lots of interview ma~~~

Ugh. How awful, Steph. I hope your family gets some resolution. It's minor solace in the face of a terrible crime but it might help with the grieving process.

Much interview ma to TCG. Here is hoping it is actually enjoyable and reaps a great result.

My precinct captain training went really well today.

Though, it made me a bit sad for the system because a lot of people didn't bother to show up and most who did were not particularly sharp.

I felt like I was fumbling all over the place, as there are roughly 498 extremely important-don't forget them or you are crushing the democratic hopes of everyone who votes details. And still, I finished every exercise in roughly half the time as anyone else in the room.

An official came in to give us a pep talk and, during the course of his remarks, offered a very bad case study that I know was about the woman I replaced. In private, I asked if he thought there was a chance she might come to the precinct to wreak havoc...she's wildly verbally abusive. He said there was no chance, as she has been moved to a different precinct!!! Not fired, as I had been led to believe.

Ah well, as long as she isn't here, I guess I can't waste any energy on her.

In the end, I got a lovely compliment from the trainer and the tech assistant liked me so much, he ran off to find one of the _very last, most coveted ever_ Board of Elections coffee mugs to give me. Apparently they don't make them anymore but he thought I should have one of the last four in existence.

I couldn't bear to tell him that I don't use printed mugs. So, now I need to find a new home for it...but I'll never forget his delight in giving it to me. So kind.

Oh my god. What did I say to break the thread?

Come back peoples! It's lonely in here.

No, bonny. We all love printed coffee mugs SO MUCH that we are aghast. Nay, *traumatized* that you would shun the noble en-logoed mug!

t hand to forehead

t mug in hand

t huge mess, bump on forehead now

(You know I'm kidding, right?)

I wish you could hear my deep chuckle.

You crack me up.

I was just worried that I'd bored everyone to death.

Does everyone but me love printed mugs?

My particular obsessive tendencies require total symmetry in my cupboards. Very little color...only a few green pieces...all heavy, white Crate & Barrel stuff.

I, sincerely, can't imagine having patterns on my dinnerware. I appreciate pictures in catalogs but could not do it in real life.

I even passed on some amazing "Eat at Joe's" coffee mugs in the right color, that weighed approximately 1.5lbs a piece. So cool but...there was printing on them!!

I think I might be ill.

bonny it is too bad you don't have a cat. You could put potting soil in the mug and plant cat grass. And anyone who asks, you say, "Mr. Muffins got the awesome mug because democracy is soooo important and so is nibbling greens," when people ask. But what only you would know is that inside what you really mean is, "Eat dirt, you nasty printed mug!"

Does everyone but me love printed mugs?

Only speaking for myself, I'm far more particular about what goes *in* my mug than what's on it. I'm lucky enough to have a good size collection of handmade mugs, so I can enjoy both.

Does everyone but me love printed mugs?

Depends on what's printed on it. Some of them are pretty passive-aggressive.

There may be one or two solid colored mugs in my cupboard. None of them are white, and I don't own a single plain white dish.