Needed: Fun at Work

I've been thinking about how I feel about work lately. I don't have the most positive outlook and was thinking about the need for a bit more fun in our work days and work environment. Came across this and thought I should share for those of you seeking fun at your job!

Rolling on the Floor Laughing

Ok, I've been at work since 7:00 this morning. I deserve a break. And what's better than this (thanks to Kevin, again).

Now, some (ok, most) are rough, but if it isn't you, it's funny. (sorry to those individuals who are involved. i mean, wow)

Well, I embeded the video of Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman, but it's located in the wrong place on my blog site. Yet another reason I need to learn HTML...oh boo hiss. I'll add it to my lifetime to-do list. ;-)

Painful Problems with a Human System

"Problems With the National Foster Care System
Over 500,000 children are in our nation's foster care system. 20,000 plus will "age out" this year due to failures of the system. Each of us have a responsibility to aid these chikdren in becoming responsible, productive adults in our communities."
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/25350/problems_with_the_national_foster_care.html

So, I was flipping through the t.v. channels a few minutes ago, which is rather common for me to do late at night as my brain begins to slow down, my fingers move across my keyboard taking me to various websites and what not, and I actually go in and out of listening to those infomercials (eek!). Well, there was an advertisement for an upcoming movie (probably something on Lifetime, to be honest), and it was delving into the life of a particular soon-to-be 18 year-old male who is currently in the foster care system and how his release into the world outside of the system affects his life (and those around him). Needless to say, I had to find out for myself what the current faults in this system are and what we (I) can do -- if anything -- about it. So, this is today's post. Let's learn together and do what we can as we can to make a difference for the 200,000+ children in this country who have not had the privileged life that most of us have led and will likely continue to lead.

Friends and Loved Ones: I send you my best and know that I care greatly about you. Thank you for influencing who I am (and who I will continue to be) and for making my life worthwhile. =)

Love Always,
Juliet

Toward the Sky

Toward the Sky
Originally uploaded by flickriffic

I love this picture. I loved this day. It was a perfect day (high 60's, low 70's) in Savannah, GA, immediately outside the front door of my parent's home. Just perfect. It makes you want to grab your favorite lay-in-the-park blanket, grab the book you're in the middle of reading, grab your iPod (or not, if you prefer to hear the wind rustling the trees and the trees shifting their limbs weight in response), and curl up or sprawl out on your blanket outside on the cool, green grass -- Doesn't it?

Yeah, and did I mention that this was a mid-January day? Uh huh. (You Northerners and Mid-westerners are a bit jealous right now. But, don't fret. You have the gloriously, beautiful natural occurrence of snow.)

It's amazing beauty, for sure. Enjoy this tiny and insufficient captured moment in time.

Drinky Too Muchy, Speaky Too Little #2

Aaaaaaaaand I can't put a link into my blog right. Embarrassing. (shh. don't tell anyone. ha!)

(the video is at the top of my blog page...fun times. But hey, at least it's there and you can watch it.)

Amy Franck - If you read this at some point, please show me how to imbed the uTube video like you did in one of your posts. I can't believe it won't work for me. I'm missing something simple (and beginning to feel simple myself). Thanks, mylove! :)

Drinky Too Muchy, Speaky Too Little

Today has been a bit of a pain in the ass. That is until Kevin suggested that I watch this uTube Video of Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman's show.

I'd Write More If I Made The Time...

Again, I haven't been here in a while. I'm progressing in the direction of being more like a friend and co-worker, and his wife, the Lawvers...because I take so much pleasure in reading their blog, imagining myself in their shoes in the situations they describe and think (with some hope) that someone out there might take pleasure in reading what I have to write. You never know.

I was sick for most of last week, working pretty hard the week before that, there was another week of work and the production of The Merry Widow somewhere in there....Life.

So, one of the highlights of my day today - in addition to 2 co-worker's creative creations in developing "The Greatest Shits List" - was Microsoft Outlook dissing itself. Check it out:

Yep - It threw itself (the 2nd email) into my Spam Box. Hahahaha! How smart. I figured if it was "smart" enough to do that, I'd be smart enough not to read it.

Gotta run...More work.

Have a great night.

And know that wherever you are, if you're a friend to me, I'm thinking about you dearly, I miss you, I send you my best and my love.

Always,
J.