Why You Give Me TMJ: WTF?! Wednesday Edition
“Okay, do you understand?”
“….. Yes?…. Yes. I understand now.”
“Are you sure you understand? You don’t have any questions?”
“I understand. No, no questions.”
“Okay, because the last seven times I’ve shown you how to do this you’ve said the same thing…”
“No… I understand this time. I think I just forgot last time. Too much on my mind.”
“But you won’t forget this time, right?”
“Oh, I’ll remember. I took notes this time.”
“Okay, great!”
~*two days later*~
“I don’t understand this….”
“But…….I just showed you how to do this two days ago….!”
“….. oh…. Really?! I don’t remember seeing this before….”
“You don’t remember seeing…. I showed you eight times! Eight! We talked about this two days ago… I said, ‘Do you understand?” and you said “Yes!”"
“Oh… this is the same thing? You showed me how to do ~this~?”
“…. Yeah…. You took notes remember?”
“Oh, I remember now! Yeah, those weren’t notes for this… I was making a grocery list. Now why is this wrong again?”
And this is why I sometimes think I should hand out applications before interacting with people. If the above conversation seems perfectly normal to you… I think you’re reading the wrong blog. If that conversation caused your jaw muscles to clench too (even if just for a second, instinctively), then call me. We need to take over the world.
“Do you want to form an alliance with me?”
May 21st, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Stop clenching so hard, young woman! It hurts! :-)
You are clearly a brain full of stories waiting for a book-binding to snap shut around you, corralling your writings for an eager public to read!
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:16 am
Absolutely I do. Go down to the warehouse and hide in a box. I’m gonna dye my hair blonde and spy on the Stamford branch.
Seriously? A grocery list?
May 25th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Where do I sign up for that alliance? I can’t begin to count how many times I have to explain and re-explain procedures to some of the attorneys at my office! And they’re the ones that actually went to law school!
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:56 am
Yes, it is Monday and I made to work after a bender that I wish no one the Repercussions on. You missed a crazy evening! Fireworks and beer pong @ 4:00am when you have to work at 8:00am should be a staple in every person’s B.O.S.(Black Out Sunday) .
Oh I was wondering if you could get me a pen from the warehouse and maybe a cup of coffe. Thanks!