I forgot that I had two gripes today. Office haterism is alive and well in my place of employment.
Now I know that ideally an employee shouldn't be making personal calls at work but hey-it happens! Why is it that you always have that one person that waits until you get on the phone to ask you for something? Now this doesn't happen while you are on a business call nor is the request for something the person cannot access them self. I am so envious of those with doors to their office not cubes.
Ok maybe 3 :)
This brings me to another quick issue. I recently got forced to move desks. My new desk is adjacent to the office ear hustle squad. Now my computer screen is visible to all who walk by (and I believe my phone calls are listened to). I'm not one to look at inappropriate sites at work but I am sending personal emails, checking my fav sites, doing a little online window shopping, etc. and I don't need everyone in my screen! I considered buying a privacy screen that goes over my monitor but those things are over $100! I'll keep minimizing for that!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Can't you speak?!
Here is my gripe for the day. People who don't say hello.
I am a very friendly person who speaks to everyone. The cashier, the maintenance people, random hall walkers, you get the point. Well being in the government, the majority of the people who I see on a daily basis are implants to the DC area. They aren't Washingtonians, Marylanders or Virginians. So you can't blame the funkiness on my beloved city locals. So here's the problem: I see the same people on a daily basis. They look me in my face, I say hello, and then they act deaf or mute! WTF! I don't have to know your name nor do you need to know mine. Isn't it enough that you know we work for the same Agency on the same floor? How awkward is it when there are only two people in an elevator and neither of them can exchange a friendly greeting?! What is wrong with people?
A few words to those of you who commit this ugly act of social unfriendliness:
When you see someone who you recognize, just say hello
When you come out of the bathroom stall, make eye contact with someone, say hello
When you almost run someone over in hallway, say sorry or hello
Stop pretending that the person who spoke to you thinks you are deaf
Stop counting the tiles on the floor just to avoid making eye contact with me and say hello
I am a very friendly person who speaks to everyone. The cashier, the maintenance people, random hall walkers, you get the point. Well being in the government, the majority of the people who I see on a daily basis are implants to the DC area. They aren't Washingtonians, Marylanders or Virginians. So you can't blame the funkiness on my beloved city locals. So here's the problem: I see the same people on a daily basis. They look me in my face, I say hello, and then they act deaf or mute! WTF! I don't have to know your name nor do you need to know mine. Isn't it enough that you know we work for the same Agency on the same floor? How awkward is it when there are only two people in an elevator and neither of them can exchange a friendly greeting?! What is wrong with people?
A few words to those of you who commit this ugly act of social unfriendliness:
When you see someone who you recognize, just say hello
When you come out of the bathroom stall, make eye contact with someone, say hello
When you almost run someone over in hallway, say sorry or hello
Stop pretending that the person who spoke to you thinks you are deaf
Stop counting the tiles on the floor just to avoid making eye contact with me and say hello
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Beauty Night Out wasn't so beautiful
What young, beautiful, hip, and savvy metro area girl wouldn't be excited about manicures, facials, shopping and cocktails on hump day? I sure was! But my excitement quickly deflated once I got my (over $2,000 worth NOT) goodie bag. The event was marketed for weeks as the beauty event of the season when in fact there were only about 4 "beauty" vendors present and they weren't actually all that beautiful. The other 10 or so vendors where local designers selling their ridiculous looking and priced home grown designs. The cocktails weren't very good and neither were the crepes. I was just going to keep this complaint to myself but after reading the cover of the New Beauty magazine that was in our bag only to discover the issue was from Fall/Winter 2007 I had to let out my anger! How dare they charge us $25 for this expired crap! SIN is supposed to be a reputable DC PR agency. Guess not.
No Chocolate Stylists in Chocolate City?
