Thursday, February 22, 2007
 

Lenten season again. This year, all sweets. Two days into it, major cravings. I may be eating paper or something by, oh, next week.

In other news, I'm reading a book called They Call Me Naughty Lola, a collection of personal ads from the London Review of Books. It's hilarious, a must-have. It's keeping me from reading my guilty pleasure (but don't you EVEN touch it) new Barbara Michaels, so you know it must be good.

To make a very long story short, I completed a major project at work today. I was then told that I had done such a good job that I'd be rewarded with another major project. This perfectly epitomizes the difference between working in the public versus the private sector: private sector, good job = bonus or other positve reward. Public sector, bonus = more work, and ha ha ha if you think you're getting a single extra penny or sick leave hour out of this.

Children, let this be a lesson to you.

Oh, and here's a good phone call beginning from today:

*ring ring ring*

Me: "XXX Library"
Dude: "Do you have electricity?"
Me: "Um . . . pardon?"
Dude: "You know, lights and stuff."
Me: "Yes . . . is there something I can help you with?"
Dude: "Nah. I was just callin' to see if you had electriciy 'cause we don't and we was gonna come hang out at the library [NEVER words you want to hear] if you got it."
Me: ". . . I see . . . Have you called your power provider?"
Dude: "Yeah, and they're like there's a line down and stuff."
Me: "Just checking. [because calling the power company didn't necessairly sound like something he'd do] Is there anything else I can help you with?"
Dude: "You got computers"
Me: [probable long pause] "Yes. Electricity means we have lights and computers and everything. Everything here is working."
Dude: "Cool. Bye. See ya."

I'm about to turn my own electricity off here, 'cuz I'm tired. 'Night, folks.

Labels: Anglicanism, books, Lent, library

Elvisette philosophized at 10:59 PM