Vultures

Even the vultures are circling in hunt of Friday. Today was like sitting through watching the movie "Mama Mia" all over again. Is it over yet?

Thankfully I'm on top of all my work so I can go on vacation and feel unburdened. But I swear if anything drops in my lap at work tomorrow that even threatens of taking a long time to resolve... I'm going to tear into it's flesh and make it sorry it whined.

Grrrr Arrrggh!!

Gawd, I can smell Friday, and it's making me hungry!

Time has stopped

So when I scheduled my vacation for next week, I thought no big deal. It would just be nice to be off fairly early in the year. The bonus for me is that it is truly a ME vacation. I don't have to go home to New York to see the folks, or for a funeral. Just a lazy time off from work to enjoy in my own way. Holy mackerel, as the week has approached I have just been silly about wanting to be here already. And it's just poking right along. The only thing on my mind is "time off". I'm actually really happy to be at work so I can concentrate on other people's problems to distract my mind. How ironic that even that is not working. I don't even want to think of other things to blog about cause it's just THAT ONE topic in my head. I'm even thinking of entering one of Sean's Undie-Monday features to amuse myself. .... forget about it, that's not happening.

Please tell me it's Friday

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Come on Friday!!

*FASTER*

Stimulus Plan

This is a rather nifty devise. The Steelcase Workstation - health, fitness and the stress of work all wrapped into one nice package. It's actually rather cool since it has an electronic adjustment to the height that you require. The treadmill only moves at 2 mph, so you won't feel like you need to run. And it's estimated that for every hour you walk you can burn about 100 calories. Of course the pricing link on the website is mysteriously broken, but I did find prices ranging from about $4,200 to $6,500. Stick that in your stimulus! I doubt seriously even the most health-minded of businesses would buy into getting their employees this little beauty.

What Office Supply Are You

I am a Whiteboard

I am a dreamer, a visionary, and a straight up idea person. I am very creative. Even if the things I think up are a bit wacky, they often are brilliant. I am an adept problem solver. I am always tossing around dozens of ideas. I would make a good artist, designer, or architect. I do best when work feels like play.

What Office Supply Are You?

The Hero Factory

Oh great! My superpower = I have a barking stick!

Be scared evil doers!!

Create your own

I am Competitive, Organized, and Centered.

Competitive
I'd rather win than simply get along in most situations. When I know I'm right, I would rather argue my point than compromise. I am not always interested in getting along with others in a group, especially if it can mean losing my identity.

Generally, those with a high score on the "competitive" trait hold leadership positions in industry and are exhilarated by risk-taking both in their professional and personal lives.

Organized
I like to think a task through before I embark on it. If it's the slightest bit complicated, I make a list (even if it's only in my mind) and methodically work my way through it. When I have a goal in mind, I'm not satisfied until I reach it. I am not one of those people who ignore the details, and I don't understand how anyone can get anything accomplished without thoughtful planning ahead of time. But I can be messy.

Centered
I often feel balanced and on top of things, even when those around me are freaking out. I'm in a pretty good state all the time, and not subject to drastic mood swings. I don't usually react before I think; I am not ruled by your emotions.

It's not ME

I swear to you that I don't mind having meetings. But I dread certain things about meetings. Usually I get to the point that I am very nearly like the guy above on the left. Now you will recall that our team was down a person for a while; that position has been filled for about 2 months now. The new guy is intelligent and funny and I get along with him quite well. My preference is for meetings to get to the point, have productive banter, and then move on. Oh, well today that wouldn't happen. Just as I was getting bored, I realized that the new guy was way more bored that me. It was a one-off meeting that we have on occasion. We had a guest as part of the group. This guest likes to talk circles and say nothing, but has a knack for making it sound pretty impressive. But it's not and it puts you to sleep. So while I was trying to get my meeting-dose of-zombie-sleep in - all of a sudden hear a very faint hummmm. And another - hummmm, now with a distinctive beat. Well don't ya know, it sounded like the Saturday Night Live Mike Myers tune "I know my name is Simon - I like to do drawrings!" I was good for the rest of the meeting, since I knew that someone else was totally more bored that me. AWESOME!!!!

Personality Test

Main Type	Overall Self

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Type..Score..Type behavior motivation
8...........19......Strong and in control to be happy.
9...........19......Peaceful and easy to get along with to be happy.

My main type is the behavior I utilize most and/or prefer. My variant (overall self) reflects my scoring profile on all nine types:

so = social variant (compliant, friendly)

sx = sexual variant (assertive, intense)

sp = self preservation variant (withdrawn, security seeking).

The Enneagram is a personality system which divides the entire human personality into nine behavioral tendencies, this is your score on each:

Enneagram Test Results Type 1 Perfectionism 46% Type 2 Helpfulness 66% Type 3 Image Focus 34% Type 4 Hypersensitivity 14% Type 5 Detachment 38% Type 6 Anxiety 58% Type 7 Adventurousness 46% Type 8 Aggressiveness 78% Type 9 Calmness 78% My main type is 9 My variant is social

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So after taking this test, I think I may be manic. I must be strong and in control AND I must be peaceful and easy to get along with - to be happy. Let's also notice that I am equally 78% Type 8 and 9; Aggressive and Calmness, respectively. Hi!! Let's be friends!

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