Is My Boss in the Sauce?

Well, guys, I’m still posted up in Mayberry- you know, where cropdusting actually means cropdusting, and MamaG and I shoot gophers while Smoke puts steel on the shed roof. #ActualEventsYesterday

It’s been a nice trip so far, and I still have seven days to relax before heading back to the grind of everyday life. The trip has been fairly uneventful, but I’ll be sure to have some Mayberry posts up for you in the near future- I’ve been going to a gym here (gold!) and I’m headed out on a photo shoot this morning.

It’s been a while since I’ve checked in with you, though, and I wanted to be sure to share a recent experience I had. I was working on a sort of special assignment for work earlier this month, and my boss for the special project was not my ‘normal’ boss. She was a nice enough woman, who may or may not have been competent enough to hold her position of power, but whatever. I liked her, despite the fact that she brought a dog that she found into her office every day, hiding it from the custodial staff, and forcing me to shriek, nearly piss myself, and run out whenever I went into her office for supplies. I hate people.

Anyway, this ‘boss’ and I pulled up to the office at the same time one morning, and I was grabbing a few things out of my trunk. I had to move my boxing gloves in order to get something else out of the trunk, and later in the day, she actually said, “What was with the boxing gloves? Do you box?”

Now, I understand that she was being nice and trying to make conversation and I appreciate that, but…. 

What I said: “Yeah, I box and it’s a fun (and tough) workout!”

What I wanted to say: “No, I’m a brain surgeon and those are my lucky gloves.”

“No, I’m a park ranger, and we use those to fight the bears.”

“No, I’m a cop and I use those for intimidation.”

“No, I’m a bartender, and I use those to protect from spills/broken glass.”

Oy vey. 

-Bev

*Author’s Note: I am certainly not immune to saying bone-headed shit to people, so I really should be taking it easy on her… see this post for a nice example of me being a moron. And, be sure to read the comments for some Smoke gold.