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Erin. twin. awkward. gangster. liberal-ish. unconditional LSU fan. mango lover.
email: elebeuf at gmail dot com
Work UGH:
I realize I’m the youngest person on our staff. I also realize I was the student worker at one point. But both of these things don’t mean I have to do the bitch work no one else wants to do. I HAVE A MASTER’S DEGREE*. I shouldn’t have to stop what I’m doing because someone doesn’t want to get off a personal call.
*Maybe I should stop bitching and find a job that appreciates these things. Or get to passing that damn test soon so I won’t have anything to gripe about.
Greatest Entertainer:
I’m just now getting to the MJ Memorial (I had softball last night. Oh yeah, I’m playing on the work softbal team!) and Andrew and I had a difference of opinion about something that was said.
Berry Gordy called Michael Jackson the “greatest entertainer ever” or something like that. Andrew said Gordy couldn’t really declare that. He said MJ’s music was just heard by more people because of the genre, but someone like George Strait is probably considered the “greatest entertainer” by many people as well. I, being the know-it-all I can sometimes be, spouted off some of the stats I’ve been reading about- most albums sold, most number one hits, inducted into the Rock N Roll HOF twice, etc.- in defense of MJ. Then we came to a pretty interesting question: If someone is great but not popular, are they really great? Isn’t popularity an aspect of greatness? (For example, I’m pretty great at backing into parking sports, but does that make me the greatest driver-in-reverse if no one knows it?)
GPOYW: Three year old photographer edition
I always enjoy finding random pictures I’ve forgotten about in the ol’ iPhoto. In fact, I wish iPhoto had a button that would pull up a photo at random. It could be called the “Random” button or something. I’m still working out the details.
Sounds like something I would say. I love Syd.
All that White Out means The Boss has gotten rid of someone at every position since I started as a student worker.
thelibertines:
Other than his silver baby cup*, Andrew doesn’t give a shit about his monogram, but I think this idea is cute.
*He really doesn’t care about the baby cup either.
Happy 07/08/09 Day!
Is this a real thing? The sequentialness (sequentiallity?) just occurred to me.This morning:
Listening to Citizen Cope, eating chocolate chip cookies for breakfast, and wearing a new dress. What a great start to the day!
So I just bought this comforter… from HSN… I know. I know! But it’s by Nate Berkus! He’s so adorable. And I just bought some black $40 400 thread count sheets at Wal-Mart and I’ve been looking for a white comforter to put on top on them… And, AND it’s seersucker! Frickin seersucker, guys!
Don’t judge me and my Home Shopping Network purchase.
Prediction:
There will be as many things written about the media coverage/epic Internet viewership and subsequent fail* aspect of MJ’s memorial as written about the actual service.
*I HATE myself for using that phrase. I apologize.
WTF, Internet??
I realize everyone who isn’t in front of a TV is trying to watch this MJ memorial on the Internet, and I know this problem is partly my boss’s fault for deciding she’s “over it” and turning off her TV, but how can I enjoy Jennifer Hudson and Stevie Wonder if my connection keeps hiccupping???Big ups to all the big footed broads!
I always had the biggest feet of all of my friends. Being 5’8” and some change will do that to you though. It always blows my mind when I see my friends in a 5.5 or 6. I haven’t been that size since I left stride rite.
Amen, girlfriend! As someone with most friends coming in around 5’1” and shoe sizes in the 5-7 range, I feel you. I’m 5’7”- 5’8” and wear a size 10 shoe. We do, however, enjoy making jokes about borrowing each other’s shoes. And like all of our jokes, it just never gets old.
