A few weeks ago, my friend from work, AM, told me she wanted to join Weight Watchers. Our work group disbanded, so I suggested she try it online. This was about the same time that she told me she knows her boyfriend is going to propose. (possibly before Christmas).
On Monday, we went to lunch and she ordered a salad. I said, "did you order a salad because you want to loose weight for your pending engagement." AM, "yes, I don't want to feel bad about myself in a wedding dress." I said, "no matter what, you'll like a princess on your wedding day." AM, "I took your advice on going online." I said, shopping for wedding gowns? "She said "no, for weight watchers." Me, "oh, yeah, that makes more sense."
She said that she doesn't want anyone to know at work when she gets engaged. I said it can't be avoided. All it took was an email to our boss explaining that AM would be out from work because her sister had a baby, and he circulated a department wide email congratulating her on becoming an aunt.
This is going to be good!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Training Recap
I attended a training last week with a man first thought to have some form of untreated ADHD, but I think he just liked to hear himself speak. I apologize to my friends with ADHD for giving them a bad name. In one breath, 'Guy' was asking the trainer for advice on how get staff in the field to access the sight when most of them did not have computers. Later he was asking if the portal could be configured with Flash because it was "too boring."
The trainer was showing us how to upload photos to the portal and used a Steelers jpg as a demonstration. (Earlier in the class we had all established that we all grew up in Pennsylvania. Trainer now in Atlanta, me in Baltimore, Guy in Chicago). Trainer asked if I was a Steelers fan (yes!). Asked Guy if he was a Steelers' fan. "No, he replied."
Trainer - "Eagles?"
Guy - "No."
Trainer - "Bears?"
Guy - "No".
(crickets).
Guy, finally, "I don't follow any sports. It's too expensive." Then, a breakout discussion about the cost of attending a baseball game (tickets, concessions, parking, merchandise). I roll my eyes and tell him instead of Cubs, maybe he should go to a White Sox game.
At the end of the day, we're talking about our rental car experience. I was talking about the base model economy vehicle I rented, a Yaris. Said it was weird that I had to manually lock all of the doors. Guy said, "I requested a premium vehicle, but was upgraded to luxury. It wasn't a problem until they put me in a Mustang Convertible. I don't drive soft top convertibles, because they're too noisy. I had to get another car."
This is just an abbreviated version of the other observations, remarks, exclamations and discoveries by Guy throughout the training.
The trainer was showing us how to upload photos to the portal and used a Steelers jpg as a demonstration. (Earlier in the class we had all established that we all grew up in Pennsylvania. Trainer now in Atlanta, me in Baltimore, Guy in Chicago). Trainer asked if I was a Steelers fan (yes!). Asked Guy if he was a Steelers' fan. "No, he replied."
Trainer - "Eagles?"
Guy - "No."
Trainer - "Bears?"
Guy - "No".
(crickets).
Guy, finally, "I don't follow any sports. It's too expensive." Then, a breakout discussion about the cost of attending a baseball game (tickets, concessions, parking, merchandise). I roll my eyes and tell him instead of Cubs, maybe he should go to a White Sox game.
At the end of the day, we're talking about our rental car experience. I was talking about the base model economy vehicle I rented, a Yaris. Said it was weird that I had to manually lock all of the doors. Guy said, "I requested a premium vehicle, but was upgraded to luxury. It wasn't a problem until they put me in a Mustang Convertible. I don't drive soft top convertibles, because they're too noisy. I had to get another car."
This is just an abbreviated version of the other observations, remarks, exclamations and discoveries by Guy throughout the training.
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