How I Roll

(from tumblingwithstyle)

Confession

Hi, my name is Joanne and I am exclamation point-aholic. I am addicted to using the exclamation point in emails, texts, letters, notes, etc.

It's embarassing, but I'm just so attracted to its slender build and simplicity. Who knew a line and a dot could hold so much power over me? Oh, how I'm aching to go back and add them into those past sentences. I know admittance is only the first step, but I'm not ready to move past it quite yet...

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Creepster

In my line of work (doesn't that sound fancy?!) I get a lot of calls from vendors looking for work. It's hard because I really wish I had enough work for everyone, but I just don’t. But if I did have enough work for everyone I still wouldn’t give any to this one rep I shall refer to as Derek. Basically, he is both extremely annoying and creepy. He calls me about once a month, and then follows up with an email stating the same exact thing he said in his voicemail. I have nicely emailed him back three times telling him I am not interested in working with him. That was in 2009, but he stills continues to call me monthly.

Because of my anal retentive nature, I keep notes of all my phone calls including voicemails. Here’s a sampling of some notes I wrote during Derek’s voicemails:

- BIG GIANT stalker pants
- still annoying
- tells bad jokes
- ANNOYING, slightly less creepy, but still not creepy
- wants to “help my career with his company’s big benefits" – is he a molester?
- vomit, vomit, vomit

Any suggestions on how to get rid of him without actually having to speak to him? He obviously is not getting the hint and I don’t think I can speak to him without cursing at him.

[I'm trying really hard to not write (aka complain) about work all the time, but I'm there 40 hours a week, and it's really hard not to. I think the only other things I do that much is sleep, and that's really uninteresting.]

Thanks!

"You know, you'd never know by looking at you what a huge dork you are." - My co-worker

eep!

Shit, yo. Hot new trend or time to buy new cardigans?

What the Hell

Wow, nothing has ever made me as an uncomfortable as this video, I couldn't even make it all the way through.

Link:

Seriously, I imagine watching Two Girls, One Cup with my parents would be less uncomfortable.

Voicemails I Leave

Hi, it's Joanne from [company]. I need to talk to you about the proof you sent because whatever you did was really bad. Can you just undo whatever that was? Um, we just kind of hate it. Because it's obviously bad, you know? I mean when I look at it, I can see a lot that's bad which we don't like. Well, anyway, please call me back when you get a chance and we can discuss it. Have a nice day!