It's been a long, long week, for me especially, as the Japanese clog dancers who live over the top of me have been having drunken parties all week and literally kept me up all night long three nights in a row.  I have had absolutely zero extra energy this week to deal with the little annoyances that my job involves.

That said, I still think I got off easy this week in comparison to some!  Half of the office is sick - Jeff most noticably.  The poor guy had to get antibiotics and the whole gamut of doctor's visits to boot.  I had strep last week, the boys came back from NYC sick, and over the last few days, I've heard a myriad of complaints from others: "My throat is scratchy" or "Man, I have no energy".

On top of it, our phones are still screwy because I'm still dealing with a bunch of Brits who have their big noses stuffed up their own tight rears.  Honestly, what company on the internet today does not take credit cards over the web?  Why does setting up VOIP have to be so EFFING difficult?  So yes, you have my sincere apology about our lack of phone service, folks; where I can't bear the full brunt of the blame, I'm probably the only person here who actually deserves to be even lightly smacked for it.

Ah, another day, another fence to scale.  Do I sound like a complainer? Lol.  I admit I'm a little crabbier than I normally am, and yes, probably even a little diva when it comes to the woes of my position, but I promise, it's mostly for show.  I'm just as sweet and happy as ever; the nice thing about the AR staff is that we all really do pull together when someone's down or when there's problems on the rise.  Jorgen was up with me the night before last just trying to make me laugh when I was so frustrated about not sleeping, for instance.  We have a great bunch here.

I just HATE feeling like I'm spinning my wheels on something that should be utter cake! Grr. Arg. That, and, between the Escalade that parked three inches from my bumper and blocked me in this morning and a distinct lack of caffeine, I, for one, am fully glad that Seattle's division of Mother Nature has decided to shine down on us today.  (I went out and just stood in the sunshine for a few minutes.  It's freaking cold, but so nice.)

Beyond that...I'm hearing some veeeeeeery interesting rumors about what the guys are rolling out.  I would take a picture of our ginormous whiteboard, but I'd probably get thumped for letting go of the BIG SECRETS.  But.  I think you'll love it.  I hear ActiveBrad said something on his blog about widgets...mmmmm...crunchy widgets.

Question of the day:  How do YOU overcome the wheel-spinning feelings?  Any tips for this little redhead?