I Didn’t RSVP to a Pity Party!

There are some people I just don’t like talking to.
It’s not that they’re bad people, it’s that everything they say is gloom and doom, even when it’s something that’s not all gloom and doom.  Ya dig?
I.E.
Employee #1: “Hey there co-worker, how was your weekend?”
Employee #2: “Overdramatization of typical, yet tedious homeowner tasks.”
Employee #1:”Wow, sounds like [...]

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Nemmie Behavior

Despite the affection for “soft rock” station and it’s lies about more variety, my coworker and I get along pretty well.
We share a common confusion about Nemmie and Nemmie Behavior.
For example, Nemmie often wanders into the conference room.   When no one is in there.  Due to the angle of our seats, we can’t see what [...]

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Nat.Geo. Comes to the Office

Our fax doesn’t ring, but it’s quite loud when it prints.  If you’re waiting for as fax, you can just listen for the whirrrr-click-click-click and walk to the machine.
Imagine, for a moment, that Nemmie is a hawk and the fax machine is a stuffed bunny.

This is what happens 9 out of 10 faxes.
Not that that [...]

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Loose Lips Sink Ships

Okay, there’s some comically funny things that happen in the office, but I know if I start posting about them, I will shoot myself in the foot and pull a dooce.
Any ideas on how I can still convey the humor without saying, “My friend works with someone who stares at broken things, as if the [...]

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Lying from the Radio

We’ve moved into a new addition on the office.
My co-worker and I are right next to each other, as opposed to across the room as before.
I’ve mentioned her love of soft rock (loosely used).
Now that we’re 10 feet apart, I find it harder to block out her radio with my iPod; knowing that not everyone [...]

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