New Flamingo Parking

This is Flo, a lamp I inherited when a former co-worker went on sabatical. She has kept me sane on many days. She also helps me make a very bold statement when I get a new job. I moved her with me to my State job, where she confirmed my new co-worker's suspicions that I was not a standard State worker. She picked up some binder clips in her braid there and is settling in nicely at my new workplace. In my office...with a door....and enough room to park my bike.... I waited a few days to bring her in; I started with the binderclip sculpture from the State job. It went over well, so I brought in my calendars and then Flo. Amazing how long it took some people to notice her.

Fish On

Last week a lovely lady was downsized from our office. It was disturbing and, in my opinion, handled poorly. So I spent the rest of the afternoon filling up the fountain in my office. And last night when I went to the pet store to buy dog and cat fud, I bought fish too. My mom came shopping with me...on the phone from the comfort of her home. She had a great time. So did the people behind me in line when I expressed hope that the fish would live...and then realized I had forgotten to put food for them in the cart. They are currently enjoying hiding in the back of the fountain where no one can see them. If they make it past a week I'll get them some rocks. If they make it a month, I'm getting a pirate ship.

Fist Bump

That did not just happen. My boss has been in a war with the Program Manager over his main project for a few days. We spent the better part of yesterday filling in gaps in our paper trail to appease him. Then we had a big meeting with him. They both think they made their point and 'won the battle'. Afterwards my boss called me from his office to congratulate me on staying calm during the meeting (uh, sure, no problem, not hard when not emotionally invested in this). The next time he came by my desk he game me a fist bump. *shudder, ughg* The funniest part - the project is in a 'winter shutdown'. Even funnier, it's shutdown because one of the subcontractors forgot to order the pump. It's a well project. I will probably never forget the day they told him it had a twelve week lead time. So glad my life is more than this job.