the view from in here

it is done

2007-01-19T11:33:00.000Z

today is the end of the experiment.

sadly, i think it has been proved that very little of interest happens in the average day of an edinburgh receptionist.

should you wish to prove me wrong you have 5 hours to:

- storm my office by an unexpected means of entry and hand me a box of milktray.

- phone me and tell me i have won the holiday of a lifetime (and not be lying).

- reveal to me a fact i do not already know, to which i may respond, 'my, that's interesting.'

who am i fooling...

2007-01-09T15:17:00.000Z

not writing on this blog is a cunning way of denying to myself that i am still in this job.

what we've all been waiting for

2006-12-20T11:58:00.000Z

the yellow pages has arrived!

nice having known you

2006-12-19T15:58:00.000Z

despite the exciting provision of lunch from my flatmate, today is proving to be the longest day ever...

hello dad!

2006-12-18T16:05:00.001Z

highlights of today

2006-12-15T15:09:00.000Z

1. cheap and nasty chocolate santas.

2. supaclips (only other administrators will understand).

3. being told this job is kinda mine should i want it. the mere thought of this makes me dizzy - could all of my wildest dreams be coming true?

if you are reading this...

2006-12-14T15:04:00.001Z

...why not email me? it would make my day.

the 3 views from where i sit

2006-12-14T09:47:00.000Z

can't even think of a title

2006-12-11T11:54:00.001Z

oh gosh i am so bored

all we need is cliff

2006-12-08T12:44:00.000Z

the christmas tree has arrived...tis the season to be jolly? gosh, no, of course not... conversation between myself and anal administrator:

anal administrator: oh i see the christmas tree has arrived...

me: yes.

aa: who arranged for it to be put there.

me: heather.

aa: ah, i wouldnae put it there mysel.

me: ....

aa: could it not go in the corner a bit more?

me: no, it has to go there so they can get to the floor socket to plug the lights in.

aa: hmmm, it would be better further in the corner wouldn't it?

me: .... (in my head: did i not just explain the reason why it can't go in the corner?)

aa: it obscures the PR screen a bit doesn't it?

me: well i guess that won't do too much harm just for a couple of weeks.

aa: so who rearranged the chairs to make space for it?

me: heather.

aa: could she not have put those two around the back?

me: i don't know.

(anal administrator disappears 'around the back').

(anal administrator returns)

aa: well i wouldnae put them where she's put them.

me: right.

aa: so if anyone walks out of the gents and trips over those two chairs you get onto Heather not me alright?

me: righto. (In my head: 'in order to trip over those chairs they would need to be walking out of the gents backwards wearing flippers and carrying a stack of christmas parcels you anal scrooge!')

highlight of the last 24 hours

2006-12-07T12:51:00.001Z

the bins have been emptied. it is official. everyone is very excited.

2 hours sleep is not enough

2006-12-04T13:41:00.000Z

oh gosh will someone please tell me what to do with my life, i'm sure this isn't it...

the life of a receptionist revolutionised

2006-12-01T15:01:00.000Z

i have just discovered you can READ BOOKS on the internet! i am currently on page 32 of 'picture of dorian gray'. oh to do what i do all day and receive a wage for it!

oops

2006-12-01T08:47:00.000Z

i have just accidentally ordered £200 worth of franking labels for the company that i think they don't need. i am scared. there is a dragon here who snorts poisonous gases at such incompetence.