unit" these floor cleaners literally "chase" dirt and dust away.

Designed for young couples who are always too busy with work or mingling with friends to clean their own homes, the robo puppy vacs were inspired by a mother dog and her puppies. Robo puppy vacs dispatch from the "mother unit" and then proceed to getting their cleaning funk on. After dirt is collected, the puppy vacs return back to the mother, dump it off and then go back out for more cleaning. The dirt is collected in a standard dust bag and is then easily removed from the mother unit.

Displays on the robo pups let you know if they're functioning properly and can be used to program them to clean while you're out of the house. There's also a "Chasing Mode" that lets the vacs "chase" a wireless key placed in your pocket or around a dog or cat's collar. Wherever you go, the puppy vacs will clean, wiping off footprints from pets, water from rain boots, etc.

Ugh, ita. I hope your new doctor can find a way to help.

Jesse, I've never ordered from Zenni, but I've ordered 4 pairs from Coastal Contacts and they fit and look better than the one pair I picked out in person. Their customer service has been great too. They also have a 1 year guarantee--if you don't like them you can return them anytime in the first 365 days.

perhaps give Matilda the names of the unhelpful doctors ....

how can you ban drawing in meetings?

cognitively, doodling is supposed to help us process information. I can believe that full wall murals should be prohibited, and genitalia, etc., but discreet small doodles in the corner of a page should be okay.

If I couldn't doodle in meetings, I'd be falling asleep.

Sparky, I sent the Sassy link to my sister and her kids, which I think might be more help than me posting it anywhere.

I can believe that full wall murals should be prohibited

My boss is having our conference room walls painted with a material that turns the walls into whiteboards. So I'm totally gonna do a wall mural in our next meeting.

eta: Also, I'm going to do giant Venn-diagrams of how I am so awesome, and have my picture taken next to them. Then I'll use the pictures on an online dating site.

how can you ban drawing in meetings?

You can say "ita, I'm your boss. Don't draw in meetings."

And we're done!

If I suppress all my urges, it doesn't end well for anyone. But I will delete what I doodled this morning, just in case.

Another nice photoshopped thing: the Situation Room meets The Royal Wedding.