T-Minus 4 Work Days May 25, 2006 ~ 10:53 am
Posted by Julie in : Academic Office Monkey, Daily Grind , trackback
Y’know, some days you wake up and everything goes well and you get to work on time with no hassle. Other days you wake up to a cat trying to cough up a hairball on your bed, and when you finally manage to haul yourself onto the bus, you get stuck behind a line of five garbage trucks. Guess what happened to me today?
On top of a garbage-filled commute, I give you today’s winner of the “Did your Mama drop you on the head when you were a baby?” contest: The student who called in about Commencement, had graduated and picked up her diploma in February, but didn’t realize she had graduated. Her exact words were “Oh, that’s what the diploma meant?”. Kill me now. I am extremely glad that this is a three day weekend, because you know what? I’m going to need those three days to recover from this.
I’m also glad it’s Fleet Week, because hey, sailors on every corner. And the chance to use that old chestnut “There’s a bunch of seamen (semen) in the street!” in conversation. I will take pictures for all of you ladies interested parties. Because while it’s Memorial Day weekend, we’re staying in the city for two reasons: 1.) Everyplace else is going to be crowded with New Yorkers trying to escape, and 2.) Since everyone else escaped, we’re going to have the city to ourselves. Us and the seamen.
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That has to be the quote of the century! What she major in? Being blonde?
And I can speak for all the squids that will invade NY when I say I’m sure the sailors will be hoping their seamen flows.
Enjoy your weekned with the city to yourself!
..and she graduated from……………kindergarten???
Do I see an Uzi in your future?
Vince~Nutrition. She got her MASTER’S DEGREE in Nutrition. GAH!
Seamus~Two words: “Going Postal.”
Dang, I wish I was in NYC with you this weekend.
**sigh**
Aims~A couple more months. And we will sit around knitting and watching Doctor Who while drinking sangria.
YAY!
I totally forgot what I was gonna say when I read she majored in Nutrition and got her MASTERS in it… I hated that class more than any one we had. How tedious a degree can you WANT!
Oh yeah, Seamen… Take LOTS of pics for me, I heart Seamen, he he.
Nutrition! That’s almost as good as the people that majored in Packaging at RIT! Yes, people actually go to college to learn how to make boxes and foam peanuts!
Aimee~Yay!
Jamie~I somehow knew you would be one of the seamen requesters.
Vince~The sad part is that she earned a freaking MASTERS degree and doesn’t know what the diploma means. Dude, you are supposed to have some sort of brains in order to get your Masters. Obviously she does not. *sigh* And…people really get degrees in making packing peanuts? Wow.
Julz ~ are you going to visit the Left Coast this summer? HOPE!
seamus~not unless Aimee pays for it.
When are you visiting my side of the country?
You can bet you red head that if I come to the Big Apple you’re gonna get a visit!
I am always out of town for Fleet Week. Damn it! I’m missing all that hot sailor goodness?
Enjoy the eye candy
When I come to NY, I’m dragging Julie to a Yankees game!
Michael~If they’re playing the Red Sox, you’re on.
Lisa~I’ll take plenty of pictures for you to make up for your squirrel problems!
Seamus~You’ve got a deal.
Wait, what?! Why do I have to pay for your trip out? How come we don’t have Seamus pay for your trip? He’s a REAL grown up. I’m only faking it!
Aimee~Oh, right! Seamus can pay for the trip.