Somehow I'm not comforted by this.

[Nora]

So, CNN has a story on their website How Prepared is Your City? about different safety measures cities across the US have taken in the past year. Austin rated a "well prepared" I should be comforted, no?

Then there's this interesting little tidbit. 28 Airport Workers Arrested in Houston. I will say I'm happy for me that I'm not flying anytime soon. I guess the folk who are are just outta luck? I surely hope not.

Not to mention my favorite local headline of the day: Explosives Stolen From Storage Site. Georgetown, btw, is just up the road from here a bit. Feeling a whole lot less comforted, even knowing that the Williamson County Police are on the job. If I were feeling more comforted right now, I'd probably note the organizational skills required to think about stealing the travel documentation for the explosives.

But hey, my employers bought us all spiffy little country-craft style pins to wear tomorrow. And we're having a minute of silence in the morning. And snacks! I'm still not feeling very comforted, though.

Anyone else?

 

[Sillyman]

Who needs comfort when you have snacks? Just make sure to stuff all that fear and worry with empty calories. It's American.

 

[Purple Haze]

http://www.theonion.com/onion3833/second_birthday.html

You think you've got troubles?

 

[Nora]

Sillyman, I'd agree except they scheduled snack-time before I even get to work. Bastards!

PurpleHaze, I saw that earlier. LOL My coworker's mom's birthday is the 11th. I sent it to her.

And as an aside, in case anyone thinks I'm making light of the events, no I don't feel that way. I'm highly worried about the eventual placement of the stolen explosives. I'm a bit chapped at some of the false sense of security that it seems we're supposed to feel. I don't think I want to feel secure. Let me rephrase that. I think individuals should be able to feel secure, but I think as a nation that we shouldn't.

 

[Sillyman]

Sillyman, I'd agree except they scheduled snack-time before I even get to work. Bastards!

Don't you have a union?

 

[Nora]

Don't you have a union?

Yeah, we're a local for The United Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Corporate Flunkies. Sucky union, though. Couldn't even get snack-time pushed back to when everyone would be there.

Oh, and the pins have a dove on them. And a heart. Groovy. What if I don't feel peaceful?

Ok, we talked about this at work today (well, Monday).

I said, "It's kinda ok that they're being all touchy-feely about it."

My coworker responded, "We'd be a lot more upset if they went the opposite way. What's the opposite of touchy-feely, anyway?"

I answered, "Getting ass-fucked without even a kiss goodbye when he's done."

Unfortunately, the Vice-President of the company chose that exact moment to walk up behind me. Oops.

 

[Lost Cause]

Show the terrorists your resolve!

Break your diet! Have heavily salted snack treats, and msg! Everyone observes in their own way. A quart of ice cream will be my comfort when the TV programs get heavy!

*A tear never forgets.

 

[Sillyman]

I answered, "Getting ass-fucked without even a kiss goodbye when he's done."

Unfortunately, the Vice-President of the company chose that exact moment to walk up behind me. Oops.

Have to have the nerve woman. You have to stand up to management.

"Yeah, that's right, I said ass-fucked. I'm a fucking adult. I didn't slog through my entire hellish childhood just to have some wonk with crappy hair piece give me the hairy eyeball for saying the f-word, you got me pal? Why don't you get that fat overpaid ass in gear and do something fucking useful, like firing that bitch in accounting who keeps stealing my chair and whistling through her noise? Excuse me, I need to get a doughnut. Have a nice day and eat shit, dingleberry."

 

[Nora]

Lost Cause, if I were on a diet than I think it would be grounds for going off.

Sillyman, I figured I'd keep my job instead. As crappy as it is, it's a comfort to me to know I can go there and fuck off online for 8 hours and get paid (sorta) for it.

 

[Sillyman]

Sillyman, I figured I'd keep my job instead. As crappy as it is, it's a comfort to me to know I can go there and fuck off online for 8 hours and get paid (sorta) for it.

Oh you don't know from fun. VPs loved to be talked to that way, especially by women.

 

[Nora]

Tomorrow I'll tell him he can go blow a donut hole. For now I'm gonna go try to sleep and rest assured that an old and venerable corporate financial institution would *never* be the target of violence.

G'night hon =)

 

[Sillyman]

Tomorrow I'll tell him he can go blow a donut hole. For now I'm gonna go try to sleep and rest assured that an old and venerable corporate financial institution would *never* be the target of violence.

G'night hon =)

Goodnight sweetie.

 

[takingchances42]

My coworker responded, "We'd be a lot more upset if they went the opposite way. What's the opposite of touchy-feely, anyway?"

I answered, "Getting ass-fucked without even a kiss goodbye when he's done."

Unfortunately, the Vice-President of the company chose that exact moment to walk up behind me. Oops.

I nearly spit my coffee out reading that. And remembered the time I doing a presentation in a little glass-walled conference room. For some reason, I did an imitation of our Chairman and CEO, who was weasely, back-stabbing little shit with some annoying mannerisms.

Then looked up to see him standing outside the conference room, watching me closely. I still remember the "if looks could kill" expression on his face when he stepped into the conference room, and asked me to explain just exactly what it was that I was doing. Talk about an "oh my God, did I ever just fuck-up" moment.

Fortunately, he wasn't willing to spend the political capital it would have taken on the Board to try to get me fired. But if I had been a lower level employee, I would have been emptying out my desk under the watchful eye of a security guard within the half hour...

And yes, Sillyman has the right of it... corporate VPs do like to be talked to that way by women... as long as you are bending over a desk while you are doing so...

 

[PepperminTrish]

I said, "It's kinda ok that they're being all touchy-feely about it."

My coworker responded, "We'd be a lot more upset if they went the opposite way. What's the opposite of touchy-feely, anyway?"

I answered, "Getting ass-fucked without even a kiss goodbye when he's done."

Unfortunately, the Vice-President of the company chose that exact moment to walk up behind me. Oops.

*ROFL*

You definitely have a way with words Nora!!
Great 'definition'.

 

[bknight2602]

Yeah, we're a local for The United Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Corporate Flunkies. Sucky union, though. Couldn't even get snack-time pushed back to when everyone would be there.

Oh, and the pins have a dove on them. And a heart. Groovy. What if I don't feel peaceful?

Ok, we talked about this at work today (well, Monday).

I said, "It's kinda ok that they're being all touchy-feely about it."

My coworker responded, "We'd be a lot more upset if they went the opposite way. What's the opposite of touchy-feely, anyway?"

I answered, "Getting ass-fucked without even a kiss goodbye when he's done."

Unfortunately, the Vice-President of the company chose that exact moment to walk up behind me. Oops.

Cleaning coffee off the monitor, go girl go! Great description, maybe they remember when they were lower on the totem pole?
NOT!

 

[Nora]

I figure he didn't hear. I haven't been called into my boss's office yet, anyway. Or maybe he just got off on it? EWWWWWWWW!

Blech.