Wednesday, March 18, 2009
by Amanda.
Almost everyone I know who’s ever gone to LUSH, a store that sells natural handmade cosmetics that are not animal-tested, has raved about it. “So many soaps! They all smell so yummy! And they let you wash your hands in the store!” That last bit is something you can barely do anywhere.
Restrooms in NYC are overwhelmingly limited to employees toiling at minimum wage in stores with bad cellphone reception. How dare you even think of robbing them of a single squirt of the generic pink soap that smells like baby antibiotics?
Even if you desperately need to relieve yourself at Duane Reade, you’re just going to have to settle for the greeting card aisle. The reject pile of bargain straight-to-dvd movies near the checkout, if you’re nasty.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
by Amanda.
I get questions from readers a few times a week, and I’m always delighted. I pull a total Sally Field: “You trust me! You really trust me!” I’ve been slow to respond in the middle of this blog construction, but I’m happy to answer anything and eventually, post that answer here. Full-service, baby. Let me know if you’d like one of those air fresheners that looks like a tree.
Here’s a question from Baileigh:
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
by Amanda.
Copied and pasted right from my in-box:
Due to an issue with the firewall. We need to power cycle the device. This will disconnect your internet access temporarily and also if you are connected to Terminal. Sorry for the incontinence
Sunday, February 1, 2009
by Amanda.
A mysterious co-worker who probably has a high-fiber diet has been taking dumps in the men’s restroom and not flushing. I only know this because Mike keeps giving me excited updates while speculating whodunit.
Friday, January 23, 2009
by Amanda.
An elevator in my office building is being repaired. There are still three others to serve the escalation needs of workers between the 10th and 33rd floors. But the transition has not been without its, well, ups and downs.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
by Amanda.
Remember when I wrote about Shaggy Steve and the bevy of other awkward creeps I sometimes meet a work events?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
by Amanda.
Today my officemate resigned. He’s leaving my company next month to pursue la vida freelance on the West Coast. As much as his typing sounds like a maniac pounding the shit out of a keyboard with a sledgehammer, I’ll miss him.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
by Amanda.
Today I finished Fara Warner’s The Power of the Purse: How Smart Businesses Are Adapting to the World’s Most Important Consumers - Women. The title is a mouthful, but boy, is it saying something that needs to be said.
Monday, December 1, 2008
by Amanda.
Today I was at the deli where I eat lunch almost everyday in the winter with no cash. I rarely use my debit card for small daily purchases, as I experienced debit card fraud last year and like to limit how many people have access to my card number.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
by Amanda.
I took the day off Wednesday for a day of relaxation with TBID at a Korean bathhouse. We’d read about it months ago and were prepared for saunas and hot tubs. The day before Thanksgiving seemed perfect, as people were still at work and school, and no one would have recently gorged themselves with turkey and sweet potatoes. (Not pretty, especially in the single-sex nude areas).
