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I TOOK THE BUS TODAY! AND IT WAS FUN!!

public transportation, it’s so nice to see you again.

so i’m temping right now as a receptionist at the UT business school. i know. imagine me in the business school. i’m trying to blend in as much as possible but it’s hard. fortunately my supervisor is a micro-managing mommie dearest, so her condescending comments are keeping my�deviant ass in line. classic moments from yesterday include:

1) hours have passed with no visitors (keep in mind only two people work in this office, so the title of “receptionist” is stretching it), so sarah sits at her desk and eats her can of pineapple. manager pants, in soft, sugary voice says, “sarah, if you need to take a break, please feel free. we don’t eat food at the front desk for all of the visitors to see.”

2) i was asked by a student worker to send an email request for a receipt book order. in response to my request, i was asked for an account number. when i mentioned this to manager pants, she said, “well, sarah, you’re not supposed to be�sending those emails directly. you must always send them to me so that i can review them.�you of course don’t have the authority to�spend any part of the budget.�don’t you see?” the receipt book, btw, costs $7.89. so i send her the email, and she replies back with “approved”. heaven help me.

3) she asked me to write down some 10 digit account numbers, and i made the DREADFUL mistake of asking her the difference between the accounts. she widened her eyes in a maniacal manner and said (again, softly), “well sarah, i do believe we talked a bit about accounts this morning. do you remember what i told you? about what the numbers mean?” so i replied, “yes, 26 means federal funding and 19 means internal funding… BIOTCH!” of course, i had to use ESP for the biotch part.

inspite of my ranting, i’m really thankful for this temp job. it’s a great way to make money (which i desperately need) while waiting to hear back from potential employers. i’ve got a couple of possibilies, three of which seem *very* likely to evolve into offers. i’ll keep you xangsters posted.

so i can deal with manager pants, cos i know it’s�a TEMP job. another student worker told me that the last receptionist left after 6 weeks. and the one before that left after 3 months. you know, you just can’t find good help these days.

i’m heading to houston this saturday to see the fabulous amber and of course my houston friends. i’m really excited!

oh and another bonus of this temp job: the staff lounge has starbucks coffee. i know, i’m a sell-out, but�people, regular office coffee is BAD. it just is. i can’t turn away from the truth. anyhoo i really need a refill cos i was out late last night watching seth and his band play an excellent show at the carousel, followed by chris simpson (seth’s friend from star seeds) who used to be�in the bands�mineral and the gloria record. the best part about the carousel is the massive pink elephant that stands in the back of the stage. the second best is the sign on the back door that says, in big block letters, “FOR THE LAST TIME, DO NOT BLOCK THIS DOOR!!”. the corner of the sign is partially� obscured by a large piano.

ok, i’m off to run some errands for manager pants. woo-hoo!