Assortment

Cool stuff they gave me for getting hired:

  • A company t-shirt.
  • A company coffee mug full of assorted Jolly Ranchers.
  • A signed copy of the book written by our president.
  • A Starbucks gift card, also from our president (it sounds so formal to keep calling her “our president” but you know, blogging).
  • Lunch with my boss.
  • Business Cards.
  • Super-fast turn-around on that direct deposit.
  • A gigantic stack of benefits paperwork to fill out and a raft of articles to read.
  • Overheard last night at Target: “You’re dirtier than a Dollar General!”

    Additionally, and specifically for Sarah F…

    My cat won’t eat treats. Have you ever known a feline to turn his nose up at anything treat related? And it’s not just these recently purchased “healthy” treats, either. He won’t even eat tuna–a gift that only occurs if their lame-ass owner has run out of cat food for some reason and fears they’ll starve or kill me in my sleep before I buy new.

    No, Spencer will only eat his dry food. He will walk straight past the little salmon flavored nibblets that are supposed to help his hairballs as if they weren’t even there. And you know, that’s going to be a challenge someday if he gets old and sick and needs nursed or something.

    Even Arwen seems mostly indifferent to treats. She’ll eat them but she doesn’t then subsequently haunt my legs begging for more as some cats are prone to do. Tuna, however, makes her very happy. Hmmm.

    Finally…

    I bought a bicycle from a lady off of Craigslist who lives up the street. It seems to be a pretty decent bike but I want to find a shop and get a tune-up. I tooled it around the parking lot and apparently I am still capable of the kind of balance required to do it, so that’s a good sign. I’ll post pictures of that before long. Mostly this week I’ve been too tired to do anything other than buy it and look at it.

    And there you have it.

    9 Comment(s)

    1. My cats won’t eat treats either. However, my dog loves cat treats.:)
      I find that my cats enjoy popcorn every now and then.
      Thanks for the kitty update.

      Sarah | Jun 17, 2005 | Reply

    2. When do we get to see a picture of the new desk decoration?

      Chris | Jun 18, 2005 | Reply

    3. Oscar and Emily are all about treats. Boo couldn’t care less. I wondered if he was an alien when we first got him.

      Lisa | Jun 18, 2005 | Reply

    4. Are you allowed to have Star Wars action figures on your desk? If not, I’d reconsider working there…

      Amy Eisenman | Jun 18, 2005 | Reply

    5. I always have Yoda on my desk, Amy. Everyone needs a guide.

      AmyMo | Jun 18, 2005 | Reply

    6. Larry won’t eat treats or table scraps. I don’t understand him. However, he does love lettuce. So does George. Weird.

      Loren | Jun 20, 2005 | Reply

    7. Lettuce? The hell?

      AmyMo | Jun 21, 2005 | Reply

    8. i had a cat once who ate lettuce — he’d eat anything you gave him, except any meat sauce (he ate some chili once, and really didn’t like it…)
      who is your president and what is her book?

      jude | Jun 21, 2005 | Reply

    9. Autumn will stand by the cabinet that has her treats in it and meow like crazy. She is so freakin spoiled.

      Jennifer | Jun 21, 2005 | Reply

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