'The Message'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Okay, I win! It had protein!
I am supposed to be working at work right now, but the Fedex lady called to find out where my house was and is bringing me my laptop and I need to sign for it. And then a donor called to tell me they were paying for it. So I can enjoy it and not feel guilty. Although if I'd known a donor was going to pay part, I probably would have bought the mac.
You guys! When I get my tax refund, I'll be able to pay off my credit cards! In full, I think! That is so crazy to me -- I've been in credit card debt for 20 years.
Err, the ricotta cheese had protein. I don't know about the protein content of a detachable penis from a sea slug, in use or otherwise.
I just want to clarify.
eta: Yay, Jesse!
YAYAYAYAY Jesse!!
Jesse, that is AWESOME!
That's awesome, Jesse.
It makes me want to continue over-withholding, even though in theory I don't believe in that.
I'm not a big boss, but we have an admin assistant for our whole group. The couple of times I've gone to her to ask her to do something for me has felt so awkward.
Our division has a fantastic, kick-ass admin, who gently mocks me when I come to her for help because she KNOWS that I only do that as a last resort. The last time this happened she said, "Cupcake, I know you're a self-reliant princess of darkness, but that's what I'm HERE for. Stop trying to fix this stuff on your own, you don't know the loopholes."
I love our admin. I need to buy her another bottle of wine.
My favourite not-admin-but-does-the-stuff-better-than-you person is the IT finance lady. I'm supposed to be minding the billing and stuff for our project, but in the end? Just ask her how stuff works and how to get invoices approved and paid and stuff signed. It is so much simpler than trying to do it all myself.
My main interactions with admins is "Please get me a spot on this calendar" or the even better "Can you work with these three other admins to get me a time when these four hoity toity honchos can meet with little old me?" Because that's impossible for mortals to achieve.
Yay, Jesse! Next step: STAY out of credit card debt.