Crazy Day

Some days at the office (my real one) are better than others. There was a big meeting scheduled today in our conference room for all the big wigs coming into town (including the vice president of the company). Ten of them flew out here on the company's private jet (I can't believe I work for a company that has a private jet. Wowsers.) and were supposed to be in by 1pm.

Well, yesterday, about an hour before time to leave, our boss called and said he needed ten binders (filled with certain papers and dividers) labeled and ready for the meeting today (information we could have used days ago). So the admin scrambled to find supplies and the papers he needed and we (especially she) worked diligently to put these things together on time for the meeting today. She ended up staying an hour after it was time to leave. She had to get up extra early this morning to go to two different Office Depots to pick up more supplies. Today worked like a madman until finally finishing them up at 11:30am while I tackled the job of making sure all the offices were in tip top shape (that meant moving boxes under desks, organizing papers into boxes and files, moving chairs into the conference room, cleaning the kitchen, etc) and finished a little earlier than the admin (her task was much more detailed and tedious).

So THEN we get a call from the boss saying that they're running late and won't have time to have the meeting here AT ALL. So the admin had to drive out to our construction site with the folders she'd made PLUS the $150 worth of food from Jason's Deli we'd ordered. So besides the fact that she now had even more to do, the fact that we got the place looking pristine meant nothing. Now we're extremely exhausted; especially the admin.

I have a new found respect for administrative assistants today. They do so much work for their companies and I believe they cannot receive enough praise to equal their level of dedication. So, give your admin a special thank you today. She/He deserves it more than you probably know.

CayceAquaSheep

PS) We DO happen to have a wonderful boss here, though. Stand up guy. Things just don't always go as planned.

"Product Recall"

My favorite show The Office is back again with a new episode tonight called Product Recall. The folks at Dunder Mifflin Paper Supply have a crisis on their hands when a shipment of paper bearing a highly suggestive watermark is delivered to a local high school. While the office employees frantically answer complaint phone calls, Jim and Andy are appointed to straighten things out with the principle at the school (and, as you can see, Jim is thrilled to death about it). This episode also features a very funny prank with Jim and Dwight that I have to say is quite the spectacle. Very funny stuff. Can't wait to see it!

While still enjoyable, the previous episode, Safety Training, was not quite up to par with the some of rest of the season. I enjoyed it, though. It had a few cute JAM scenes (back to their old fun ways) and some great one-liners, but overall it lacked a bit of spunk and dragged in places. It did, however, have a great subplot where a few employees placed bets on the behaviors of their fellow unsuspecting coworkers. That was great. Creed's total obliviousness to the apple being replaced by a potato was highly entertaining along with everyone's bet to see how long Kelly would talk to Ryan without stopping. Pretty good stuff.

The betting also shed some light on the fact that Karen doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the gang. Whether it's because she's a little too mature and focused for them or because she just doesn't care hopefully it's at least one more step towards the downfall of Jim and Karen (Jaren). Or maybe that's just my wishful thinking. ;)

Best line from Safety Training?:

Michael: I saved a life today — my own. Am I a hero? I really can’t say. But, yes.

Stay tuned for tonight's episode, Product Recall, along with the final three shows; Women's Appreciation, Beach Games, and the hour-long season finale, The Job.

CayceAquaSheep

PS) Special thanks to ladama23 at livejournal for the icons.

PPS) *Amendment* I actually have gone back and watched "Safety Training" a few times on iTunes and it gets better with age. I'm noticing more subtleties and finding myself laughing more. So I'm switching and saying that it was pretty good. Go BJ!