Morning, y'all. Exciting weekends?

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

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Dammit. I may have to go to Little Rock on Valentine's Day. I was supposed to roast a duck on Valentine's Day, not go to crappy-ass Little Rock.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

T, when shall we meet for the mac and cheese? I have been dreaming of it.

Can I ask y'all something? Is every single work-environment in the USA fucked up with politics and micro-managing? Can people not trust their subordinates to do their jobs? Is it me? Do I make all my offices dysfunctional just by my mere presence? Because now this place is getting all crazy.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Aw, shit, Al, that sucks.

As do I. No mac and cheese goodness happened last night - I had lunch with Chris before he left for south GA, went to my office and organized my files, went home with mac and cheese intentions, and promptly fell asleep. Because I suck.

Al, you've mentioned that several people at your office have left for one reaason or another - does that mean that y'all are hiring? Lisa (the girl who recently left my office for various political reasons) is looking for something - she has good nonprofit and media experience.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

We're going to be interviewing for a Program position soon - it has more to do with course planning and non-profit management. Not much PR or media stuff per se, but some public speaking and organization type duties.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Cool. I'll email her resume to her.

Today is a crazy day.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

I am whipping ass today.

I have decided to break the chains of micro-management by micro- managing my managers. If they ask me come to one meeting, I ask them to come to two.

It's called "Reversing the Whip." My friend Dan invented this technique as a relationship tool, but I am finding it works well in a professional environment as well. If striking fear into everyone's hearts is the only way to get a job done around here, that is just what I am going to have to do.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Amen. And you should so write an article about "Reversing The Whip."

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Eric still doesn't understand "reversing the whip" even though Dan himself explained it.

Al - it is definitely NOT just your place of employment. I think I was naive thinking you know actual merit could trump politics.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

I would like to order one (1) whip to reverse, please.

Gah.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

I think that all y'all need to fill out Official Requisition Forms to get those whips you've been wanting.

Are they on the approved Office Depot list?

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Y'all. Y'ALL. I know you want to see what Rudergirl's E looks like...

http://communities.msn.com/TinaRobersonsPhotoAlbum/friends ampfamily.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=50

Is he 40? Seriously. Is he?

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Older, maybe.

Ick.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

I haven't been reading her journal, but I assume that's her boyfriend?

He's at least 37.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Oh, he is naaasty.

I told y'all that I'm working with Miss America 2002, right? She's speaking at the event I'm doing in Birmingham tomorrow morning. Y'all. The protocol. One must never ask Miss America where her sash is, as they don't wear the sash anymore. One must not ask to try on the tiara. One must make sure that there is a garden salad in the limo at all times. One must make sure that all eight pieces of her luggage are accounted for. No one besides her chaperone can ride in the limo. Is there good security in Mountain Brook? You never know what Al Quaeda sleeper cells may be lurking in the Mountain Brook Village to harm Miss America 2002.

Good LORD!

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Al - He's her ex boyfriend. The one that she got "ruder" from. He's 100.

T - what happens if you DO ask to try on her sash? And why don't they wear them anymore? That's crap.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

But wait... he's the guy that's a reporter for CNN or something that she was engaged to and all that?

He's definitely 100.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

I think he's a "producer" with CNN - which makes him even more pathetic, as producer is the lowest-level job you can have at CNN. SO to be a producer at age 42, or whatever he is, makes him even more of a nasty loser man.

I bet she met him at the buffalo wing place she's always talking about in Smyrna. Like, ghetto Smyrna.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

He looks scary.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

AB - see, I thought it was An Bei. I will fix today.

Crap. I forgot my thought.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

No, it's fine--I think I mentioned it in my notify once and then never again, so it's my fault. It okay!

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Y'all, I love the TS posters.

And what mall store rhymes with "crap"? (see pitiful me thread). I was thinking Bath & Body, but.... Maybe she didn't mean it literally.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

oooh, I wonder if WG has been firewalled out of the forum?

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

I think the first store is B&B, and the second one is the Gap. I think.

Why would you even consider getting back together with a 29-year-old Young Lifer?

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

That post was so crazy. She moved to her boyfriend's city, and he didn't come see her for two months? Or, did I read that wrong? And, if not, didn't she get the impression pretty early on that he wasn't her boyfriend after all?

And she got fired from two retail jobs and now will be fired from Disney?

It's like she's the Angel of Deathifer without the Death. So much drama. "I was stabbed in the back!"

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Ooooh, I was thinking she got transferred with the same retail company. But yeah, duh. The Gap makes much more sense.

I know. Weird. She can for sure win.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002

Al - are you having trouble with your yahoo mail today? Mine is sucking ass.

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2002