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Happy Holidays!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! HAPPY HANNUKAH!! HAPPY KWANZAA!! AND HAPPY ANY OTHER HOLIDAY THAT PEOPLE CELEBRATE THIS TIME OF YEAR THAT I AM FORGETTING!!!

posted by amanda @ 1:26 PM 0 comments

Early Xmas at work...

So here is a bizarre twist of events. Effective April 1 of this year our company decided to limit pay raises to an average of 1% per department to offset anticipated losses. Therefore, when you figure in all the staff that doesn't get raises, each full time staff got a 2% raise this year. If any of you remember, right before we were told they were cutting our raises, the company congratulated our staff on being the highing grossing building in the company. Seemed a big slap in the face. Many of us were pretty angry, and were looking to find 'better' work. Last week our boss showed me and a couple other people how much our building grossed each month. I don't remember the figure, but it was in the hundred thousands range. It was tremendous. Anyhoo, last night I got my pay stub in the mail. I had an unexplained pay raise and retro pay. Apparently, because the company did not have the losses they foresaw, they rewarding employees the stayed with the company with the remaining 1% raise they didn't get and retro paid them to their original raise date. So I got a 'second' raise this year and nearly $400 in back pay. I think I might even be responsible and put it in savings.

posted by amanda @ 7:15 PM 0 comments

'Tis the season...

I've been exposed to whooping cough! Fabulous! Hope you feel better soon Carrie...

posted by amanda @ 10:50 PM 0 comments

Xmas tree take 2

posted by amanda @ 8:30 PM 1 comments

Sarah & Colleen trying to de-base the Xmas tree.

posted by amanda @ 8:13 PM 0 comments

Babu ready for Xmas tree lane.

posted by amanda @ 8:13 PM 0 comments

Baby it's cold outside!

I broke down and told the manager of my apartment that my heat was broken. (Did not tell him it was broke since February of this year.) That was about a week ago. It was fixed yesterday morning for the 3rd time in a week. Tonight it was fixed a 4th time. I hate this heater. I spit at it!

posted by amanda @ 11:08 PM 0 comments

All set for Xmas

posted by amanda @ 7:07 PM 0 comments

Mmm...blue candy cane!

posted by amanda @ 5:10 PM 0 comments

I'm off to LA this weekend to see Alan's show. Have a good weekend everyone!

posted by amanda @ 10:12 PM 0 comments