Sometimes my boss isn't here
Posted by: Liz | From: August 29, 2003
Sometimes my boss isn't here and I don't really have work to do, yet the day flies right by. I think because I'm not all stressed out trying to click back to something work-related when my boss appears in my doorway. Stress makes the day go slower apparently. Hmm. Well, it is officially my last summer-hours Friday and I am celebrating by taking off ridiculously early and going to lunch with friends and later to drinks with more friends. These are good times.Do you ever think about the weird adjectives that people use to describe gross food? Sometimes, the adjective is perfect and describes exactly what you are tasting. The first time I heard someone describe an apple as "mealy," I knew that was the exact word for it and from that point on I hated "mealy" apples instead of "soft" apples. Others are more confusing. Kelly's brother always called processed cheese food slices "powdered cheese," which doesn't really make sense to me intuitively. But now when Kelly refers to powdered cheese, I can make a connection semantically and mentally, if not physically. Also thinks that "taste like cardboard." I don't think I've ever had anything in my mouth that recalled the flavor and texture of cardboard, but the phrase is invoked quite often. At school, everyone prefered sticky rice and wouldn't eat the "cardboard rice." Was it because it reminded people of the rice that comes from cardboard boxes or because it actually tastes like the stuff? I say things (like Little Ceasers pizza) taste like cardboard because I've been trained to associate tasteless things with the label "cardboard," not because I think of it when I'm eating.
Wow. great blog post, Liz. Way to go.
Alright, I gott post and publish here before I delete everything in a blind fury. I'm off! See you on Tuesday. Happy Laboring!
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