Category Archives: Work

The woman who sits behind me at work loves to sing to 80′s music. Not just listen to it. Sing to it. Out loud. At work. She’s an eccentric designer, so it’s tolerated. And I’m a fairly tolerant worker bee…but … Continue reading →

“What are you reading?” said Guy I Work With. I’m sitting alone in the cafeteria at work. It’s high school all over again. “Uh…a book written by a psychotherapist who claims to be chanelling Jesus Christ.” Awkward moment. “Oh.” I … Continue reading →

So my new second career of becoming a Super Genius User Experience Designer isn’t quite working out. Would Einstein be willing to sit through an InDesign tutorial? Would he learn the short cuts? Or would he laboriously scroll to the … Continue reading →

If I have to work for The Man, I have to say that I’m really glad he’s Korean. Between the two full-time baristas staffed at the coffee bar and the view of the ocean, I can’t complain. There were too … Continue reading →

FADE IN: INT. – CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY WOMAN (30′s….kind of) sits down at LARGE CONFERENCE TABLE filled with WORK PEOPLE. OLDER IMPORTANT MAN (50′s) is seated beside her. He is clearly IMPORTANT, but she doesn’t know it…YET. She is … Continue reading →

In a twisted sort of Holly Hunter in “Broadcast News” way, I love what I do, producing Creative Digital Things, working with talented people, and being the advocate of Getting Shit Done. And, most importantly, I really love Getting Paid. … Continue reading →

Today a guy at work yelled out, “She’s just like her mother….really hard on the eyes!” We all just looked at each other like, “We could get really offended…or keep our jobs.” Advertising = White Heterosexual Males Deal. But what … Continue reading →

(SFX: SUPER ANNOYING ALARM SOUND) WHAT?! What’s happening? Why is it so early?! W.T.F? Job. Oh, yeah. Job?! Late! Go! Shower. Jeans. Boots. Hair (sort of) dry. Car. Coffee. Peete’s…long line. Order faster, Coffee Drinkers. Damn high-maintenance Coffee Drinkers! See … Continue reading →

Yesterday, several people at my new job walked up to me and introduced themselves. I thought maybe they mistook me for the person who received the giant bottle of Patron (it’s sitting on my desk next to a box of … Continue reading →

The other day a recruiter called to ask if she could send my resume to a company in Orange County. “You can send it to Tijuana, too, while you’re at it.” The Orange Curtain seems about as far from my … Continue reading →