Have you been to a meeting with the execs at your company before? Until I came here, I never had. Now, I am in meetings with the CEO, COO, CCO (who’s my boss) and Chairman of the Board every single day. They’ve got a lot of buzzwords, and everyone wears a tie, and there’s plenty of rolling up the shirt sleeves and removing eyeglasses dramatically. But the most effective—and frequent—tool they use…….is “fuck”.
I just left a meeting with the exec team not five minutes ago. It was an hour long, held in the board room (seats 15, we were 5 and bumped 2 large meetings to use it) with the door shut. The meeting concerned a quote we are writing. It was pleasant. Here’s the eff word recap:
I just left a meeting with the exec team not five minutes ago. It was an hour long, held in the board room (seats 15, we were 5 and bumped 2 large meetings to use it) with the door shut. The meeting concerned a quote we are writing. It was pleasant. Here’s the eff word recap:
Fuck [fook]: 5 times
Fucking [fookin]: 9 times
Fucking thing [fookin teng]: 4 times
Fucked [fookt]: 3 times
Fucking [fookin]: 9 times
Fucking thing [fookin teng]: 4 times
Fucked [fookt]: 3 times
Unbeknownst to me, companies run on the word “fuck”! Deals are made, alliances are forged, decisions are deliberated…and without the eff word, there would be total corporate ruin.
Also mentioned in the meeting 5 times was the word….and I already regret typing this, but it can’t be helped…"erection". It related to a cell phone tower we’re building. Tee hee!
ANYWAY, Sarah Giraud has officially left the country. :( We had a great time last night though; we went to Zanzibar and Clarendon and Dakota, which made it an altogether swanky-danky night. I tried the new Guinness North Star Brew. It’s a, get this, dark Guinness. Basically, this Guinness is so dense, that if you pour a glass larger than a pint, it implodes on itself thereby creating a black hole. I had one pint and I’m still full. (Kaitlyn, you would attack this beer)
But it was a fun night. And I got in at 1, again, so I am absolutely “knackered”, which the Irish and Brits say for exhausted. Also “fagged”, but I’ll hold off on that one. Tonight Sarah’s friend Kate is coming over and we’re having dinner or something, then I’m going to bed at fookin 7.
HOW ARE THE STATES?! How is Michigan? Hot? I bet you’re hot. It’s 65…again…in Ireland. This country’s so small, the weather forecast is for the whole country. Sunny and 65 (well, 16 Celsius, but let’s not go there), with a good freaking chance of rain sometime today. It’s been 65 every single day since I got here. Am I jinxing it? I’m from Michigan, so I am naturally afraid to even imply that I’m complaining about good weather, because in MI that’s when the weather immediately changes and you get a glacier in your front yard.
Have a good Thursday. Think of me over here, enjoying my view of now 48 cranes (I counted all the way around the office today). Big Ralph, the yellow crane over in the corner has been spinning like a dervish all day, and Lil Greenie looks like he’s taking a nappito. Aw, lil greenie. [Please give me my good view back!!!!!]
Also mentioned in the meeting 5 times was the word….and I already regret typing this, but it can’t be helped…"erection". It related to a cell phone tower we’re building. Tee hee!
ANYWAY, Sarah Giraud has officially left the country. :( We had a great time last night though; we went to Zanzibar and Clarendon and Dakota, which made it an altogether swanky-danky night. I tried the new Guinness North Star Brew. It’s a, get this, dark Guinness. Basically, this Guinness is so dense, that if you pour a glass larger than a pint, it implodes on itself thereby creating a black hole. I had one pint and I’m still full. (Kaitlyn, you would attack this beer)
But it was a fun night. And I got in at 1, again, so I am absolutely “knackered”, which the Irish and Brits say for exhausted. Also “fagged”, but I’ll hold off on that one. Tonight Sarah’s friend Kate is coming over and we’re having dinner or something, then I’m going to bed at fookin 7.
HOW ARE THE STATES?! How is Michigan? Hot? I bet you’re hot. It’s 65…again…in Ireland. This country’s so small, the weather forecast is for the whole country. Sunny and 65 (well, 16 Celsius, but let’s not go there), with a good freaking chance of rain sometime today. It’s been 65 every single day since I got here. Am I jinxing it? I’m from Michigan, so I am naturally afraid to even imply that I’m complaining about good weather, because in MI that’s when the weather immediately changes and you get a glacier in your front yard.
Have a good Thursday. Think of me over here, enjoying my view of now 48 cranes (I counted all the way around the office today). Big Ralph, the yellow crane over in the corner has been spinning like a dervish all day, and Lil Greenie looks like he’s taking a nappito. Aw, lil greenie. [Please give me my good view back!!!!!]
Lastly, check out this Star Trek maze that a farmer in Yorkshire created. Isn't that a little awesome?
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