I work with geniuses. June 28, 2006 ~ 10:56 am
Posted by Julie in : Academic Office Monkey , trackbackThis week my college switches over to four day work-weeks for the summer. The college is closed every Friday between now and August 11, with the exception of next Friday. Apparently they feel that since they’re being all generous and giving us Tuesday off for the 4th of July, we can just suck it up about the Friday. I said “screw that” and am taking next Friday off anyway, as well as all of the following week. But I digress.
Today I came into work to find signs on all the doors in my department saying “The Registrar’s Office will be closed on the following Fridays: 6/30, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11.”
Let’s pause and think about this. There is a big sign on every door informing people that we won’t be here on those Fridays. Of course, on those Fridays the college will be closed so no one will be able to get on campus, let alone into the building to read those signs, but what the hell, right?
I work with fucking geniuses jeenyuses.
And to make it even better, “Wheel In The Sky” is on the radio. Is 10:55 AM too early for a beer?
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It’s 5:00 somewhere, so it’s never to early for beer.
Me being just the way I am and all, I would not post any signs. Cause if someone is stupid enough to get on campus while it’s closed, and doesn’t figure out something is wrong when there’s NO ONE AROUND, and THEN tries to go to you office, they deserve just a locked door with no explanation.
Is Wheel in the Sky a drinking song and I didn’t know it?
What are you doing on Saturday night?
Vince~I work on a gated campus. Days when we’re closed, the gates are locked. Ain’t NOBODY gettin’ on campus. And I like your attitude re: the beer.
KtP~No, although it’s going to have that reaction from now on. It was during Wheel In The Sky at the concert on Saturday that I realized I really needed a beer. Badly.
Retro~South African Day at Celebrate Brooklyn. I’ll be at the bandshell in Prospect Park. Why, what are you doing?
I’m trying to have a housewarming party. An eight-month late housewarming party, but I feel that every house should be warmed eventually.
Retro–just don’t let your guests pee in the bathtub. That’s not the kind of warm anyone needs.
No, but it’s better than where they peed last time.
Retro~Damn, I’m sorry I’m going to miss it!
Aimee~That had better not happen when you come to my house in TWO WEEKS!!!
Retro~Did they pee on the bed? I’ve got a cat that would get along well with your friends if that’s the case…
I have to work on Monday, but not Tuesday.
Thing is, I don’t really need to be here any day.
I’m gonna drink and listen to Def Leppard the editing bays all day.
Hmm. Excuse me. Did you say two weeks? By my clock, it’s already 10:45 in NYC. That means I’ll be there in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! (By a matter of hours, anyway. But who’s counting?)
((man I hope my plane isn’t late!))
One day we were talking about it being 5 o’clock somewhere and ended up in a debate about what time it was in Greenland. Dorky jeenyuses.
Academia, aint it grand?!
Pass the beer please.
Oh and I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaack
Lisa~Yay, you’re back!!
Nanner~I can never keep the time differences straight. I’ve got all of continental America figured out, and I know England is five hours ahead of me, so I can sort of figure out Europe from there but it’s really a crapshoot.
Aimee~Email me with your flight info so I can write it down? I want to make sure the house is clean and pretty much fur-free when you get here.
Michael~I have to work on Monday as well, doesn’t that just suck? But I like your idea…perhaps the women I work with will just have to deal with me playing the entire Def Leppard catalogue off of my iPod that day.