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Where is this town? I need to move there…

It could be worse

As Brian always says….

….things could be worse.

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The thing about cubicles… #2

Just in case you missed the first round of Cubicle comments, you can see those here.

Here are more thoughts on the place my friends and I like to call “Cubicle Land….”

• Yeah, that viral youtube video you’re watching and making such a ruckus over? Yeah, my friends and I watched that 3 months ago. So over that.
• Cubicles are like living in dorm rooms without doors. Sometimes people are in bad moods..thats okay. Sometimes people are in good moods..thats great. But without a door to keep shut, I can’t politely keep people out as a way to say “I don’t want to hear about it, either way.” (i know, sometimes i can be SUCH a rude introvert!!)
• I know when someone is listening to online talk radio, because Dave Ramsey’s theme song plays at exactly 11 a.m. pretty frequently in our office. (which is when his show airs each day on our local station)
• I am beginning to recognize which co-worker is getting a phone call or a text based on the ringtone that is playing.
• There should be a law passed that requires Lysol to be sprayed from the ceiling every 2-4 hours to ensure that working within 5′ of 40 other people will not make you sick every other week (and during those times, the workers would get a quick break).

Your loyal weather reporter

My friends and I have been enjoying these videos lately. I hope you enjoy them as well.

Music video + other randoms

I’m sitting at Starbucks doing a little bit of work. Here’s a few thoughts that I’m processing today….

1. Just found out that Chick-Fil-A in Liberty is out of their Cow Calendars. I’ve gotten one for the last 2 years and I’m not sure what I’ll do without one. I’m hoping I can find one at another Chick-Fil-A around here or maybe online?

2. I see that there are only a few holiday cups left behind the Starbucks counter. That means we’re back to the normal cups. That means we’re back to regular life. Another whole year before the holidays. Boo.

3. I’m going to be 25 in just over a month. I really should be doing more with my life at this point..right?

4. The girls at the table beside me are SO loud and the sun is shining right into my ear…both causing an uncomfortable ear situation.

5. I love my husband.

6. Listenin’ to “Why Georgia” by John Mayer. He is an incredible musician. I need to buy some of his music.

7. My husband is brilliant.

8. I want to visit Atlanta someday. I think it would be a cool city to explore.

9. Now I’m listening to “Fix You” by Coldplay. Also another amazing song.

10. Finally, I think this is one of the coolest music videos I’ve ever seen…

Shipping containers

The other day, I saw this idea on this blog and ever since, I haven’t looked at a shipping container the same. I just want to hijack the next semi I see that is carrying one of these things. So awesome…

Here's the thing about cubicles… #1

I don’t know who invented the idea of a cubicle. They just lead to so many things.

• Don’t hum. People can’t hear the song you’re playing in your head. Stop it. People will listen to Pandora or their iPod if they desire to have music.
• Put your cell phone on silence. Especially if you’re in a feud with your spouse, significant other, friend, family, parole officer, or whoever. I don’t want to hear constant jingle jangles. And please, whatever you do, don’t use a song as your ringer. I dont want to hear the beginning of “Oops I did it again” every time you get a text.
• Plan your social life outside of work.
• Have fun at work, but please keep the volume at a reasonable level. I don’t need to know that you almost peed your pants laughing.
• Don’t talk about your sex life at work. Never. Especially if you’re a baptist woman. You shouldn’t even know what that is.
• Your desk phone has a volume button. That’s because only you need to hear if your phone is ringing, beeping, buzzing, talking, singing, jingling, dingling, ringalingalinging. Mutliply your ring times 20 other cubicles and you’ve got yourself a jingling zoo.
• Cackling is for nursing homes. Don’t cackle. Just laugh like a normal person.
• God gave us legs for a reason. Go check to see if the printer printed your document. We have enough yelling in the world, we don’t need to add any yelling about printers and if they worked or didn’t work. Just go check.

There will be more, but that is all for now.

Smiles, mail, and holidays.

Holidays are the best. I mean, seriously, the best. The smells, the weather (don’t even get me started on this topic..we’ll save that for another post), the food, the decorating, the happiness that is in the air. But the best?

The mail.

I can’t tell you how often I run to the mailbox (okay, you got me…i dont run) and open the little locked door and am so disappointed when it is yet another BILL. I hate bills. I even feel sorry for guys named Bill, because really, who likes a bill? No one.

Anyways, back to the mail. That’s one reason I love holidays. Because you actually have a higher percentage of actually, possibly, hopefully getting at least one card or letter.

This card or letter is often times much different than the other letters you get….they often times have fun stories and lots of cute pictures filled with smiles and Christmas trees and pets and happiness. Ahh, much better than then dreaded BILLS. Smiles are just much more appealing than a bill. That’s all I’m saying.

This year, now that I’m married, I guess it means it’s my turn to do my very own Christmas card with my very own family! Oh man, there’s so much pressure. First I must decorate and get the tree up, and pray that chigger doesn’t leave us a present under there. And then get the dogs all pretty and maybe even in cute little outfits…and then getting them to sit still for a picture. Oh man.

Luckily, one thing I don’t have to worry about is the kind of card I’m going to send because shutterfly.com has this great thing going (and we all know shutterfly.com has some killer designs for their photo cards!) …if you’re a blogger, they’re giving you a chance to get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly this year, click here for more information! (Be sure to select Clever 1000 as the referral source.) Pretty cool deal.

Here are a few of my favorites….

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I voted.

I voted today.

Usually I don’t vote in these “little” elections…but wow, this election is not that little. I’m beginning to realize that even the little votes matter. It’s not just one turn of the wheel that makes a ship change directions. It’s multiple smaller turns and a few big ones that alter the course of that ship. It’s getting the right people on that boat, standing up for the matters you believe in, and letting your voice be heard.

We can’t follow after Jon Mayer when he’s just “waitin’ on the world to change.” We have to work for that change. We have to be a part of that change. Little by little, the world will change if we do our part.

Change the world.

GO VOTE.

Disney’s Copy & Paste

This is crazy!