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Admin, I.t. and Men in General

I was listening to my morning show this morning and it said that Admin and IT are a couple of the top recession proof jobs. IT I totally get, but admin? Us lowly creatures? I guess that makes sense since I couldn't see anyone *lowering* themselves here after being a higher up. It would be QUITE the adjustment! But anyways, I found that interesting... it's also given me incentive to look around more. I had a temp agency recruiter contact me recently but I never called back... If I could find more money and more vacation time I would be out of here with a quickness! Although I hate Admin in general... I can't win!

Last night I finished my book. YAY! It was called Getting over it by Anna Maxted. Very funny, very interesting, it was good - but an easy read. Next up I am going to read Rich Dad Poor Dad - which is more of an informational read... The opening pages were already interesting to me so I think I will enjoy it. I have soooo many books to read! It's ridiculous...

Oh, so last night R was such a guy. On Monday night I had asked him if he would go to the grocery store because I had been to 3 over the weekend (different places have different things) and told him I was burned out. There were only 4 items to get. One was corn on the cob, which I explained to him how to pick out. I said look at the end, shuck part of it and examine the kernels to make sure they aren't all dead or gross. He said ok. So the man gets home last night and I start shucking the corn for dinner. I was PISSED! Each and every top indicated it was a crappy ear. One was moldy and the rest were deflated. I called R into the kitchen. I was like did you look at the corn like I said to make sure it was fresh? He said he did. I was like how did you see the kernels when you didn't shuck anything to look? He explained to me how he thoroughly examined the end of the corn that we rip off and throw away. He thought that's what I meant. I was like does that hard part at the bottom look like normal corn you ingest??? He was speechless. GRRRR! I was livid. But then I just started laughing thinking of him at the grocery store taking time to really investigate the ends that we throw away. I wonder if anyone saw him and had a chuckle... It reminds me of the time I asked him to get me some cilantro - he said oh that leafy stuff in a plastic container? I was amazed and said yes! That! The man came home with a tube of cilantro paste crap that had a picture of leaves on it. Seriously?

MEN!

But anyways. It's Wednesday. Better than Monday. Happy hump day people!!!

posted on July 16, 2008 6:39 AM ()

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We have some funny grocery shopping miscommunications here too. Like the giant can of peaches because they were out of the normal size.
comment by troutbend on July 21, 2008 8:52 PM ()
oh my God Kristy. That is just too funny. Poor guy doesn't have a chance,
comment by shesaidwhat on July 18, 2008 5:28 AM ()
Hm did you think about beating him about the body and face with the ratty corn?
comment by dazeymae on July 17, 2008 5:26 PM ()
This does explain much on the eating habits of single men...
comment by hawkwoman on July 17, 2008 1:39 PM ()
The man WATCHED you inspect corn in the past, and then went and inspected the end that is attached to the STALK? You're right, Kris; there's no saving him on this one!!(By the way, he DOES eat the kernels, right? Not the husks and the silk?)
comment by hayduke on July 17, 2008 8:28 AM ()
HEY!!!!! I'M a man, and I know how to buy corn!!!! In season, I buy about 3 dozen a week!!! (Mary Ellen LOVES corn on the cob!) And I NEVER come home with a bad ear! Part of the secret is NOT to buy it from a grocery store where the ears could have been picked a week ago. I buy MY corn from a local farm stand where the stuff is picked fresh every day.
AAAANNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDD, if you perhaps explained yourself better to R, maybe he wouldn't have made that mistake!!!! (He WAS doing you a favor, wasn't he? WHO wanted the corn???) How can people expect somebody else to do a good job at something if they aren't taught how to do it? Could you change the oil in my car without first being given instructions???!!! WELL? COULD YOU??!!! . . .
As Larry, Daryl and Daryl once said, "Women! Can't live 'em; can't stuff 'em in a sack!"
comment by hayduke on July 17, 2008 7:19 AM ()
I think I need another vacation
comment by elfie33 on July 16, 2008 1:42 PM ()
My lady friend gave me a grocery list to save her time so we could make love. I bought all the items mostly generic. When I returned with the items, she frowned. She usually shopped brand names, so her husband would know somebody else had bought them.
comment by bumpedoff on July 16, 2008 12:01 PM ()
Sometimes it's just easier to go to the grocery store yourself. I asked J to pick up dill weed and he got me dill seed. It seems that no matter what I ask him for he either somehow messes up, or he's calling me a million times asking for directions on where in the store he can find it, what it looks like, etc...
comment by mellowdee on July 16, 2008 11:38 AM ()
Oh, this is going to be a fun experiment for you. You'll have to let us know how R does next time.
comment by sexysadie on July 16, 2008 9:42 AM ()
Roll on the weekend
comment by jensgems on July 16, 2008 8:39 AM ()
poor R! men are too funny aren't they! I have finally trained hubby into helping me find matching outfits. its really funny watching him walk around the ladies clothes and holding up different shirts!
comment by elkhound on July 16, 2008 7:08 AM ()
Yeah I hear ya on the more $ and more vac timeWhere can I get me some of thatHappy Wednesday
comment by starlite on July 16, 2008 7:07 AM ()
Your stories of R grocery shopping are a hoot! Do you think he does it on purpose so you won't send him anymore?
comment by sexysadie on July 16, 2008 7:06 AM ()
Nice.
comment by spicybitch on July 16, 2008 7:04 AM ()
BTW: Cilantro is on that list the government released that may be contaminated with e.Coli. Grow your own.
comment by jondude on July 16, 2008 7:02 AM ()

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