Life goes on.

Wow.

My office is in a pretty central location here and therefore, I hear a lot (some of which I should hear and some of which I probably should not). Add to this the fact that I am a compulsive eavesdropper - meaning I don't do it on purpose...it's just, if I can hear something, I listen. And, I have great hearing.

Yesterday, in the front office stood 4 of my coworkers (including the Director of Sales & HR, Manufacturing Manager and one each from Packaging and Purchasing) chatting about a bagging machine which had just been demonstrated to us by a vendor. We are looking into this machine because our ONE Packaging person simply does not have enough time to package everything by herself, resulting in the rest of us having to go back there during the week and help her. One time consuming part is bone screws, they must be individually bagged and labeled and we do thousands of them...this is why they were looking at the bagging machine.

Well, Purchasing (aka bitch-face as I have called her in my blog in the past) says, "I want a Corky! You know, Life Goes On, Corky? We can get one to do the simple stuff for minimum wage." This is followed by the Manufacturing Manager saying, "Seriously, all the little stupid - sorry - easy jobs like bagging parts or labeling would be perfect for someone like that!". And then, they all stand around and discuss what a good idea it is to get "A CORKY".

If you know me, you know I am really none too concerned with political correctness, but come on now. That crosses the line, no? If you want to use derogatory terms against someone for something they choose to do, I really don't mind, say what you want. I'm just amazed that none of them thought there was anything wrong with calling someone with Down's Syndrome "a Corky". Is there any difference between that and a racial slur?

I'm looking forward to getting out of the office today. I have to drive to Boxborough to pick up a machine from EMC that we're going to be repairing. It's a nice hour and a half drive each way! Unfortunately, I've been waiting to go since Monday! Today I tried to call and schedule the pickup but I had to leave a voice mail...please call me back Mr. EMC Man.

Chatter

Things at work have slowed considerably...and so I decided to write a blog because I'm bored.

What to talk about...

Well, I am extremely proud of John because he's lost over 50 pounds this past year and he's still going! Go John! We've both been trying to be more active and eat better foods. I wish there was more of an organic/natural food selection close to us. As it is, we have to drive to Worcester or Shrewsbury and go to The Living Earth or Trader Joe's if we want anything interesting that is not infested with all kinds of chemicals. I know a lot of stuff in the grocery store is now being labeled "organic" but I'm leery of the majority just because it seems to have become trendy and I wonder if the products truly are organic. In addition to eating better, John's been hitting the gym 4-6x a week and I've been out walking and biking. Yeah, so yay us!

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I'm thinking about our next vacation. I am leaning toward a Caribbean cruise. Neither of us has ever been anywhere tropical (unless you want to call the FL Keys "tropical") and we both want to go at least once. I like the idea of island hopping and having all your meals included. We don't drink, so I'm not worried about the additional cost of alcohol. You can be sure I will not be going to Bermuda because I'm not about to get lost in the TRIANGLE y'all. I'm all set. There is also an Alaskan cruise but...I'm not into flying right now so the cruise is more appealing to me. There are ports in Boston, NY, Baltimore, Norfolk, Miami and probably more. I don't think I'd drive to Miami, but I would drive to the others.

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We saw Tropic Thunder last weekend. That movie totally brings the LOLZ. I was hesitant to go see it because I usually can't justify spending the $10-whatever it costs to go to the theater to see silly comedies. Those are what we call "rentals" in our house. Anyway, this was brilliant comedy. We laughed out loud almost the entire time...it was a perfect blend of silly + shocking humor. I highly recommend it.

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Looking forward to the FALL. Leaves, Breeze, Sweatshirts, Sun...I am longing for it. There is nothing better than a walk on a Fall day in New England to clear your mind. Ugh, I love it! We're going to be attending the King Richard's Faire soon - though, probably not this weekend as it's supposed to rain. We are planning on taking our two oldest neices because we know they'll appreciate the jewelry, weaponry and of course the revelry! Another one we plan on attending this year is the Connecticut Renaissance Faire which is where my hubby got his belt he wore with the kilt on our wedding day. He and his sister Theresa went and if I remember correctly, they enjoyed it...this was in 2004.

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That's all for now, but don't be surprised if I post another blog later because I'm still bored. And oh, this music...is so fantastic.