I’ve had to earn my paycheck at Breakback Mountain this week:
Monday - Consumed in its entirety by the clock issue. Is the company’s success that contigent upon a five minute difference? We have already spent north of $500 on the IT tech to try and fix the problem…which has no solution…at all…but we must keep […]
So I’ve been working out quite consistently over the past…err…life. Lately, after going over the 30 years of age marker, the flesh has just stopped responding. Where there was a six pack there is now a cushion, where there were meaty biceps there are now two sad wings, where there was a bubble tush there […]
If you drive, you’ve probably had this quandary during the past weeks: can I eat tonight or should I put gas in the money-sucking-machine that I call my car?
Honestly, what the fuck is up with gas’ surging prices? I live in San Francisco so that means that gas is now $3.45 per gallon or the equivalent to […]
Venture capitalists would never do the door-to-door sales route uninvited. Proper business etiquette dictates they need to score a meeting first.
When it comes to mass e-mails, however, it’s a whole different story. Every month, we* send out these updates on how the firm is not doing anything of value and how we intend to keep […]
I’m at my desk yesterday updating my blog. That’s what they pay me for, isn’t it? The phone rings…
Beatrix Kiddo: XXXX Ventures. This is Beatrix.
Irate LP: Yes, unfortunately I’m an investor in your fund.
BK: Mkaaayyy. What does she want? Reassurance? Trust me hon, I feel your pain. Just read my blog.
ILP: I say unfortunately because […]
I collected unemployment once. For 2 months. I felt guilty, as if I was somehow milking the system. Silly me.
Some people can stay on it forever, cleverly working the loops and getting paid for staying at home. A long time ago, my husband was one of these people.
He did have jobs. But somehow they only […]
We have a temp (because I finally decided to dip into my 300 accumulated days of vacation - well more like irked into doing it but that’s another story).
So this temp, besides being a tad inexperienced in the inner workings of an office, she’s also very uninformed in other aspects of life…Like geography.
Beatrix Kiddo: So […]
1) My period - I can easily go home early or not even make it work by casually mentioning that my insides are tangled up in knots or that I have a feminine emergency. This can also be successfully used as a deterrent for _____________ (fill in the blanks) whenever I’m not in the mood. Also, […]
Have you noticed the age phenomena at movie theaters? No? Well, allow me to illustrate.
The girl that sells you the tickets is like 12. The guy who rips it and points you to the theater is like 80. The smug faces behind the concession stand (that very freshly sell you water for $6 a bottle - what’s in it? […]
Yesterday was the deadline to file taxes. So, naturally, the managing directors wait until mid afternoon to awaken the will to do theirs. By “do” I mean, ask me to point where they need to sign and then dump the whole packet on my lap so I bother with the mailing nuissance…for their personal taxes.
As […]