I think I’ll remember my own LIFE

This week has been a week of complete and utter slackerness in some ways, while being insanely busy at the same time.  Because of the stupid presentation during a short week, the ONLY thing I was really able to work on all week was the presentation.  My boss had me working on it all day Tuesday, then probably another 3-4 hours on Wednesday, and then Thursday was about 3 hours FOR the presentation (there was more than just me giving it and I had to be there for everyone’s), and the rest of the day was spent putting together my review.  Then today…today was just a slacker heaven day.  Since so many people are retiring lately, there have been about 50 THOUSAND retirement celebrations going on.

Today we all went to Carraba’s for lunch to celebrate 3 retirements.  And when I say WE ALL went…I mean we all went.  They had to rent out the entire restaurant to make sure all 100 something people could go.  So…lunch went a good 3 hours.  Which means…again nothing got accomplished today.  So…while in some ways this has been a nice break from doing my actual work…I’m going to want to SHOOT myself next week when I realize I’m RIDICULOUSLY behind on this project.  (Ha!  And I said I actually do my work haha). 

Even more conducive for slacking…is the fact that NONE of the managers bothered to return after the lunch!  How badly do I just want to leave myself??? (Instead I am wasting time by posting…shut it).  Unfortunately I need to run today…and I REALLY am WAY too full to even attempt to do that now.  It’s entirely possible lunch would make a return visit.  ALTHOUGH…I was really good about what I ate.  I ate half a chicken breast, some broccoli (we will ignore the yummy garlic butter the broccoli was drenched in…soooo good), and a couple of bites of garlic mashed potatoes.  Oh…I LOVE me some garlic.  But still…it’s too soon after I ate to attempt to run in this heat.  Sigh…

Moving on…I need some advice.  I am wearing a super cute shirt today, but I can’t quite figure out what to do with the tie!

The girl has it tied in a bow.  However, I don’t think I’m a “bow” person…in fact it looks kind of ridiculous on me.  (her bow is all pretty and perky and perfect).  My bow is kind of limp and uneven and retarded looking.  It’s sad.   No matter how well I tie the bow…in about 5 minutes it’s back to looking sad.  So…can you think of another way to tie it to make it look better?

Last topic of the day.  Yet again…I stick my foot in my mouth.  ARGH!  I need to learn to just NOT talk. 

I worked with this guy about a year ago installing some equipment.  We’re friendly acquaintances and always say hi and talk to each other if we see each other (in other words…the complete opposite of my nemesis!).  So…he had originally intended to take the opt-out package from the company.  I heard last week he had changed his mind and decided to stay.  So…when I saw him at the lunch I went over to say hi and see if he really was staying.  He said yeah, plans changed.  So I started talking about his wife and what she thought about it and stuff like that.  Then, I was like, oh I thought you and your wife had decided to move to NC.  So…then he shows me his hand.  ARGH!  He’s not wearing a ring anymore.  Apparently they are divorcing which is why he’s staying here.  But ARGH, I swear I had to have talked about he and his for 5-10 minutes before realizing! 

So then I was like…SHIT!  What the hell do I say to that??? 

I realize it’s not really completely my fault since I didn’t know.  But still…talk about feeling AWKWARD and way to make me feel HORRIBLE!  I didn’t know what to say after that!  Stupid stupid!