wednesday - june twenty-eight, two thousand - 1:42pm
i named this entry for paul.... he apparently saw this bumper sticker on the back of a car once and could not for the life of him figure out what it was supposed to mean - until he said it aloud..... and then he laughed for 10 minutes.
we could use some world peace around the office today - and the last couple of days, for that matter. tensions are running high for some reason. i already explained to you how everybody's getting on my nerves lately - and first thing this morning i got pounced on to do the unpleasant job of hunting down files from other people's archives to download for print - a task which i always hate because everybody 'organizes' their files differently (i use quotes because it usually isn't what i would consider to be organized). there's nothing that annoys me more than being pounced on first thing in the morning before i've even had a chance to check my emails and get a coffee or a dew in my face.
and paul's pissy because everybody's computer is breaking down and he's the only one in the office with the knowhow to get them up and running again. i swear - he should make at least double his salary with the things he does around here. he clearly has two separate jobs that he does..... production, and fix-it man. i know the fix-it man we use to repair things when there get to be too many for paul makes about three times what paul does - at least! the bummer is that he'd never even consider asking for a raise because he's just too nice - but this place would be so lost without him. i hope he realizes how valuable he is, even if he'd never admit it outloud.
i bitched poor mary's ear off during lunch today. it's funny.... i was just thinking the other day how things have been going so smoothly at work and how i'm pretty content with my life right now..... i can't even think a thought without jinxing myself!
i transferred my two biggest snails over to paul's bowl.... soon he'll be overrun too. i'm going to have to call the fish store and see if they'll take some for when i get too many - i've got time though, they're still so little. mary's ex-boyfriend said he set his free in the garden... i thought they needed water - i'll have to do some research.
still no news on the squishy splash contest.... i guess i'll have to let you know tomorrow. i have a good feeling about this!! (oops - now i've blown it....)
