Reading – Book: Saturday | Article: Women-owned businesses increase What I wish I had invented: Dunk Mug After only 2.5 hours in my attempt to arrive at work, during which I discovered I had left my cell phone at home so I couldn’t do either of the favorite Italian pastimes: Call someone, anyone, and complain…
Lost in Translation, Really
Last year at this time, I was wading knee-deep in a 120-page Italian-to-English translation about a bridge – architecture, engineering, and construction…fun stuff. The only good thing about it was it gave me an excuse not to go outside in the cold. I just got another small assignment from them. S is cringing because I…
School Daze, Shorthand Notes
Yesterday I got sent to the principal’s office. I mean, the president’s office. Some very important services were having problems and our clients were very upset. (Does this sound like I’m explaining to a small child?) Because my boss was out of the office, the responsibility and questions came to me. Our account manager crooked…
Holidays = Festive Drinking.
More than any company I’ve ever worked at, this advertising company is very concerned about image, and rightly so. This therefore spills over onto their parties as well – the more lavish and extravagant, the better. And I am there to gladly accept. This week had a downhill slide of productivity starting Wednesday evening. Since…
Fever, Nutcracker, More Gyrating Santas
Today was painful. Sick from the moment I woke at 6.15am, I only got worse during the day. Glassy eyes and dilated pupils, fever. We had a 3 hour meeting in English that ended with me taking him to lunch since it was already 2.30 and the other managers were all busy. I’m sure some…
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