i've been in a pretty good mood lately - distracted by my creativity infusion and kickboxing endorphins.
so, i can pretty much let work woes roll off of me.
i spend 40 hours of my life in this cubicle, but that doesn't mean i live for work.

the company is going through more turmoil.
13 people were laid off last week and they announced we still won't be getting pay increases until at least 2009. People are stressed to capacity with work and there's just a lot of complaining.

but, what i think annoys me the most (besides snot snorter) is sam.
everything to him is crisis mode.
everything to him is this big imposition that is overwhelming.
and a couple of times he's forced me to say "the world is not going to end if so and so doesn't get their edits in 2 hours like they expect even though our standard is 2 days turnaround" and then he gives me a weird look.

it shouldn't bother me that he is such a follower, doesn't like to rock the boat in anyway, never says no to someone even when their request is impossible... but it does.

i'm not trying to be difficult or not a team player, but i'm not going to let a job give me an ulcer and i'm certainly not going to call a late project a crisis. Fucking, dirty water and HIV/AIDS in africa is a crisis. people losing their homes and not being able to eat is a crisis. I just want to yell at all the people working 100 hour work weeks around here to get some perspective. Or maybe they're not making less than $35K a year and haven't seen a raise in a year and a half and get shit on because they're at the bottom of the food chain. hmmmmmmmmm

Although, he did introduce me to another new word today!
"they may be saving their salvo’s for Lara"

sal·vo 1 (sāl'vō)
n. pl. sal·vos or sal·voes
Something resembling a release or discharge of bombs or firearms, as:
1. A sudden outburst, as of cheers or praise.
2. A forceful verbal or written assault.


but all in all - i'm cheerful. in a good mood.
just roll with the punches and remember the weekend is only a day away.
here is a line from my horoscope today, it sums up how i feel at 7:30am:

"Today will be chock full of simple pleasures that remind you how life can be quite delightful and sweet sometimes!"

Finished this layout last night.
It's really pretty, don't think photos captured all the color and texture
The quote i read over the weekend over at www.designformankind.com and it just really stuck with me:

If you can walk, you can dance
If you can talk, you can sing

It's a proverb from Zimbabwe. So optimistic and spiritual!

The layout is a challenge for Ready Set Scrap. The challenge is to use tape and paint in your layout. They must've been thinking of me when they thought it up, cause that's all i use :)

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