Archive for April, 2005

The Idol Files: Part I

Saturday, April 30th, 2005

While we are on the topic of discussing those who look like American Idol contestants (I.e. Kristoff), I thought it might be fun to segue into a discussion about those who actually are crooners on that bubblegum pop program.
The nation was shocked last Wednesday when poodle-in-a-leather-jacket, faux rocker Constaine Moroulis was voted off Idol. [...]

Please To Meet Kristoff

Thursday, April 28th, 2005

It would be remiss to write about the peeps at A Very Hip Software Company and not include my cubicle mate, Kristoff.
Kristoff, like myself, is a protege of Pepe and his frenchie mustache. All day we tinker and toil and fuss and muss. Every little detail must be glorious. Each product produced [...]

Behold! The Power Of Cheese.

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

The hännihaus family is growing, as Angel and I have just added another feisty feline to the fold. Sphynx is our new kitty, so named because of his striking resemblance to his Egyptian namesake. (Big ears, huge feet, that sort of thing).
As predicted, Belle is entirely upset. The other day when I [...]

Mini Me?

Wednesday, April 20th, 2005

My cubicle neighbor told me that I reminded him of someone. And no, he didn’t say Sandra Bullock or Katie Holmes, or some other foxy brunette. He said, with great enthusiasm, You look just like a fraggle - the purple one!
For the record, I *do not* think I look like a cave-dwelling puppet, but [...]

You Might Be An Imbecile If

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

You e-mail Compaq customer support with this question.

20 Seconds

Monday, April 18th, 2005

I think it was hassle the writer day at A Very Hip Software Company. It seems that every 20 seconds someone from some random department needed some form of copy and they needed it STAT.
And of course, because I had to see so many different people today, my hair decided to go all wonky.
I [...]

They Also Make Down Blankets From ‘Em

Sunday, April 17th, 2005

I was IMing a coworker the other day and I guess my relentless nonsensical rantings kind of got to him. At one point, in response to something about my love of creamed asparagus, he typed back in exasperation, gheesh!
And I furiously responded with, Don’t you mean “sheesh!”
A defensive fellow, he hurriedly typed back something [...]

Conceivably, Feasibly

Thursday, April 14th, 2005

Part of the perks at my new job is that we get to use IM. Not only do we get to use it, we are encouraged to use it, so much so that at A Very Hip Software Company, as soon as a newbie is hired, they are instructed to create an account [...]

Dear Maintenance Staff

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

I am very disappointed in you. As you know, this apartment complex, of which you are an employee, is not some hoe dunk, low-rent motel. No, this apartment complex is pristine. Less like a complex, and more like a resort community, this place has immaculate landscaping, Spanish tiling, and a pretentious clubhouse. Correspondingly, [...]

Catawompus

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

Recently I joined a fertility forum online. It’s not because Angelface and I are TTC (trying to conceive), as we say in the forum. Far from it, Angel and I have our hands full with a) each other (we’re both just big kids), and b) Bella Donna Bad Girl (the naughtiest kitty on the [...]