Whatever Happened To...

Favorite Phrase Overheard at Work

Do you guys mind if I paint my nails?

I Think My Headlines Are Too Long. What Do You Think? Too Long? Dragging It Out Too Much? Hmm? Really!

I'm So Sad. I Forgot. This Whole Month!

This October 2005 is one of my favorite months. Not for it gently sliding us into the holiday season, but for something barely mathematical, yet pleasing for the obsessive compulsive. Who, me?

See, two fridays ago was the 7th.
Last friday was the 14th!
And, today is the 21st.

A decade+2 spent daydreaming, staring at calendars that take the size of American flags in the classrooms of America (not as a teacher silly, as a lass!) made this exciting, you know, when it worked out finally, in it's special way: 7,14,21,28.

P.S. I like it when the Mondays are 7, 14, 21, 28 a tiny bit better.


C'est Trivial would like to thank you for reading the world's most boring post of all time.

My OfficeWorkers Click Your Mouse in the Air

So, this is a very interesting article about the simple solemnity of office work. No it's not! It's about the burgeoning field of interruption science, and how it relates to office work where it's customary to have up to 20 things going at once. For instance, work, the blogs, snacks, gossip, HA-HAs, etc.

It was at times depressing and emboldening. How's that?

Did You See That Pilates for Inflexible People Post

That one was pretty funny. Don't you get it? Like, there's a video out for people who kind of want to do pilates but just aren't able to because of societal hang ups and other barriers.

Ha ha.

Next up:

Pilates for Hungover People
Pilates for the Fiscally Irresponsible
Pilates for Judicial Nominees (uh-huh, that's right)
and lastly,
Ironic Pilates

We're Off!

Isn't it Funny

What? Right. How Libby Lewis is the White House correspondent covering the Valerie Plame leak investigation. You know, how the guy who did the leakin' is Lewis "Scooter" Libby. It's like funny to me and about four other people. Probably one of them the big head honcho NPR producer person.

LIBBY LEWIS
LEWIS LIBBY

Christ!

A New Adventure!

Can You Make the Sessions Today? No. Tomorrow? Don't Think So.

Yeah, I don't know if I'm going to be able to lift my leg like that. No, I don't think I'm going to be doing any breathing thank you very much. You want me to put what where? Not in this lifetime. Sure, I'll lift my arm... but not right this second. After all, I'm very busy right now. Shoulders down? Well. The nerve. Do you really think bending in this position is worthwile? And, I'm sure you also think that clasping my hands behind my head is something that I would want to do. Well, you're wrong. You're completely wrong wrong wrong. Why don't you just take your "pilates" or whatever it's called somewhere else. Somewhere where people give a damn!

A Harrowing Tale of Autumnal Danger

He had us under his spell. There was no escape. "Pumpkins!" commanded he. We obeyed in sullen silence. He made us cart them around on our backs. We had to find the perfect ones while he waited judging us.

PICK!

Oh! We are shamed!

I Vs. I

Where have you been all my life Crispy Ambulance? With your awful name and your post-punk '70s prog-rock--I'm so glad we met! But now that I know you, I can't help but feel lonelier.

Just kidding!

Anyhow, Crispy, it's been real--a real good morning getting to know you. Thanks are due too to the Exiled. Wherever they roam. Wait. I know exactly where the exiled roam! SanFranciscoCalifornia.com!

(ED: Why not just type the shit out in morse code--we'd have a better time understaning you!)

(C'est: Perhaps I will!)

Maybe It's True

Maybe this is her blog! I mean, have you read this article in the NYT? Seems our Ms. Miers is quite the youthful slang user. And she's totally BFF with Bush II, too!

You are the best governor ever - deserving of great respect," Harriet E. Miers wrote to George W. Bush days after his 51st birthday in July 1997. She also found him "cool," said he and his wife, Laura, were "the greatest!" and told him: "Keep up the great work. Texas is blessed."

COOL!

Well, Hello to You Too!

Verbal Blogging: Remember to Smile

These are all good things.

Thanks to certain c'est.trivial stringer out there. You know what that means right? Someone emailed me, or in some other way spoke to me, and I'm now I'm ripping them off considering them stringers for this site. Can you believe it?

New Feature:

Audible posts. I'm calling it Verbal Blogging (must attribute cest.trivial.blog.spo.t.c.om!). Sometime soon I'll see you and give you a verbal blog entry, for free. Or, I can do it over the phone. It's just that versatile and interactive too, since you can comment in real time.

Hey, do you ever call iTunes iTunage?

Do Nut Be Alarmed

Starting to feel immensely sleepy, though only 1/8 of work has been completed. I came up with a mathematical equation:

(d+g)(.0125)X(work)=798e

d=doughnut
g=gabi
work=work
.0125 represents 1/8 work (duh!)
e=eyelid closure

Question

When was the last time you had a doughnut for breakast?

Answer: One hour ago

Question:

Do you spell it donut or doughnut?

Answer: See above

Question: How's that doughnut treating you?

Answer: Refer to question two, and not so well