Lots of little things

[cybermule]

Staff party today. Which means that every female in the building seems to be showing excessive cleavage :) Obviously I've entered fully into the festive spirit in my sexy little outfit of black jumper and ankle-length green skirt with chunky boots. Much like the sexy little outfit I wear every day to work, in fact :p

I'm not good with clothes...

I'm just waiting on the weekend. I'm off to see a cartoon at the Watershed tomorrow, plus my Pink Floyd album came, so I have that and two compilations from a friend to gorge on over the weekend. And very few obligations - a few presents left to wrap and shopping for my mum. I'll try and get out for hiking somewhere.

Also ran out of St John's Wort. This was partly deliberate - I'm not even sure that it does much for me, so why keep taking it? We'll see how that works out anyway. Oh yeah - and I got a week's leave near the end of January **bounce bounce bounce**. Didn't think I was going to get that signed off.

I keep getting Christmas cards from people I never met *boggle*

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[fyatuk.livejournal.com]

Much like the sexy little outfit I wear every day to work, in fact

Heh, With what I normally wear to work people repeatedly ask me if I have a job interview. What's funny is it still isn't up to dress code. Goes to show you how much people respect the dress code in this company (at least for men)

I'm just waiting on the weekend.

Glad you're almost done with your shopping. I still haven't started. Might need to do that soon, but I'm only buying one present so hey. Everything else involves Kinkos. I have to say "sweet" on the cartoon and Pink Floyd. Sounds like a good time to me.

Also ran out of St John's Wort.

Never taken that. I do take ginseng every day and its helped me even though a lot of people say its done nothing for them. Course I still need to quit smoking before I can get real healthy...

Glad you got time off. Everyone needs time off. Unfortunately not everyone gets time off. I have 2 weeks of vacation time that they want us to take in 5 day chunks. However I can't be off anytime anyone else in my department is off (3 weeks for one, 3 weeks for two, 3 weeks for three, 2 weeks vac for four, 2 weeks guard duty for four, 2 weeks guard class for 4, about 2 weeks of doctors appointments for one, and another 12 guard duty days for four). That about half the year right there. oh well.

I keep getting Christmas cards from people I never met

This year I'm getting Christmas cards from relatives I never even heard of. That's always strange (Merry Christmas Jason, this is your great aunt Connie... my who?)...

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Goes to show you how much people respect the dress code in this company (at least for men)

Mmm. I think women get it easier. There isn't a dress code at work - most guys where trousers/shirt/tie. The tie's not really mandatory. If you wear a suit then you look a bit smart. Women tend to wear more relaxed things. heh - some of it I wouldn't wear as leisure clothes... too skimpy... brrr 8D My friend gets bespoke suits. I just get my stuff from really cheap chain stores. Not really into clothes.

I have to say "sweet" on the cartoon and Pink Floyd

Mmm. I have See Emily Play, Arnold Layne, Bike and Set the Controls on repeat at the moment. Very sweet.

Course I still need to quit smoking before I can get real healthy...

Yeah. I quit, then I took it back up again *shrugs* I took the Johns Wort to get me through a mini-breakdown 18 months ago. Not sure that it helps, so it's time to try not having it. Feel crap today, but mainly due to being slightly drunk and going through a staff party.

Got a "work" card from Durham University. Not sure if I've ever even spoken to them :p And one from some people I rented a flat from for a holiday.

[fyatuk.livejournal.com]

There isn't a dress code at work

Lucky you. Technically our dress code is full business attire. For men that means jacket, tie, shirt, the whole ball of wax. I'm the only one who even bothers to wear a dress shirt, the other guys wear polo style most of the time (this of course does no include the big wigs who actually deal with customers, they need to make an impression).

I quit, then I took it back up again

Know that feeling. In the last year I've actually quit 3 times. The first time mom went into the hospital. The second, mom died. The third gf dumped me. I keep thinking that means I should keep smoking, but I figured out I spend over 1,000.00 a year on smokes. That's 2 months mortgage...

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

this of course does no include the big wigs who actually deal with customers, they need to make an impression

*nods* My work is mostly "behind the scenes" stuff, but I do wear a suit when I have to give talks and seminars.