Posted by: Tara R. | May 6, 2008

Hubs went to Vegas, and all I got was…

Recently I got a kinda, sorta, sideways promotion. Along with moving into an office all my own, I now also have all the stress of managing a department on my own ~ albeit a small, very small, department.

The Hubs had to travel to Vegas last week on business and brought me back a new, upgraded Black Knight. He got it at the ‘Spam-alot’ kiosk in his hotel. It’s about 5x the size of my other one. I guess he was thinking that I needed larger limbs to cut off now that I would be stressing more at work.

It also came with TWO swords… I’ll be a complete menace with these.

Be jealous of my new office assistant ~ be very jealous.

 

Hubs also got the college girl this really cool T-shirt from ‘True Religion.’ This is the back graphic. 

I have been sorely neglectful in indoctrinating my first born in the joys of classical music. Hubs and I had to tell her who this was on her shirt. 

The Song Remains the Same

Hear my song. People won’t you listen now? Sing along.
You don’t know what you’re missing now.
Any little song that you know
Everything that’s small has to grow.
And it has to grow!

Melinda Zook tagged me for the ‘Six Word Memoir’ meme. (She’s got a really cool giveaway going on now, stop by her place and sign up to win a little sumpin’, sumpin’.)

This one was more difficult than I initially thought. Again, not being one to do something exactly as expected, I decided to make mine a haiku.

Aging gracefully
Adolescent heart beating
Callipygian

 

Responses

I am jealous of you because you have the Black Knight AND an assistant!

[Tara R.] Kori… the Black Knight IS my assistant ~ him and his dual swords. ;)

hehehe. I love the Black Knight. I have a whole bunch of Holy Grail dolls. My brother got them for me as a Christmas present, shit, it must be 10 years ago now. Love the zeppelin T.

You know, if you’re looking for office decoration, you should check out the Office Space line at thinkgeek.com. Fan-freaking-tastic. I’ve bought a whole bunch of stuff from them for CableDad. :)

[Tara R.] CableGirl… Monty Python is the best! I’ll check out the site, I need something spruce up the place.

Oh man! I am VERY VERY Jealous of him! I want one! hahahaha

[Tara R.] Sue… now, if only he talked when you squeezed him. ‘It’s only a flesh wound!’

Congrats on your semi-promotion! Life in a cube can really suck sometimes. My cube neighbor is the most annoying person on the planet. (No, really, I’ve verified :)

[Tara R.] April… thanks! In the cube, I always felt like I was in an episode of Animal Planet’s ‘Meerkat Manor.’ I like having a door AND a window.

OMG…that takes me back to my college days: beer, friends, and Monty Python (in that order). You must know that this means no whining in class….cause “it’s only a scratch.”
I WANT A SHRUBBERY!!!

[Tara R.] Lorie…. NHEY!

What a great T-shirt!! And a wonderful haiku, too.

[Tara R.] Songbird… good to see you back! Thanks for the haiku kudos.

Great haiku. And congratulations on the promotion–cube to office is DEFINITELY a promotion.

Now, I’ve really got to brush up on my Monte Python.

[Tara R.] Angela… office is much better than the ‘Meerkat Manor.’

Wicked spin on the 6 word meme, woman! It is you.

I think the Black Knight is awesome, too. All my boss has on his desk is this fish - when you walk by it, it starts singing….

[Tara R.] Huckdoll…. *blush* thanks, glad you liked the haiku. The Knight is great. An officemate and I have already yanked his arms off a few times.

I’m def jealous of your new office assistant!

[Tara R.] Ashley… he is quiet and does exactly what I ask him too. Couldn’t be better. :D

Rawkin’ shirt!

[Tara R.] Jen… I will be stealing it if she doesn’t learn to appreciate the significance of the pix.

it’s just a flesh wound. but…you know what i loved about that movie…there is always someone in the background beating a cat. i love cats but always found that hilarious!!
xoxo

[Tara R.] Melissa… I had forgotten that! Everytime I see it I found something new to love about it.

Love the knight. How fast can he type?

[Tara R.] Heather… he’s really more eye candy and anything. But, he does keep unwanted visitors out of my office.

I’m sorry–Led Zepp reminds me of my former bf, Russ…bad karma there! But can really appreciate what a chore it is to school the Wee Ones on what music is meant to be! Oldest Cherub (21) can groove to the tunes of her parentals; youngest (high school senior) still likes canned country pop stuff. We have great hopes that she’ll come around, though.

[Tara R.] Melissa B… we’re working on it too… if she would just stop calling it ‘oldies.’

Congrats on the promotion! And the new Knight!!

[Tara R.] Nola… thanks and thanks!

I said this when you posted your black knight the first time (the smaller one), I want one! Seriously, give it to me, I’ll bite your leg off!

[Tara R.] Allison… you must duel me.

Black night? Gosh, I’m out of the loop! Sorry. Didn’t recognize Led Zepplin either (thanks, Cable Girl). Guess I’m officially old.

[Tara R.] Half-Past… don’t feel bad, I wasn’t much of a Led fan when I was the college kid’s age, but I have developed an immense fondness for really loud music as I get older.

ooh, yay assistant!

(i am so right now, farting in your general direction.)

[Tara R.] Zoeyj… and I laugh at you in French … har, har!

The question nobody has asked: Does the Black Knight get out of bed without you yelling at him 87 times?

[Tara R.] Chalk… only after I win my duel with him. Yet, when I cut off his legs he gets hard of hearing and won’t stand up.

does your new office assistant really pull his weight? hahaha. wait, come back here, it’s only a flesh wound!!

nighty night littermate, beany :)

[Tara R.] Beany… He does make a good cuppa coffee.

*snort* I have that scene in my head now! hahahah

[Tara R.] Sue… glad to have helped with that. Everyone should have that scene on ’shuffle’ in their brain.

leave work on time tomorrow, k? :)

mom says so, hehe

tuck tuck, beany :)

[Tara R.] Beany… I hope to. :D

Awesome Black Knight… don’t know which to be more jealous over, the office asst. or the two swords?

[Tara R.] Judith… got to say, I was totally psyched over the swords too. :D

CONGRATS on the promotion!! I keep telling my husband I want one of those knights!!!

[Tara R.] Kim… Thanks! You NEED one of these. They are great stress relievers.

Cool- does that mean you’re giving away your old one? *wink wink, nudge nudge* lol

[Tara R.] Nissa… maybe… it would come with a lifetime supply of spam, spam, spam, spam or spam.

So…you got a Black Knight, your daughter got a t-shirt, and what did your hubby get?

Let me guess…

An STD from that stripper he got some oral from. ;)

Mwah. YOu know I kid.

[Tara R.] Nikki… Mwah… you are a kidder, and I love that about you. :D

when my hubs went to vegas he came back with a pole dancer’s instructional manual for me ☺ I would rather have the knight

[Tara R.] CrookedTree… oh my. That is so funny. Yep, I’d rather have the Knight too.

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