Category: random happenings

recently, i was lamenting the shape of my current hooded sweatshirt with a coworker. i confessed that i had let it get tattered to the point where it was no longer suitable for “business casual” office wear. i explained to him that i had a strange desire to support a certain usa-based clothing company even…

sorry it’s been so long… so i was looking for a new pad of paper for work and i thought i could probably tack on a new pen to round out the ensemble. after being sorely disappointed in the decline of office supplies (rsvp pens? really?), i noticed the top of a box of pencils.…

office-types try to bribe their workers into having a good time when the going gets rough. my employer does the bulk of sales at the end of the year, and we’re asked to help out on the phones or in the warehouse… so they offer free hot beverages through december 31 to keep us awake…

as mentioned elsewhere, a co-worker and i try to get up and out of our seats a couple times per day. when the weather does not permit going outside, we end up walking down the hallway past the in-house cafe where there’s usually a slight smell of whatever they’re serving that day. on most occasions,…

i’m generally not a fan of expressing one’s individuality with stickers on a car or political lawn signs. the ones i don’t really mind, tho, are ones that remind us of laws… like, sharing the road with motorcycles, or slowing down cuz kids are playing. there’s one that *always* tricks my eye and every time,…

i usually start my day off with about 15 tabs open while i slowly weed through news of the day, techy crap i missed last night, and user experience junk that i can save for when someone finally lets me redesign our checkout. when i hear my boss’ familiar steps coming from 5 feet away……