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15 Feb 2013 6 Comments
in I need to tell you about this right now Tags: awards, Contest, Entertainment, France, Free, gaming, Gift, Giveaway, health, humor, L'Occitane, Lotion, Makeup, Photography, Prize, Quotes, Skincare
Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
30 Nov 2012 3 Comments
in I need to tell you about this right now Tags: humor, Job, Life, Quotes, work
I love that quote. One of my favorite co-workers, friend, and contributor to WMEP has a mug on her desk with that saying. I spontaneously think of this quote several times a day. It makes me smile and it keeps me from walking into traffic.
I won’t complain about work – because it’s so cliché and ridiculous. Yes it’s stressful. Yes it’s the opposite of efficient, collaborative and smart. But it’s just work. Your job sucks too right? Don’t answer that.
(this is more like me thinking out loud than a post. but you knew that)
Say what?
21 Jun 2012 1 Comment
in I need to tell you about this right now Tags: Family, food, Friendship, humor, Kids, Legos, Life, Movies, Quotes, Tacos
I know some very funny people who crack me up all the time. Here’s some of my favorite quotes. Not from famous people. Just from my people.
“I was going to go to Vegas on my 40th Birthday, but I got a divorce instead” - said by genius new friend within 10 minutes of meeting each other. That’s how I knew she was my kind of folk. I think this is what her memoir should be called!
“Money isn’t life mom.” – said by an 8-year-old boy in Target who wanted to buy a $50 Lego set. Lego sets….I think they were the real cause of the ’08 financial meltdown.
“How can I fly with eagles when I’m surrounded by turkeys?” - said by an old co-worker who dropped jewels like this all the time. She is missed.
“Middle School is the ultimate rated R movie mom!” – said by a 13-year-old girl trying to convince her mother of letting her watch rated R movies (great quote – answer is still NO).
“I’ll just be here in the corner, chewing on wet cigarettes butts if you need me” - said by the most hysterical person I’ve ever worked with. She can find a funny sliver lining on any situation – thank god for her.
“Is that a taco?” - said by a friend who was confronted at a party by someone he had been ignoring for months. When cornered and asked to explain his disappearance he panicked and said the now famous line and walked away. There were no tacos anywhere. I think I peed my pants that night. This line is now ubiquitous with any situation in my life that warrants getting out of dodge fast!
An Opinion is worth 80 IQ Points – Alan Kay
30 Apr 2012 2 Comments
in Yes, I'm an event planner Tags: Events, humor, Movies, Quotes, weddings, work
Alan Kay is a visionary – a genius some would say. You should google him. He wasn’t talking about event planning when he wrote the quote – but it works. Although, I can relate things that Buddha and Oprah have said back to event planning too, just so you know.
To be a good planner, you have to put yourself out there. You cannot go-with-the-flow. You need to figure out what the choices are and then either know which direction is best for the situation – or take a gamble and go with your gut.
There is no such thing as a passive, indifferent planner. Do you have to be neurotic and Type A? Nope – but it helps. You know that JLo movie with that greasy Matthew McConnaheyhey? That was a terrible movie, although if it’s on tv I’m compelled to watch it. Anyway – the scenes with her running around like a looney with a headset? Bogus. Unless you are in a seriously stressful situation (there is no bride for the groom to wed, hurricanes, etc.) – calm yourself down.
Back to the quote….if you think events are the thing for you - test yourself. When you are with a group of people deciding what to order for dinner, what movie to see, what president to vote on – do you speak? Are you compelled to let your thoughts out? If the answer is no – congrats. You are a polite, normal citizen of the world. But if your answer is yes, and you’ve already researched the restaurant, read movie reviews and have no problem defending your choices – welcome to the insanity.
