I'd resend my original message with new message saying something like Below is the message I sent on Date at Time.

I am the queen of "as noted below", but I've never actually highlighted! That's great--I don't need new passive aggressive behaviours, but I'm all over that.

One of the guys I was talking to in "officially not my job stuff, but he appreciates my help" said "boss is already mad at me". I was so happy to hear that I plotzed. When he's a good boss, he's good, but when the pressure comes down on him, he explodes in every direction. As a protective type of manager, I react pretty badly to that. Working on sucking shit up.

Shit, I missed my opportunity to have stinky lunch. Everyone else is having stinky lunch. I think it's totally fair to have a no-fish-in-the-microwave rule, when the kitchen is just an alcove off the cube farm. I was just going for garlic fries. But that restaurant is closed. Pfah. I was also planning on taking a nap.

They sent out an email telling to wear business attire, but they only specify what the men should wear (shirt and ties). I was kind of annoyed at the number of suit-equivalents I felt I was supposed to pony up in a year, so I said--fine. Shirt and tie it is. A fair number of the men have only made it as far as "not jeans". The women are worse. I mean, not jeans, but clearly not in any sort of shirt and tie equivalent. I wonder if anyone gets reprimanded for that. Maybe you forgot last week, but this Monday? That's just being sloppy.

And since the guys don't actually need to wear suits, it's actually not that bad (but I really do think that an untucked buttondown on a woman is never going to be equivalent to that unless there's a radical fabric and detailing upgrade--there wasn't). I'm surprised at how many people just couldn't be arsed.

Clearly I'm still in the tie honeymoon period. I've had a few bundled up in a drawer, I just never pulled them out until a couple months ago.

I need to look up new knots. If you just handed me a tie and said "wear it" I'd come up with the four in hand. Which means I completely can't work out the alternatives. Where is the variable? Hmmm....

It looks like the national GOP is withdrawing funding from Todd "Magic Vagina" Akin's campaign. I guess it is possible for the Republicans to do something right. Of course, a stopped clock is right twice a day.

unfortunately, they aren't doing it because they found his comments offensive. They are doing it because they really want to win that election.

It is so wrong that I am already able to check in for my return flight and I haven't even left home in the first place yet.

Yeah, I've done those kinds of tight turnaround flights too many times Brenda. Just heading out for a meeting?

Yup. Ottawa.

When asked in a debate what should happen to a healthy 28-year-old who chooses not to buy health insurance but later gets cancer, Todd Akin said, “All of us make decisions in our lives, and there are consequences of those decisions. People have to start being held accountable for their decisions and if somebody’s not buying insurance then they’re going to have to be selling their car or whatever it is to try to help cover that.”

My cancer care to date has cost $200,000+. What kind of car would I have had to have to cover that if I didn't have insurance?

Yay Ottawa, I've got family up there.

I've had a few turnaround to Orlando from Los Angeles where I've been able to check in for my return flight before I've boarded my outgoing. That really sucks on cross country flights.

When asked in a debate what should happen to a healthy 28-year-old who chooses not to buy health insurance but later gets cancer, Todd Akin said, “All of us make decisions in our lives, and there are consequences of those decisions. People have to start being held accountable for their decisions and if somebody’s not buying insurance then they’re going to have to be selling their car or whatever it is to try to help cover that

And he claims to be Christian. Lovely.

I'm so glad to have the privilege of voting against him.

Ginger,

that kind of thing makes me want to choke the politician who said it. That is clearly someone who cannot imagine the myriad needs of his constituency and therefore should not be in public service.

at all.