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Eight.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006


I hate spiders. Did you hear me? I HATE spiders. Of course as it always goes... what you hate will haunt you. I am being haunted by spiders today. I arrived at my office this morning and entered through the rear door. After walking in I was caught off guard by a small web that brushed across my face. Just enough to get a chill down my spine. I wiped it off an continued to my office. Of course my body was a bit itchy from just knowing that I walked into a web. So about 45 minutes later I am sitting at my desk well into my rendering project and I feel a little tickle on my arm. So I lift up my arm and what do I see but a little eight legged demon emerging from my shirt sleeve. This thing was about to eat me. It was the size of my coffee mug. I saw its huge fangs open up and I heard it screech, "be still... you won't feel a thing." and it stood on its back legs and fire flew from its eyes and...

...ok... ...so it was only about the size of a dime but still... it freaked me out. I slapped my arm so hard it hurt. I still have the red hand print to show for. I killed it. Dead. But, that still did not solve my problem. I am now even more itchy and uncomfortable than ever!! Every follicle of hair is now a spider. Every brush of fabric from my shirt or pants in an eight legged freak! This sucks. I have a meeting in about an hour and I just know that my client is going to look at me like I have turrets or some kind of muscle spasm disorder. Maybe he'll think I escaped rehab to manage his project. "Great". He thinks, "I get the emotionally unstable project manager, I knew there was a catch to that low price". Urrrgg... I have chills as if I were back in Buffalo. I know there has got to be a great analogy here about the distractions in our life, or how something so small can change the way you present yourself, or defeating the enemy... or something like that, but, I don't care about getting deep with this... I just want it go away.

...my coworkers are laughing at me...

...thanks guys. I appreciate your support.

Bad Panera.

Monday, May 29, 2006


So today I went into the office for a bit. We are going to the beach later this week so I figured I would come in and catch up on some work for a bit and keep peace in my office. I never want to leave with anything undone. But anyway, for breakfast I love Pepperridge Farm Swirl Bread. French Vanilla to be exact. Slather a bit of Brummel & Brown Fruit Spread on it and my day is off to a great start. Top that with a great cup of Joe and were in business. I can take the world on after that.

So, Becky sends me off this morning with a brand new loaf of bread to consume over the next few days... I get to work and realize that in my "food" drawer at my desk that I have two more pieces that I forgot about from the previous loaf. I think to myself... "man, I can't let these go waste... I'll have these first." I slather them with fruit spread and wolf down the first piece in less than a minute... ( I said I loved the stuff... I was serious ) As soon as I took that last little bite... I had this funny little taste in my mouth. It kinda made me cringe. I looked at the other piece and sure enough, I saw what you usually don't want to see on bread after you consume a piece. White fuzz.

I tossed the other piece in the trash but there was nothing I could do about the one I had already eaten. So now I have this funky taste that keeps repeating on me. Over and over and over again. My issue now is that I have eaten everything in sight and drank a pot of coffee trying to cover the taste of this mold funk that has been haunting me all morning. I've even eaten an entire pack of spearimint gum in hopes that when the gum gets to my stomach it will beat the fuzz into submission. Becky brought me a banana and peanut butter sandwich for lunch that seems to be doing a pretty good job right now. Although now its a banana, peanut butter, moldy fuzz funk that keeps getting the best of me. I'm going to listen to some Guns-N-Roses and hope that Axel Rose can screetch the repetitive nature of this taste out.

Bottom line... check your bread before consumption.

Friday, May 26, 2006


Tired of those motivational posters hanging in the office? Hang one of these up and fight back!


Random

FairTax Rally Recap

What's Mom Worth?

Friday, May 05, 2006


Salary.com has an interesting article about what exactly a mom would make if they were paid for all the things they do on a daily basis.

I think their job is worth of much respect. According to Salary.com ........ a six figure respect.

How much are you worth? Create your own "Mom Paycheck" here. If Beck got paid for what she does... she would earn a personal salary of $127,328.oo.

Not bad. She's worth every penny... and then some.

Reedy River Park

Thursday, May 04, 2006