Off to the Tower!! Off With Her Head!!!
Last Friday morning, we were told we had to go to the TOWER! Egads -- images of guillotines, chambers, dungeons and rats floated around in my head, as I pondered what the heck was in store for me now!! However, the building that houses the student dorms is called the Tower, as it resembles an old castle on the outside, and up at the top are the Deans' offices in rooms that resemble rooms in the Tower of London! We had to go over there for a department meeting with the Dean.
As we got in the elevator in the lobby, I suddenly noticed my boss cringing and cowering like a little boy... evidently he has a phobia with elevators!! As we rode up to the 20th floor, he flattened himself so flat up against the elevator wall that he almost looked like Wile E. Coyote after getting smashed by the Road Runner!
Upon arriving on the 20th floor, we had to walk through several rooms that had floor length windows which afforded us gorgeous views of San Francisco. However, it quickly became apparent that not only does the boss have a fear of elevators, but also has a fear of heights! Now, what happened next, nearly blew me away....! Are you ready for this???.... All of a sudden, he started telling us a story about when he was a little kid and what his father used to say to him..... "I'LL BE THE ENGINE AND YOU BE THE CABOOSE!" .... Before I had time to figure out what the hell he meant, he GRABBED AHOLD OF MY HAND!! He was so scared of walking near the windows, that he held my hand through 3 rooms, as he continued to recite this little ditty!!! I was so flabbergasted that my boss was holding my hand, that I all I could do was just blurt out a weak, half-embarassed laugh... And then when I tried to let his hand go, he says "Oh no! We are separating!!!".......!!!! GEEZUS.
During the meeting, I took notes. About work? No! I took notes as to what I would blog about next!!! Have you ever been in a meeting where you not only don't understand what the hell everyone is talking about, but don't really care anyway? Well, that was it. Some of the exciting topics they brought up was the Fed Ex situation where we have to trot down to some Chinese guy on Market Street to bring the Fed Ex packages instead of dropping them in the Fed Ex box because our bills are not paid (!) , keys for the new offices that were ordered 3 weeks ago that no one has any knowledge of where they are or when we'll get them, and the DOING THE MAIL routine. And since we were in The Tower, I was sitting there wondering if they were going to now ask us to do CHAIN MAIL!!
In the middle of the meeting, my boss decides to introduce me... I'm thinking, "Oh please no....! I just want to remain as invisible as possible..."... Then he says, "Hi everybody, I'd like you to meet Karen, the APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE GODDESS!"..!! WHAT??? Now, I've gone from a mail clerk to a Goddess! And since when was my title Appointments Committee 'Goddess'?? I was hired as a Word Processing Technician! This is getting more hairier every day.
I happened to have my camera with me that day, and as everyone went into another room, I lingered a bit and managed to sneak in a couple of pictures... Below is the outdoor deck of the Tower, and as you can see, really does resemble a fortress....
Then I couldn't resist taking a pic of the WALLPAPER in the Dean's office!!! It looked like some old lady's bedroom in the 1940's!!
As we got in the elevator in the lobby, I suddenly noticed my boss cringing and cowering like a little boy... evidently he has a phobia with elevators!! As we rode up to the 20th floor, he flattened himself so flat up against the elevator wall that he almost looked like Wile E. Coyote after getting smashed by the Road Runner!
Upon arriving on the 20th floor, we had to walk through several rooms that had floor length windows which afforded us gorgeous views of San Francisco. However, it quickly became apparent that not only does the boss have a fear of elevators, but also has a fear of heights! Now, what happened next, nearly blew me away....! Are you ready for this???.... All of a sudden, he started telling us a story about when he was a little kid and what his father used to say to him..... "I'LL BE THE ENGINE AND YOU BE THE CABOOSE!" .... Before I had time to figure out what the hell he meant, he GRABBED AHOLD OF MY HAND!! He was so scared of walking near the windows, that he held my hand through 3 rooms, as he continued to recite this little ditty!!! I was so flabbergasted that my boss was holding my hand, that I all I could do was just blurt out a weak, half-embarassed laugh... And then when I tried to let his hand go, he says "Oh no! We are separating!!!".......!!!! GEEZUS.
During the meeting, I took notes. About work? No! I took notes as to what I would blog about next!!! Have you ever been in a meeting where you not only don't understand what the hell everyone is talking about, but don't really care anyway? Well, that was it. Some of the exciting topics they brought up was the Fed Ex situation where we have to trot down to some Chinese guy on Market Street to bring the Fed Ex packages instead of dropping them in the Fed Ex box because our bills are not paid (!) , keys for the new offices that were ordered 3 weeks ago that no one has any knowledge of where they are or when we'll get them, and the DOING THE MAIL routine. And since we were in The Tower, I was sitting there wondering if they were going to now ask us to do CHAIN MAIL!!
In the middle of the meeting, my boss decides to introduce me... I'm thinking, "Oh please no....! I just want to remain as invisible as possible..."... Then he says, "Hi everybody, I'd like you to meet Karen, the APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE GODDESS!"..!! WHAT??? Now, I've gone from a mail clerk to a Goddess! And since when was my title Appointments Committee 'Goddess'?? I was hired as a Word Processing Technician! This is getting more hairier every day.
I happened to have my camera with me that day, and as everyone went into another room, I lingered a bit and managed to sneak in a couple of pictures... Below is the outdoor deck of the Tower, and as you can see, really does resemble a fortress....
Then I couldn't resist taking a pic of the WALLPAPER in the Dean's office!!! It looked like some old lady's bedroom in the 1940's!! After the meeting adjourned, it was announced that we would be having refreshments. "Gee", I thought, "now that's kind of nice.. At least they give us something...". Well, as we went into the other room for the refreshments, I see only one tray, and the only thing on it is some Filippino bread of some type that some lady brought in! That was it!! JUST BREAD!! Nothing to drink, just bread!! NOT EVEN BREAD AND WATER!! Geez, even Henry the VIII gave Anne Boleyn a last meal !!!
posted by LADYGOLD at 9:34 PM