So with DC known as Chocolate City why is it so hard to find chocolate stylists? Don't chocolate people have hair? All the major beauty/fashion sites do a great job of promoting non-ethnic salons. Word of wisdom to the Vanilla folk...us Chocolate folk have hair too! Now I must admit that I do live outside of city limits in Alexandria and I would love to find the perfect salon for a busy young woman like myself here but I would go to the city in a heartbeat if I could find the perfect salon. I have tried several. Here are my findings:
Soul Day Spa and Salon: Wayyyy too expensive and I made an appointment on a Sunday in which the stylist never showed up (oh yes, I did complain to the owner)
Stella Blu: Is advertised as this super trendy salon with a boutique on the bottom floor. Reality= 1 (yes! just one!) stylist upstairs who has been over-booked for days and over priced clothes by local designers on the bottom level. Needless to say, I did NOT get my hair done that day.
Bubbles at Pentagon City: This was working for awhile (or maybe I stayed because I loved the color line). As a brown girl I should be used to the salon antics these stylists try to pull of (i.e. sitting in the salon all day) but this is not a "urban" salon and the stylist still tried to pull that crap and did less than perfection on my head. NEXT!
Special Touch International Hair Design: So I thought I'd try out a Dominican Salon to see what all the hype was about. Honestly, the hair wasn't bad but the service was. I had to be the only non-Spanish speaking client in the salon and they made me feel very uncomfortable. This salon is close to my house so I occasionally go for a quick trim (which is charged as a cut).
PR at Partners at Metro Center: This is my most recent try. I loved the fact that the stylists' claim to fame is getting you in and out. I was the only client she had and was out in a little over an hour. Bad part-the color she put on my hair has broken off a part of my hair that was already damaged.
So here is all I am looking for in a salon/stylist:
1. Affordability
2. Hair care over hair style
3. Respect my time (because I respected yours and was on time for my appointment)
4. Friendly
5. Uses a blow dryer! I do NOT want to sit under the dryer for an hour so you can squeeze 5 more clients in.
6. All of the above
My search continues...
Soul Day Spa and Salon: Wayyyy too expensive and I made an appointment on a Sunday in which the stylist never showed up (oh yes, I did complain to the owner)
Stella Blu: Is advertised as this super trendy salon with a boutique on the bottom floor. Reality= 1 (yes! just one!) stylist upstairs who has been over-booked for days and over priced clothes by local designers on the bottom level. Needless to say, I did NOT get my hair done that day.
Bubbles at Pentagon City: This was working for awhile (or maybe I stayed because I loved the color line). As a brown girl I should be used to the salon antics these stylists try to pull of (i.e. sitting in the salon all day) but this is not a "urban" salon and the stylist still tried to pull that crap and did less than perfection on my head. NEXT!
Special Touch International Hair Design: So I thought I'd try out a Dominican Salon to see what all the hype was about. Honestly, the hair wasn't bad but the service was. I had to be the only non-Spanish speaking client in the salon and they made me feel very uncomfortable. This salon is close to my house so I occasionally go for a quick trim (which is charged as a cut).
PR at Partners at Metro Center: This is my most recent try. I loved the fact that the stylists' claim to fame is getting you in and out. I was the only client she had and was out in a little over an hour. Bad part-the color she put on my hair has broken off a part of my hair that was already damaged.
So here is all I am looking for in a salon/stylist:
1. Affordability
2. Hair care over hair style
3. Respect my time (because I respected yours and was on time for my appointment)
4. Friendly
5. Uses a blow dryer! I do NOT want to sit under the dryer for an hour so you can squeeze 5 more clients in.
6. All of the above
My search continues...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Hope its worth the mullah!
So everyone who knows me knows that I am a sucker for Sephora. Well today I just so happened to be at Pentagon city and to my surprise, there's a Sephora! I can always find something to buy even when I have the whole store at home. So I decided to try out Dior Show BlackOut Mascara and I seriously hesitated in fear that I would be a trader to my (current) favorite Too Faced Lash Injection. I am such a loyal product person heck I'm loyal all around (I wouldn't even watch Cashmere Mafia because I left like a trader to Sex and the City). Anyway, I got tons of compliments on my long, thick lashes with Lash Injections. Hopefully they'll continue with Dior Show!
