So, the finance and I have been enjoying our little town home in the 'burbs, but we have wanted something more. In all actuality, we aren't looking for too much more square footage. Just enough for a second bathroom. We also would LOVE a yard.
However, do to this wonderful economy, we are stuck in our home of 2.5 years until the market picks back up. Because that day is not in the near future but I wish it were, I refuse to give up looking at homes on MLS and dreaming of the day when we move to the southern side of Minneapolis (or Bloomington... east side only) to a beautiful, little fixer upper. Preferably from the early 1900's and no newer than the early 1970's. We would love only cosmetic fixes instead of structural and a yard that is a DISASTER... (it may remain a disaster for the first year while we design, redesign and design again our beautiful outdoor-space-to-be).
Until then, I will spend my free time watching HGTV and running through the MLS while visions of for sale signs dance in my head.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Deer, Deer, Deer
It's Friday.
It's deer season.
I'm one of the only females in the office.
The office is empty.
It's deer season.
I'm one of the only females in the office.
The office is empty.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
"I NEED A SUIT"
Just as quickly as I began writing the last post, a new story came to my attention.
The guy we have come to call Kaptin Reetard (the spelling is on purpose) or KR for short, has been signed up for an awards banquet tonight. He has known about this for weeks, but has failed to figure out the details until today... the day of the event.
Here's an inside to how his day has gone (keep in mind there are three other people other than him that are going and we haven't heard a word out of them)
8 AM: I arrive a work. No KR. This is typical as he has decided that he doesn't need to come in to work until 10-11 AM and when asked where he has been, he tells us that he was at appointments all morning and he is just swamped. His calendar is empty and he has no installations going on at this time. He promptly leaves at noon, claiming to have more appointments.
11 AM: KR calls one of the other co-workers that will be at this awards banquet tonight. He is panicked because he is unsure how to get to the U of M and he doesn't know what the McNamara building is or where to park. He demands that someone give him detailed instructions on how to get there and where to park. He was given this information last week in paper form from the president of our company and then received an e-mail from the organization holding the awards.
1:00-1:30: KR is frantically calling everyone at work because he didn't have a suit and he is afraid he will wear the wrong thing. He calls everyone going to the awards banquet and the customer service person to get their opinion on what he should wear. He has been shopping at different stores since 11 to get the perfect suit and now, after buying one, is getting it altered so it fits perfectly, but he still isn't sure if he should be wearing something else.
Amazing. He can disrupt the entire office for an entire day for something that has nothing to do with most of us. And he still hasn't been in to the office.
The guy we have come to call Kaptin Reetard (the spelling is on purpose) or KR for short, has been signed up for an awards banquet tonight. He has known about this for weeks, but has failed to figure out the details until today... the day of the event.
Here's an inside to how his day has gone (keep in mind there are three other people other than him that are going and we haven't heard a word out of them)
8 AM: I arrive a work. No KR. This is typical as he has decided that he doesn't need to come in to work until 10-11 AM and when asked where he has been, he tells us that he was at appointments all morning and he is just swamped. His calendar is empty and he has no installations going on at this time. He promptly leaves at noon, claiming to have more appointments.
11 AM: KR calls one of the other co-workers that will be at this awards banquet tonight. He is panicked because he is unsure how to get to the U of M and he doesn't know what the McNamara building is or where to park. He demands that someone give him detailed instructions on how to get there and where to park. He was given this information last week in paper form from the president of our company and then received an e-mail from the organization holding the awards.
1:00-1:30: KR is frantically calling everyone at work because he didn't have a suit and he is afraid he will wear the wrong thing. He calls everyone going to the awards banquet and the customer service person to get their opinion on what he should wear. He has been shopping at different stores since 11 to get the perfect suit and now, after buying one, is getting it altered so it fits perfectly, but he still isn't sure if he should be wearing something else.
Amazing. He can disrupt the entire office for an entire day for something that has nothing to do with most of us. And he still hasn't been in to the office.
Weekends are now for work
Here is a conversation between our accountant and our customer service person (who, by the way, is helping out our accountant with billing since our accountant, for some reason, is unable to keep up with his work and we have found he doesn't know how to count... seriously)
Accountant: "So, how about you come in on Sunday and we'll do that billing training"
Customer Service: "What?! No, we can do that during the week"
Accountant: "Are you saying you're unwilling to work overtime?"
Customer Service: "No"
In a stupid attempt to suck up to the president of our company, the accountant seems to think that coming in around 7:30 in the morning, leaving at 9 pm and working at least 8 hours on Saturday AND Sunday will make him the president's pet. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to do his job. We have yet to figure out what he's doing for so many hours at work and why he doesn't want to go home.
He is another classic example of someone who moved straight to upper management and never learned how to do the actual work he is supposed to be doing. Moving to a small company is never a good idea for these guys.
Accountant: "So, how about you come in on Sunday and we'll do that billing training"
Customer Service: "What?! No, we can do that during the week"
Accountant: "Are you saying you're unwilling to work overtime?"
Customer Service: "No"
In a stupid attempt to suck up to the president of our company, the accountant seems to think that coming in around 7:30 in the morning, leaving at 9 pm and working at least 8 hours on Saturday AND Sunday will make him the president's pet. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to do his job. We have yet to figure out what he's doing for so many hours at work and why he doesn't want to go home.
He is another classic example of someone who moved straight to upper management and never learned how to do the actual work he is supposed to be doing. Moving to a small company is never a good idea for these guys.
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