Category Archives: blogging

Phones are the Devil

I just want to take a moment on this grumpy Monday to express my deep hatred of phones. I hate the sound the office phone makes. I hate the flashing lights. I hate paging people on the intercom.I hate dealing … Continue reading

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Doing my Thang ’til the Cows Come Home

First off, another moment of silence is in order this week. I have had many shoes die recently. My pumps run down to the nail and make that annoying scratching noise when I walk in them. This week though, my favorite … Continue reading

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All Kinds of Shenanigans…Hooray for Three Day Weekends!

I hate it when I’m late posting my Friday blog. I would have done it yesterday, but I went blackberry picking and boating with my folks. Sorry, blog. Boat wins. I love riding on the lake. It is so relaxing … Continue reading

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A Valuable Job Hunting Lesson from Prentice…

So, a few of you may wonder how my interview went last weekend, and others may have assumed that my lack of response meant failure. Well, the interview went well enough, but the job was a multi-level marketing scheme. Yay. … Continue reading

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Plagiarism is Wrong…and so are Speed Writing Contests

  Many people spend their Saturday nights in a dance club or partying. I spent mine participating in the Equestria Daily Speed Fan Fiction Contest. Basically, MLP fans had two hours to write a short story about Rainbow Dash being … Continue reading

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Something Wicked Friday Comes

This has been a relatively promising week, especially when compared to last week. I had a phone interview on Monday, and I made the first cut! I will have another interview tomorrow. Yay! I was able to skip work all … Continue reading

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On the Verge of the Verge

This week was a doozie. I’m going to play plus minus plus and throw in funny work poems. First, here is a limerick I wrote to inform the office that the gigantic, dinosaur printer was broken: The printer is broken … Continue reading

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Advanced Receptionist Skills: 5 More Things Every Admin Should Know

You may or may not remember the post I did about the ad I found in the mail for receptionist classes and my own Receptionist 101 Online Course. Well, these jerk wads somehow got my work email and have been … Continue reading

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Beer + Disney Movie = Fridge Song

Late posting again?!?!!? Argh! I’ve been ridiculously busy this weekend. I worked for Honest Tea all day Saturday for a festival in Virginia Highlands. It was fun, but after being in the sun for over nine hours, I was ready … Continue reading

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Constrictions and Constrictive Writing

Wow. Is it already Sunday?! I’ve been meaning to post Friday’s fridge poem, but I was too busy peeling wallpaper in my guest bedroom, and playing with Mario Paint while under the influence of ponies: Man! This video quality sucks. … Continue reading

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