More crazy office behavior
So in keeping with the subject below...to my disgust a few of my old co-workers told me today that they have been victims of racism in the workplace. Now to set the scene, these folks work at a National Defense Agency in Washington DC...and the culprits? An Air Force Colonel and an Army Lieutenant Colonel. I myself have served in the Air Force so I am appalled when I learn that this behavior is still going on in the services. There is a war going on! Fight the enemy and stop fighting each other.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Brown Girl at Work
Ok so here's my daily frustration of being a brown employee surrounded by non-brown employees:
1. I am all for the Asian concept of Feung Shui so I hate the fact that my back is facing the entrance of my cube. Why is it that when a certain few visit my cube they loose track of what they are saying because they are so focused on reading my screen?! I guess they think they are going to catch me on some crazy website but I'm already on to them so I give them something to read. Like an email that says "Stop reading my email"...ugh!
2. The same annoying people are also cube weasels. A cube weasel is a person who just pops their head over your cube! Why do I look up and see your eyes?! No "Hi" or "Hey, how's your day", they just look over my cube spying on me until I realize they are there. ...ugh!
3. And then we got the folks who make up reasons to come to my desk just to see what the freak I'm doing! Their questions are usually.."did you get my email" knowing damn well they haven't even sent it yet!
4. Lastly, why am I the only women who dresses like a woman? Why are ladies coming to work looking like a "What Not To Wear" episode? I've had enough! Stop wearing menswear to your place of employment. Get some pumps and some lip gloss and get it together!
1. I am all for the Asian concept of Feung Shui so I hate the fact that my back is facing the entrance of my cube. Why is it that when a certain few visit my cube they loose track of what they are saying because they are so focused on reading my screen?! I guess they think they are going to catch me on some crazy website but I'm already on to them so I give them something to read. Like an email that says "Stop reading my email"...ugh!
2. The same annoying people are also cube weasels. A cube weasel is a person who just pops their head over your cube! Why do I look up and see your eyes?! No "Hi" or "Hey, how's your day", they just look over my cube spying on me until I realize they are there. ...ugh!
3. And then we got the folks who make up reasons to come to my desk just to see what the freak I'm doing! Their questions are usually.."did you get my email" knowing damn well they haven't even sent it yet!
4. Lastly, why am I the only women who dresses like a woman? Why are ladies coming to work looking like a "What Not To Wear" episode? I've had enough! Stop wearing menswear to your place of employment. Get some pumps and some lip gloss and get it together!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
ITS HERE, ITS FINALLY HERE!!!
Oh my gosh! I am so excited! Oh this is euphoria! Words cannot describe! CARRIE, SAMANTHA, CHARLOTTE AND MIRANDA ARE BACK!! Sex and the City Movie hits theaters May 30th! I think I'll be calling in sick from work to stand in line for tickets!!
Beauty Comes to K Street
Beauty comes to K Street with Beauty Night Out sponsored by SIN PR. April 23rd from 5-10. Clothes, makeup, manicures, cocktails and more! See you there!
My First Brazilian
So I recently went through with getting my first Brazilian Wax. OUCH...well kinda sorta. I searched for awhile to find the right salon. I didn't want to go to just anyone in any salon so as an avid Craigslist-er, I came across a Karina at the Georgetown Aveda on Wisconsin Ave. The ad said she specialized in speed and painless waxing so I gave it a shot. It actually wasn't that bad. Karina was very pleasant and the experience was quick and easy. The parking and drama of being in Georgetown for lunch was more painful than the wax. If you are considering a Brazilian (barely there or all gone) call Karina!
Shecky's GNO!
Bring your Girlfrriends and come shop with us! Shecky's comes to DC April 15-17 at DAR Constitution Hall. Check out www.sheckys.com for more details.
Metropolitan Plastic Surgery in Washington Life Magazine
Recently, I was contacted by an editor of Washington Life Magazine for an interview regarding non-surgical facial rejuvenation procedures. This article should make its debut in the next issue of Washington Life. Be sure to get a copy or check out www.washingtonlife.com to view the online version.
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