Land of the Lost :: Office Version

This was our second week of the every-other-week schedule of being in office. For the next 40 months. Nothing quite seemed natural yet since I parked on a different level of our parking ramp and had no idea how to get to my desk!

Sort of a maze to get to the only set of elevators in the building!

I was thinking in the morning that I needed something to identify my "street" to turn down... aka row of cubicles. So I brought in my two purple Carter beanie bears to sit on top of the tall cabinet. But they weren't tall enough. (For my height anyway.) So I ran to Hobby Lobby at lunch and was tempted with a lot of beautiful fall decorations and even Christmas stuff.

But you know Hobby Lobby has everything so I found the sign above in their Big Foot/Sasquatch section. Totally appropriate for our situation. So I found the ribbon row and the scissors row to be able to hang the sign at the end of our "intersection."

It helped me and a few others.

I also reached out to the employee I'm sharing a desk with. I realize he must be a tall person since I had to lower the desk, lower the arms of the chair so I didn't look like I needed a booster seat, and lower the height of the seat so my feet could touch the floor. I apologized that we'll both have to make adjustments when we come in for the next 3-4 years. 

And asked if I could keep some items in one of our shared locker drawers since I didn't want to haul stuff back and forth constantly. I mean important stuff like my birthday fairy supplies and well, signs to hang on the cubicle. 

I am so used to personalizing my space, I know this will be an adjustment. So I'm grateful he said take all the space I need.

Do you know what I didn't have trouble finding today? SentryWorld!

It was so fun after doing our United Way outing yesterday for our foursome to get back together for league (which is just 9 holes, by the way). We just kept the same running jokes and laughs going from yesterday. For those who don't know, that's the cure for a stressful day at work!

Got home in time to blog... and start to edit those senior photos from Sunday. Have a good, relaxing night y'all! If you're lost, ask someone to help you find the way! 

Reality Show

As I was watching Grey's Anatomy tonight I was almost (I said almost) questioning the need to watch this prime time drama when life offers up so much of its own.

I think we enjoy the 60-minute escape from reality. The lives of those interns in no way reflect mine. However, by virtue of their names only, shows like Lost and Desperate Housewives might draw some parallels.

Don't you think sometimes our lives are so crazy they'd make good fodder for a sitcom? Indeed, some things are so sad, unfortunate, frustrating, you almost have to laugh and say, "Is this really happening?" Then the viewers watching would say, "That new show on the Austin family sure is crazy. What a dysfunctional lot! There's no way all of that would happen in real life. Good show. Good escape from reality."

Maybe that's how I should view this week. Just a little episode in a long -- and successful -- television series. What's going to happen next? We'll all have to stay tuned. Only our producer, Mr. G upstairs, knows that one.

Back to the grindstone, er, laptop

Striking Hollywood writers are back on the job today after a three-month hiatus that left us Grey's Anatomy fans in a constant state of withdrawal.

Of course I'm glad they came to an agreement reflecting something both sides can live with, but the bigger question is: What's in it for me? Will my favoriite shows be back thsi spring yet -- or do I have to wait until fall?

I did some searching and, fellow Grey's fans, rest assured, they'll be back. According to an AP report, Grey's will be back this spring for what's left of the current season, with anywhere from 4-7 new episodes. I'd say that's just enough time for Derrick to realize nurse Rose is no Meredyth, right?

The bad news is that we have to exercise some more patience. Now that the strike is over, it still could take 6-8 weeks before a new episode is aired. Jim's favorite show, The Office, may be back in 4-5 weeks. A win for both of us.

In the meantime, my Thursday night vacancy has been filled. I've become ensnared in the tangled web that is LOST, and charmed by Eli Stone. But he's no McDreamy...