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February 02, 2005
Turtle neck

Today, I am wearing one of my most comfortable sweaters. Probably The Most Comfortable Sweater I have ever owned. I bought it in Switzerland, from H&M, probably for dirt cheap (and, yes, probably mass produced by sweatshop labor, but I'm not going to speculate too much about that). Anyway, I hardly ever wear it, because H&M clothes are more "throwaway" than anything else, they get worn out pretty fast.

Today is the third day of wet, cold, unpleasantness, and by gosh, I was going to wear my comfortable warm sweater. Anyway, its green, and has a huge, HUGE turtle neck that consumes my entire neck. That's probably one of the reasons I like it so much, because most turtle neck sweaters are so tight, they practically choke you. This one gives you room to breath.

But, apparently, it also makes me look like a turtle. Therefore the subject of much in-office teasing. Sigh. There's no mercy around here.

I also received the same level of no mercy is why I didn't get a full cup of coffee this morning. I've been told that I'm never at my desk anymore and "don't really work here" and therefore don't "deserve" my morning coffee. Its true, I have been in and out a lot and I'm not really officially an analyst anymore. But I'm still physically here, and figure I deserve my darned coffee!! (Take note George and Sarah!) Now, if they could just get me the darned desk that has been several weeks coming...

Anyway, last night, I contemplated how many times I mentioned my new job title and my employer etc. in my blog, and began to worry about people searching for it on the Internet (why, I don't know...) and me ending up dooced. So, I googled "fdo." I found this kind of dated web page which I thought might be of some interest to my co-workers. Scan down to "What is a FDO?" and you can learn more about hte job that I'm basically just starting...

As a point of reference, this web page was the 5th item in the google search. The tenth was the "Finnish Dart Organization." No kidding.

Posted by artemis1979 at February 2, 2005 10:17 AM
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1) The neck on your sweater is so enormous that it makes you look like you have a shrunken head. I should take a picture and post it so everyone can see that the teasing is justified.

2) Have you been here Monday or Tuesday for coffee? No. So we are justified in thinking that you're not going to be here today. Because you never write on the board where you are, so how am I supposed to know that you are, in fact, in the office today?

3) Hurry up and move so I can have your desk and turn mine into my muzak-filled waiting room.

4) We write a lot about work, but I don't think we write negative things, as in complaints about management or anything. That's the kind of stuff that gets a person fired. And we don't write specific technical info. So...

Posted by: Sarah at February 2, 2005 10:43 AM

Did you just type "by gosh"? Wow.

I'm sorry I'm not there for the teasing, I know I'd enjoy it. Have Sarah or Gavin or Jen throw in a few for me.

Posted by: Irwando at February 2, 2005 11:42 AM

Congratulations on your new career as a FDO. Tell the rest of the team that "Ramjet" says hello...

Posted by: Roger Balettie at February 2, 2005 10:37 PM

H&M -so yeah the clothes fall apart really easy! But for basic clothing on a low budget, they are fantastic.

Posted by: Caryn at February 6, 2005 03:18 AM


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