so yesterday i discovered this out-of-the-office automated reply email one of my coworkers put up during his absence.
Automated Message Below
Greetings. Thanks for your email.
I am out of the office, but if this email is about doing away with the designated hitter in baseball, then my vote is 'Yes.' If it is, however, about removing pickles from chicken sandwiches, then, of course, I am against it.
Kindest regards,
Norm
best.out-of-office reply.ever
5.10.2011
3.11.2011
Lame
It's official. My life is boring.
I have been sitting at my computer for the last fifteen minutes trying to think of something, anything really, to blog about. Guess what I came up with?
NOT A DANG THING!
Sad, isn't it?!
I have been sitting at my computer for the last fifteen minutes trying to think of something, anything really, to blog about. Guess what I came up with?
NOT A DANG THING!
Sad, isn't it?!
1.14.2011
hello again
bloggers, i know you have been fretting over my absence the last few months, but i just don't have time to blog that much. but let me assure you that i am fine.
now, guess who hasn't had power in her apartment since monday? yep, this girl! fortunately, my fabulous friends matt & courtney have been graciously letting me crash at their place for the last week. (this post is actually a shout-out to courtney because she told me last night that she "really just needed" me to blog.)
you might be thinking that my power outage is due to the winter wonderland outside. however, you'd be incorrect. so what is my power outage due to? simply put, it's due to the fact that i live in an old, crappy, run-down apartment in clinton, sc. but what can you do?
hopefully, the electricity will be fixed in the next few days... my landlord said he has somebody working on it today, so we'll see. i'm not gonna hold my breath.
i would say that i'll keep y'all posted, but my blogging track record from the last few months says i'd be lying.
peace!
now, guess who hasn't had power in her apartment since monday? yep, this girl! fortunately, my fabulous friends matt & courtney have been graciously letting me crash at their place for the last week. (this post is actually a shout-out to courtney because she told me last night that she "really just needed" me to blog.)
you might be thinking that my power outage is due to the winter wonderland outside. however, you'd be incorrect. so what is my power outage due to? simply put, it's due to the fact that i live in an old, crappy, run-down apartment in clinton, sc. but what can you do?
hopefully, the electricity will be fixed in the next few days... my landlord said he has somebody working on it today, so we'll see. i'm not gonna hold my breath.
i would say that i'll keep y'all posted, but my blogging track record from the last few months says i'd be lying.
peace!
10.05.2010
hello, old friend
i've rediscovered an old love: reading.
at one time in my life, i loved reading. i lived for it. i would get in trouble with my parents for staying up past my bedtime to read. seriously, i would sit in my closet with a book light hours after i was supposed to be asleep just to finish whatever book i was currently reading.
then, i got to college. reading wasn't fun anymore because i had hours worth of reading assignments shoved down my throat every day, most of them stuff i had no interest in whatsoever. so i quit reading. no really, quit altogether. i didn't read for class, and i didn't read for pleasure. i just took a break...indefinitely.
i was a joke to my friends (and probably my professors, too): the english major who doesn't read. it's like a strange, oxymoronic impossibility. i honestly don't know how i made it through college.
but i've rediscovered the joy of reading. i think the freedom to read whatever i want, whenever i want has given me a new perspective. there's no pressure to read something i don't like. if something grabs my attention, pulls me in and won't let me go, demands that i continue reading, holds my focus and makes me ponder, delve deeper, keep reaching to understand, then i'm happy to read it. but if i read a few sentences, and i'm not interested, i can put it down and walk away. just like that.
reading should be enjoyed, considered a privilege, not done out of obligation. so no more obligation for me. just enjoyment. i'm going back to those days of late night closet reading, when i couldn't get enough of literature: drinking in the words and wishing i could someday compose beautiful, powerful prose that would cause a person to sit up all night long in her closet just to finish the story.
at one time in my life, i loved reading. i lived for it. i would get in trouble with my parents for staying up past my bedtime to read. seriously, i would sit in my closet with a book light hours after i was supposed to be asleep just to finish whatever book i was currently reading.
then, i got to college. reading wasn't fun anymore because i had hours worth of reading assignments shoved down my throat every day, most of them stuff i had no interest in whatsoever. so i quit reading. no really, quit altogether. i didn't read for class, and i didn't read for pleasure. i just took a break...indefinitely.
i was a joke to my friends (and probably my professors, too): the english major who doesn't read. it's like a strange, oxymoronic impossibility. i honestly don't know how i made it through college.
but i've rediscovered the joy of reading. i think the freedom to read whatever i want, whenever i want has given me a new perspective. there's no pressure to read something i don't like. if something grabs my attention, pulls me in and won't let me go, demands that i continue reading, holds my focus and makes me ponder, delve deeper, keep reaching to understand, then i'm happy to read it. but if i read a few sentences, and i'm not interested, i can put it down and walk away. just like that.
reading should be enjoyed, considered a privilege, not done out of obligation. so no more obligation for me. just enjoyment. i'm going back to those days of late night closet reading, when i couldn't get enough of literature: drinking in the words and wishing i could someday compose beautiful, powerful prose that would cause a person to sit up all night long in her closet just to finish the story.
9.07.2010
so sorry
SO SORRY i haven't posted in so long. i don't have internet at my apartment... so blogging kind of has to take a back seat right now. no time for a real post (since i'm at work), but just wanted everyone to know that brittni and i are going to see JOHN MAYER tomorrow night in atl. it was her birthday present to me! isn't she the greatest? so pumped; can't wait. hopefully, i'll get to post sometime this week and tell y'all all about the concert. peace!
7.28.2010
free hugs
apparently, there is a thing called the free hug campaign. if you want to read a more in-depth article about it, check out the official website: http://www.freehugscampaign.org/. the cliff's notes version is that a lonely guy started hugging random people on the street to make them (and himself) feel less alone in the world. today, while visiting with amanda in downtown columbia, we were introduced to the free hug campaign by quite possibly the cutest hugger ever. she and i were casually strolling down main street, in the midst of a slightly intense convo, when all of a sudden the most precious little boy runs up to us, drops his sign that reads "free hugs," and embraces both of us at once. his mom was taking pictures and encouraging his hugging. i must admit that i was a little shocked, but because he was so cute and harmless, i didn't really mind. i did find it slightly strange, however, that our nameless hugger never said a word. as amanda and i continued our stroll, we paused our original discussion to dissect the hugging incident. our consensus? the little boy was adorable, but had a person over the age of 12 been giving out the free hugs, we would have been totally freaked out. i mean, i love hugs, but i just don't get the free hug campaign. of course, it breaks my heart to think that there are people out there who are so lonely that they would ache for a hug from a random person on the street.
7.22.2010
clearance
if you don't already know, blogfans, i LOVE a good sale. i almost NEVER buy any clothing item (or accessory) that isn't on sale. and today, i came across an amazing clearance sale at jcpenny. i am so excited, i just had to share with all of you. i bought three dresses for $18 each! i'm not awesome at math, but that's three dresses for a total of $54! and btw, each dress originally cost $60 - meaning i got all three of the dresses for less than one of them should have cost me! thanks to jcpenny's clearance, i have a new dress to wear to my friends' wedding this weekend, and i now have three more dresses i can wear to work... once i finally get a job, that is.
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