Smattering splattering
All the single ladies
My pal Andy Merrick just posted the beginning of a 3-part series entitled “Why Guys Aren’t Asking You Out.” Andy is one of my favorite people to read, and this first installment had me laughing out loud. In fact, I was still in bed this morning, barely awake, reading until I giggled – at which point Julie yelled up the stairs (remember, I have no bedroom door), “Annie! Are you crying??”
Hey. A totally fair question.
I am excited to hear more of his thoughts in the coming days – and to read any comments you may have on the subject. Let Andy know what you think…
Lit at work
All of the lights in our gigantic, sprawling office space are operated by motion sensors – as long as there is movement in the room, the lights stay on. Because of this, when walking from room to room to set up for lunches or fetch cups of coffee for visitors, I feel as powerful as God: LET THERE BE LIGHT… and there was light.
However, this feature is significantly less cool when I have been sitting completely and utterly motionless at my desk for so long that the lobby lights just… go out. And then, even MORE significantly less cool when I, the Temptress, sitting in my T.J. Maxx version of “business professional” in the darkness of the silent room, frantically wave my arms above my head.
Let there be light, indeed.
And as a final FYI…
When I sneeze, the crystal vase on the desk rings. It is legit.
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Thanks girl! I sooo needed to read that today and look forward to reading Andy’s next posts. Right now I’m repeating a 3-word mantra to myself: GUYS. ARE. STUPID. It’s not entirely true, but it’s been my cathartic She-Ra/Xena battle-cry for the past month.
Remember that book “Men Are From Mars and Women Are From Venus”? I never read it, but I BELIEVE… Man-o-man, do I believe!
I just wanted to tell you that today in chapel, I was leading the pastoral prayer…and apparently it was long because one set of motion detector lights went out…I mean, the room has lots of windows, so it wasn’t hugely noticeable…but I did think, “hmm, perhaps this is a sign that I need to say amen and get on with things.”
at my old job, the lights in the break room were like that too. and they would totally go off while i was on my break. because i do nothing when i’m on my break. i take it seriously. but it was also really funny, because people would walk in, the lights would turn on, and they’d be scared to see me sitting there in the dark. it was probably kind of creepy, from their end.
at my old job, the lights in the break room were like that too. and they would totally go off while i was on my break. because i do nothing when i’m on my break. i take it seriously. but it was also really funny, because people would walk in, the lights would turn on, and they’d be scared to see me sitting there in the dark. it was probably kind of creepy, from their end.
I laughed so hard.
Motion sensored lights? Wow! Waving arms wildly above your head…reminds me of standing of front of those faucets that turn on with motion-sensors (or the toilets that flush like that) and doing dances to get them to turn on…