Thursday, July 31, 2008

1,533

Co-worker not wanting to follow basic archiving procedures, not telling anyone, and now about six months of work is fucked because of it.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

1,532

Casting calls that say "only serious actresses need submit." That is a meaningless statement.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

1,531

Overheard: "Does this cocktail make me look gay?"

Friday, July 25, 2008

1,530

It is absolutely ridiculous that I should have to FAX my agent if I want to tell him something, since he supposedly "doesn't get email." What a crock.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

1,529

Awkward department breakfast that gets even more awkward when people start trying to one-up each other with gruesome death stories.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

1,528

Expecting the worst of people, and not being disappointed.

1,527

The creeping suspicion that you are, in fact, a terrible person.

Friday, July 18, 2008

1,526

Tomorrow is husband's birthday and I want it to be amazing but it's going to be super low key due to a bunch of scheduling problems and he made me PROMISE no presents so essentially nothing is going to happen and I feel really bad. :(

Thursday, July 17, 2008

1,525

Just overheard:
"What do you mean relaxful isn't a word? It's a word! I use it all the time! Relaxful!"

Friday, July 11, 2008

1,524

This is supposed to be a short day where we get out at 1PM, but someone hasn't given David some files that need to go to print and we just looked and the person isn't even in their office and has had hours to do this.

1,523

People who camp out all night to buy an iPhone.

IT'S A FUCKING *PHONE*, PEOPLE!

1,522

Avarice.

1,521

There is nary a copy of Hellboy to be rented in the state of California. I'm trying to catch up here, people!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

1,520

Maybe I actually need goji berry juice. Maybe we all do.

1,519

What the fuck is goji berry juice? And why are there franchise style vans sporting its benefits everywhere I look?

1,518

Feeling trapped in a work situation because of an economic environment so tenuous that one has no idea of what is around the corner.

1,517

Receiving shit-tons of added work at the 11th hour.

1,516

I think I just made up the term "sub-client".

1,515

Being reprimanded by a client for including a former president in a piece of public art, after being given his name by the sub-client as an appropriate subject of said public art.

1,514

The work-related term "compression" as a substitute for the following:
"There is no way in hell we are going to make this deadline."
"Fuckloads of stress."
"Unrealistic expectations being unmet and resulting in spirited finger-pointing."