Woohoo!
So I copied some fellow bloggers and added Statcounter to my page. I have learned that I'm number 14 in the Yahoo! search results for "useless random things." Gee, who knew I could aspire to such greatness? HA. Oh, and someone found me by typing "spankoff.blogspot.com" into Technorati. I have NO idea where THAT one comes from! Interesting stuff.
Oh, so check this out: yesterday I had a meeting with my HR Director and the partner that I work for and they heaped praise all over me for my performance and skills -- told me how important they think this newsletter thingy I'm gonna be writing is to the firm's morale and sense of community. Said my skills are uncommon and that they would keep me in mind for future assignments unrelated to being a legal assistant and even said the Marketing Department might be able to use me as they are stretched pretty thin and thought I could be useful there. I swear, it was almost like a dream! I don't know what the hell happened, but I've been so disgruntled with my lack of progress over the last few years that all of a sudden I have people listening to what I am teling them and taking notice of skills I have not been able to use and -- f-me! I just can't believe something is finally happening. Especially considering I've been running in about 1st or 2nd gear the whole time I've been there. These people have no IDEA what or how much I can do. Now I gotta show 'em. This really could turn out to be my dream job -- and I have two important people within this organization telling me they value me and that my job could turn into whatever I want it to be, whatever I want to make it. I feel like a dog that's been chasing cars. Now that I've caught one, what the hell do I do?
Well, I started moving forward on the newsletter, for one, and signed up for an MS Publisher class that the firm is paying for so my newsletter looks like the shit. That's "the shit," not shit! And I'm just totally excited about work for the first time in forever. This thing is gonna go to the whole office, which is about 110 attorneys and probably as many, if not more, staff people, in a half-dozen different cities. I have so many ideas for it I don't know where to begin! I think I'm gonna interview people like crazy. Now hopefully I don't get screwed by my past boredom (the 'net is a dangerous diversion . . . a TRAP, I tell you, a TRAP!). I have been making a huge effort to look at non-work related things only during my lunch hour or on a break. So if they're really monitoring that stuff religiously, I hope it shows! Of course, now that I'm doing this thing I actually need to search the 'net for things I can use for the newsletter. So I guess I have SOME defense for things I will be looking at. I just want to do a good job. I want to write something that people want to read (not just the useless random stuff that makes up my blog, but things that will amuse and inform people in the context of a law firm environment)! Wow, I have a lot of work to do. I need to FOCUS!
But, today is SATURDAY, and I must not lose sight of that. It's BEAUTIFUL outside! And I'm hungry. Need to eat. I hear the husband milling around. He just slept for over 12 hours, and I've been up for almost 2 hours, and HE has already taken a shower whereas I have not. Damn you, computer! Time-suck.
So that's it for now. If you haven't scrolled down to yesterday's blog, check it out. I want someone to follow that link and tell me how they did!
Oh, so check this out: yesterday I had a meeting with my HR Director and the partner that I work for and they heaped praise all over me for my performance and skills -- told me how important they think this newsletter thingy I'm gonna be writing is to the firm's morale and sense of community. Said my skills are uncommon and that they would keep me in mind for future assignments unrelated to being a legal assistant and even said the Marketing Department might be able to use me as they are stretched pretty thin and thought I could be useful there. I swear, it was almost like a dream! I don't know what the hell happened, but I've been so disgruntled with my lack of progress over the last few years that all of a sudden I have people listening to what I am teling them and taking notice of skills I have not been able to use and -- f-me! I just can't believe something is finally happening. Especially considering I've been running in about 1st or 2nd gear the whole time I've been there. These people have no IDEA what or how much I can do. Now I gotta show 'em. This really could turn out to be my dream job -- and I have two important people within this organization telling me they value me and that my job could turn into whatever I want it to be, whatever I want to make it. I feel like a dog that's been chasing cars. Now that I've caught one, what the hell do I do?
Well, I started moving forward on the newsletter, for one, and signed up for an MS Publisher class that the firm is paying for so my newsletter looks like the shit. That's "the shit," not shit! And I'm just totally excited about work for the first time in forever. This thing is gonna go to the whole office, which is about 110 attorneys and probably as many, if not more, staff people, in a half-dozen different cities. I have so many ideas for it I don't know where to begin! I think I'm gonna interview people like crazy. Now hopefully I don't get screwed by my past boredom (the 'net is a dangerous diversion . . . a TRAP, I tell you, a TRAP!). I have been making a huge effort to look at non-work related things only during my lunch hour or on a break. So if they're really monitoring that stuff religiously, I hope it shows! Of course, now that I'm doing this thing I actually need to search the 'net for things I can use for the newsletter. So I guess I have SOME defense for things I will be looking at. I just want to do a good job. I want to write something that people want to read (not just the useless random stuff that makes up my blog, but things that will amuse and inform people in the context of a law firm environment)! Wow, I have a lot of work to do. I need to FOCUS!
But, today is SATURDAY, and I must not lose sight of that. It's BEAUTIFUL outside! And I'm hungry. Need to eat. I hear the husband milling around. He just slept for over 12 hours, and I've been up for almost 2 hours, and HE has already taken a shower whereas I have not. Damn you, computer! Time-suck.
So that's it for now. If you haven't scrolled down to yesterday's blog, check it out. I want someone to follow that link and tell me how they did!
posted by PlatinumGirl at 8:31 AM
1 Comments:
hah! spankoff is terra t's blog! hehe... that's funny.
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