Cut and Paste...Cut and Paste

This is what I have been doing for the past 8 hours and I am seriously considering throwing myself in front of a train right about now!! Not really, but you get the picture. For the past two weeks, I have been developing an online survey for one of my clients and now I am working on a second one. It involves the most minute details and it is taking forever! I have had to go beyond what is offered in the survey tool’s templates to actually creating tables and hyperlinks in HTML. Now for some of you, this may be a breeze and may even be fun, but coming from a background in Industrial Organizational Psychology, I can honestly say that I have never been interested (and never will be!) in becoming a computer programmer!! However, that doesn’t seem to matter while I’m here at work. I am just a butt in a seat right now making the company more money :)! I don’t think I have uttered one word to anyone here at work for at least 5 or 6 hours. I have got to bust out of here!! Sorry all of you get the brunt of my complaining, but Tim runs rescue tonight so he will not be home to make me feel better (lucky for him!). Hopefully the season premiere of Alias will be just what I need to get me through Friday :)! Please tell me something good that happened to you today, so I can live vicariously through you!

Traffic Jam in Herndon

You would not believe the traffic jam I was in this morning!! There were so many cars on Sunrise Valley Drive that it took me a whole 2 minutes to cross the street and park in front of our new building! I know, it's not fair to all of you who sit for 2-3 hours in traffic each day, but I can't help but spread this joy I am experiencing for the first time! I can already tell that it will drastically change my life. Isn't it interesting that something so simple can make so much of a difference? Sure I gave up my view of the old parking garage for an interior office and I am no longer 2 minutes from Tysons Corner, but I would much rather be close to home (and I'm sure Tim prefers it so I won't be tempted to spend $ and I can have dinner ready when he gets home...yeah right!)!

In Need of an Invisible Cloak

Today was one of those days where I wish I could have concealed myself with a magic cloak like Harry Potter. Last night I planned out what I would wear so that I wouldn't be running late to my early morning meeting. Well, as soon as I put my black pants on (straight from the cleaners), I realized they were going to be a bit tight. What is it about the cleaners shrinking clothes anyway (I prefer to blame them!)? In fact, they were clinging to me so badly that I don't think I could have fit a piece of paper between the pants and my leg!

This was one of those moments where I wish I could have asked Kristin, my old roommate, if I looked like a hoochie because she would tell me the truth. Instead, I decided to wake Tim up to ask him. Not the best idea! For one, without his glasses or contacts in, I don't think Tim can see a thing. In addition to his limited eye sight, he thinks anything that is tight on my backside looks great! I should have known better! He, as predicted, assured me that they looked great. I wanted to change, but knew I was out of time so I decided to go with it. After all, they were black pants and black is supposed to make you look slimmer, right? Not these pants. As soon as I got to work and looked in the bathroom mirror (much harsher than mine at home), I knew I would spend the rest of my day sitting in my chair or standing against a wall hoping that no one would notice. Spandex pants would have been a better alternative because at least spandex stretches with you! I have to admit that I was fairly successful at hiding out in my office and when I did need to take a trip on the elevator, I made sure to stand at the very back. The things we go through!! Thankfully, I am home now and in my comfy wear. Those black pants can now be retired to the other closet with the rest of the clothes I hope to fit in again someday!