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16 December 2009

GRAAAAAR [More:]So I was going to be on a work off-site event thingy, with games and rides and eventually lawn bowls and a booze-up. All sounds nice enough. The thing is that for the last few weeks I've been seconded to help another team who seem to have had a little trouble in the area of arse/elbow identification. Accordingly, they've leant on my boss's boss to lean on my boss to lean on me to just pop in to work instead of going to the event. OK, so I'm not happy, but I was just walking past the building on my way to a tram. So here I am, an no-one can tell me what it is they want. The person that, everyone agrees, has a few questions that can't possibly wait hasn't deigned to turn up just yet. So I'm sitting on my arse writing fuming posts for metachat instead. Grrrr.

God I hate this place sometimes.
Pom pomegranate juice is great with Ketel one citrus (lemon) vodka. Does that help?
posted by eekacat 16 December | 17:32
When I do get to this drinks thing, (which I will, you mark my words), I wouldn't want to be the person who gets between me and the bar. I shall certainly keep your suggestion in mind.

(Fun fact: the term "pommy", used to mean "English person", derives from the word pomegranate, and a rhyme used by kids to taunt recent arrivals - pomegranates being reflective of the interesting shade of red recent the English immigrants (note the near-rhyme pomegranate/immigrant) often acquire after arriving Down Under)

So, yeah, I've wrangled some spreadsheets for someone now, and am just waiting for them to allow me to get to the pub... Have cabcharge, will travel... eventually...
posted by pompomtom 16 December | 18:31
oh god... insanely overwrought stressed-out work week? Yes, I've had 2 of those back to back, last week and this. DO NOT WANT.

on the bright side, it seems there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I just shovelled the last pile of papers off to Finance for year's end and Boss is going to be out of the office for 2 days so that I can dig out from under the avalanche. After that there's nothing but parties, boozing and holiday luncheons scheduled until the 23rd at which point we go on our annual 2-week holiday maintenance shutdown. cannot. wait.
posted by lonefrontranger 16 December | 23:25
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