Historic Morning

Posted on May 2, 2006 by Girl Friday

For once in the history of my employment, I was early!  I got to work at 7:50 AM because we had an 8 o’clock interview, and girl do I know about interviews.  When you go to an interview you arrive early (usually) because in your head there is a list a mile long of all the things that could possibly go wrong and cause you to be late.  You could trip and break your leg, you could spill coffee all over your outfit, you could get lost even though you drove there the night before just to scope out the location.  All of these what ifs make an early arrival not only imminent, but necessary for the sake of your sanity.  So I kept this in mind and decided to get to work early to greet the candidate.  I managed to arrive before the candidate and the interview committee!  I’m not sure if lightning strikes twice, so my early morning appearance may never be repeated.  Pause and bear witness to this momentous occasion!

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Burned

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Girl Friday

I burned a candle down to the bottom and I made a horrible mess.  The wax spilled over the top and trickled like a waterfall onto my bathroom countertop.

I cursed myself for my carelessness, but now I see how utterly pointless that was.  It was messy and inconvenient, but wax is malleable.  Most likely there will be no evidence of my mistake.  There are things in life that are far more destructive than clumsy accidents—like words.

Words are tricky.  Elements of context and subtext make words complex and subjective.  I live by words.  I orchestrate meaning and substance with equal care.  I avoid discord between my heart and my head as much as possible, but there are people who sling words like dirty arrows.  They hope to puncture old wounds and inflict new ones.

Beware of those double-tongued people that masquerade as harmless imbeciles.

Currently playing:  PJ Harvey, The Mess We’re In

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Time’s a Wastin’

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Girl Friday

It’s Sunday evening and I have been the most unproductive girl this weekend. I caught up on my socializing, but that’s about it. It seems like every few weeks though I write something about my incredible skill of procrastination. Here are all the things I didn’t do this weekend:

1. Clean the apartment (includes vacuuming, mopping, scrubbing the bathroom from top to bottom, and purifying the kitchen of all things icky)
2. Purge my closet of clothes that I haven’t worn in a year or more
3. Decorate the patio
4. Write my great American novel
5. Get in shape
6. Adopt healthy lifestyle
7. Organize my life by the Dewey Decimal System ala Parker Posey in Party Girl
8. Achieve my own Zen lifestyle
9. Call my mother for my weekly browbeating
10. Become a fully-realized woman (stop swearing, participating in burping contests, and whining like a child when I don’t get my way)

The list is extensive, but I really think that if I weren’t so distracted by pretty, shiny objects like the TV and computer screen, I might actually get something done! I think that maybe if I do number seven and eight from the list, the other items will come naturally.

To put things in perspective, here is a list of the things I did accomplish this weekend:

1. Went to happy hour with Latte Lady and met her coworkers
2. Saw three hours of Colin Firth and played a key role in the peanut gallery during Pride & Prejudice viewing party
3. Cooked gourmet waffles for boyfriend
4. Chatted with Violet the Bohemian for four hours over coffee
5. Ordered massive amount of Chinese takeout and watched massive amounts of TV with Latte Lady
6. Caught up on The Internet
7. Did the weekly Costco run to stock up on essentials like coffee and bacon (seriously, life on the Oregon Trail is tough!)
8. Played phone tag with Lucky 10-Key and decided it’s been much too long since we went shopping together and had time to just hang out
9. Did my duty as recording secretary (Seriously? Seriously!) and typed up some minutes
10. Experimented with cosmetics to find a new look and decided to go with 50’s Barbie Doll (black eyeliner, thick mascara, rouge, red lipstick)

Who am I kidding? I had a great weekend! I’ll start the week anew and attempt productivity next weekend.

Currently playing: Beth Orton, Stars All Seem to Weep

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