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Head Scratchin'

so last week, i'm doing my job and an email gets delivered in my inbox.  it says something like "for those of you getting a bonus this year,  ....."

what?  people get bonuses here?

ring ring.  "hello, this is maryse."  "yes, apparently there are bonuses"  " no, i don't think we're getting one.  don't go on a shopping spree or anything."  "yes i agree it sucks."

i let it go.

yesterday, another email gets delivered to everyone in the company.  "dear X group staff,  if you got a bonus, you should have heard by now from your supervisor or manager....yadda yadda yadda."

ok so now, clearly since my group isn't included in the X group, we aren't getting a bonus.  fine, whatever.  i'm not surprised since i knew there would be no money in our project budget for such a thing.

the thing is this.  UNTIL THOSE TWO EMAILS MOST OF US WORKING FOR THIS COMPANY DIDN'T REALIZE THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY GOT BONUSES AROUND HERE!!!! 

so i wrote a little reply.  "dear YOU, since not all of us work for X group and are also not getting a bonus, i think it's inappropriate that you should make announcements about bonuses that most of us are not getting."

reply back: "oh sorry, but it's so much easier to make an announcement to everyone ....."

so much easier?  SO MUCH EASIER????

what am i missing here?  i'm not upset that i didn't get a bonus.  we're nonprofit.  we aren't supposed to get bonuses.  that's what you give up for 4 weeks of vacation and being able to wear sweatpants to work if you want.

what got my panties in a bunch is that now, because of this broadcast message to everyone in the company, because people are too lazy to write emails to only those people who did get bonuses, or to the X group since it only involves people within that group, we all know now that some people get bonuses and some people don't.

because it was easier to do it that way. 

For Crazy Aunt Purl

laurie wants to see my office.  who am i to tell her no?  so let's go for a little trip, shall we?

here comes the train...

here's a picture of the hancock tower just because it looked so pretty. 

there are two desks in my office but right now there's only one of us, me, in this office.  and i intend it to stay that way.  i had an officemate in this ridiculously small office for a short while, (because i'm a putz and way too nice and so people don't think twice about pushing an office mate on me because they figure  i'm not going to complain) and we were like burp and slurp, the way we were running into eachother all of the time.  i've been spreading my stuff out onto that desk since intentionally as a deterent.  hmmm looks too clean -- i'll have to bring more stuff.

here's my side of the room.  that's a knitted scarf you see there in the left hand corner.  and i'm glad to see i don't have bloglines up on my screen.  that would be embarrassing.

here's the other side of my desk.  doesn't look too bad.  i'm not particularly neat but i can't work in clutter, go figure.  also, everything i work on is on the network, so i'm virtually paperless.  i did not clean up before the photo shot.

shelf with stuff.

redsox hat and cvs brand triscuits.

caffeine

coconut monkey head.

my obsession wall -- pictures of j and mini coopers.

more mini, all of the time.

time to go home.

Woo-hoo!

finally, pictures ....

i've gotten a couple of requests for the recipe for the rigatoni -- or rigabony (as martha stewart calls it during halloween time).  yes, it's one of her recipes,but instead of making the sauce from scratch, i used jar sauce.  and i used 1 lb of ground beef instead of the sausage.  super easy and yummy.

Woo-hoo Check Me Out!

i actually think this kind of looks like me ... courtesy of course of the Portrait Illustration Maker. yes i get that look on my face when i'm behind the wheel. watch out!

Open House

so the meeting with the realtor went well. first of all, i loved her and want to be her friend. considering that one of my closest friends now is the real estate agent who sold me my apartment 6 years ago, i'm thinking that maybe i just seem to connect with real estate agents and maybe i need to consider a career change. hmmmm.

anyway -- i have 2 weeks to get the place ready to be sold. and the only thing i really need to do is clear out the clutter (which i've already started doing) and have it majorly cleaned. i was worried that she'd suggest i have the floors redone and have it painted but she said no. my condo has lots of space for a boston condo, a great view, and a convenient location. so we're good to go.

it's funny though, as i signed the contract and all, i got a little emotional. not only am i selling my home, i'm also giving up a lifestyle that i really like. i love living in the city. i've never been a big fan of the suburbs. a girlfriend of mine describes me as someone who doesn't believe in grass. also i've lived by myself for over 13 years. and i really like living alone. i never considered moving in with my husband before we were married because i didn't see the point, since i could afford to live alone. i'm only agreeing to living with him now because that's what married people do. if the house next to his ever goes on the market, i may consider buying it. ahh the things one does for love.

time for a quiz that i got from erica ... get a load of the koigu she just acquired.

My aren't you cool! You have no shame, or much to
hide! You share your brave self with the web
world! Your pretty fun to read! You blog baby
blog!


What kind of blogger am I?
brought to you by Quizilla

although i don't feel that the results ring true, i do have to say that i like the picture

Ebay Anonymous

i just wanted to point out the potential evil that is ebay. look at the frenzy with which ebayers are bidding on this big box of caron dazzleaire. i think this stuff retails for maybe two and a quarter bucks a skein AT THE MOST. and yet, with a little more than a hour left to bid, a box of 48 skeins in a medley of disparate colors is going for almost $123!! STOP THE INSANITY PEOPLE! THAT'S $2.56 A SKEIN FOR ASS YARN WITHOUT SHIPPING!!!

but i know the feeling. your palms get sweaty, your heart starts beating strongly against your chest. just one more bid and then you'll stop. just one more. one little bid....just one......

Yay Me ...

i got my denise needles from ebay today .... duh, they're plastic... i knew this before but hey they're worth a try. i gave up on that poncho pattern anyway -- i really don't like knitting in the round and the yarn was all wrong for that project. so i'm making that poncho shawl thing from Weekend Knitting, the one with baby cables. i'm really a cable kind of gal.

and i've lost 10lbs -- that's really what the yay is about.

if i lose another 10 maybe i'll get myself that bag ..... hmmmmm

Goodnight John Boy

when i married J not only did i get a husband, i also got a slew of inlaws and nieces and nephews, most of which live within 45 minutes of J. 3 out of every 4 weekends a month there's some sort of family gathering/event. last week was mother's day of course. this morning was the twin's first communion then this afternoon was another niece's dance recital. i'm exhausted!

luckily for me, my inlaws seem to like me a hell of a lot better than my own family does, which i only see maybe once a year. because if it were the other way around, we'd have to move.

OK I Suck

the problem with having internet access at work is that it's way too easy for me to not do my work. i have done nothing today. i've only crossed 3 items off of my to-do list and 2 of those things were added to my list and crossed off AFTER i had done them so that it looked like i had done something.

i now understand why i'm a good 40 lbs (if not more) overweight. a co-worker of mine made popcorn this afternoon, ate 3 kernels, and gave me the rest ... and i finished the bag. she, of course, is not fat.

i've been reading this website for a good hour and a half. it's so very funny, and touching at the same time. the photos are great and her posts are very well-written. she is also quite beautiful as is her 3 month old daughter. i am unworthy. (her husband's pretty cute too and it's ok, i can say that ... i'm married, not dead). i don't think she can knit or do anything crafty so i can feel a little superior....but not much. she doesn't like cats. for that i will forgive her.

it's 4:45 pm. i have an hour and 15 minutes to cross off a couple of items off of my work to-do list.

i will do this now.

Boston ... You're My Home

this is what spring in boston looks like...

and this is my car. isn't it cute?