“Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead” by Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Month: June 2012
Heat waved
Oh, it was a busy day at work, but I managed to get more accomplished than I thought I would. And while it wasn’t as much as I would have liked to get accomplished, it was more than enough to end the day and week with.
Plus, there was cake. (It was a co-worker’s birthday.)
Right now, I’m just looking forward to the weekend. I had to break out the shorts and crank up the air conditioner, because it was as hot as an oven out today — though so cold in the office I can’t comfortably wear short-sleeved shirts. I think summer’s here for real.
Song of the day
“I Am Downright Amazed at What I Can Destroy With Just a Hammer” by Atom and His Package
Random 10 6-29-12
What are the chances that you’re visiting my weblog and you don’t know how this game works? I don’t think I’ve had many new visitors to this blog in close to a decade. Anyway, it’s a simple guess-the-lyric thing I’ve been doing for years. Guess it right, win no prize! I dunno, it keeps the kids off the streets.
Here’s last week’s. And here’s this week’s:
- “Sinister Kid” by the Black Keys
But your mother don’t pay our bills - “In Asking Land” by Talking Heads
All the miners breathing underground - “Hercules” by Elton John
That old tough man routine up her sleeves - “Your Love” by Outfield, guessed by Clayton
You know I like my girls a little bit older - “Rumble With the Gang Debs” by Tullycraft
They’re taking lipstick out tonight - “Curl” by Jonathan Coulton
Got to keep the Canadians down - “Where Is Bobby Gentry?” by Jill Sobule
Does she ever go to Choctaw? - “Pancho & Lefty” by Willie Nelson (orig. Townes van Zandt)
You weren’t your momma’s only boy - “Self Esteem” by Offspring
Now I’ll relate this little bit - “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, guessed by Clayton
We’re finally on our own
Good luck!
How to make friends and influence people
I was talked into taking an influencing skills workshop this morning.
It was a full-day workshop when I signed up several weeks ago, and despite being genuinely worthwhile, with some good advice for resolving conflicts and dealing with people — without being either too new-agey or corporate-speaky — I’m kind of glad it got shortened to end at 12:30. I have no lack of actual work that needs to be done.
Still, I don’t regret going to the workshop. The time went by really quickly, and there were some useful exercises along the way.
The rest of the day was report writing until my brain wanted to explode.