Every Monday afternoon, I am cordially invited required to attend our weekly management meeting. Generally, it’s a complete waste of time where nine of my coworkers seize the opportunity of having a captive audience to bitch about their subordinates and supervisors. “Oh, you are in trouble with your jerk boss because your jerk employees aren’t [...]

I’ve gone back to work, but I’m not myself. I’m grouchy and sore and, generally, moving a little slower. I am aware of it, which is why my answer to “How are you?” is “Sixty percent”. SIXTY. PER. CENT. GET IT?
Anyway, my discomfort is apparently amusing/annoying PITA and he has been really vocal about [...]

Today, I made my triumphant return to the role of Professional Checkout Girl. Let me tell you, four weeks away from the store did me a tremendous amount of good. While I was laid up I rested, got a crazy amount of writing done, launched a new website, created buzz for potential awesomeness, and consumed [...]

Recently, I was standing in line at a local drugstore. The woman manning (can a woman “man”?) the cash register was tapped on the shoulder by a coworker and asked, “Hey, can you work an extra hour? Jessica’s sister is in labor and she really wants to go see the new baby tonight.” She replied, [...]

Having been on “vacation” (quotes because my ideal vacation includes exactly zero scalpels but I’ll take what I can get) for three weeks now, I have gotten a ton of writing done. Little of it TCG related, but all of it beneficial for the girl behind the tomato.
Along with writing, I have been lucky [...]