Published by
Nikky on
September 5, 2008. 9:59 pm
Ode to the Super Ducklings
Sarah Lee and Douglas Crist
‘Twas Allyn, and ’twas Grapeview where
The Super Twins were raised
‘Twas Lisa M who sent you here,
(The intern saints be praised!)
Like Hercules, you soon were faced
With many impossible tasks
Defeat the evil beasts; write
The annual report – real fast
And while you’re at it edit Trends
Or else we’re up a creek
And by the way the Senator
Will be here in a week
Amuse the kids and stop the rain
Make sure no one gets hurt
Direct the traffic, work the mike
And hand out free t-shirts
Hope you’ve got a roomy car
We need a podium now
And do you have your camera?
We need some shots, and how
But every test you’ve passed with ease
And set the bar much higher
For ducklings who will follow you
To defeat evil without inspiring ire
So did we mention that you’ve been
Our best two interns ever?
About you we will never say:
“Generic, but whatever”
Champs meeting a senatorial champ.
Published by
Nikky on
September 2, 2008. 7:21 pm
I was reading the ingredients on a Starbucks Doubleshot can, and what struck me as curious was how the cream and milk remained unspoiled while being in a can at room temperature. Bridget suggested it might be powdered milk, but I thought it would say that if that were the case.
So she called the 1-800 number on the can, and talked to a guy who answered the question.
Because the can is vacuum packed and milk pasteurized, it can remain unspoiled at room temp.
Published by
Nikky on
June 28, 2008. 10:22 am
Yes, it’s true. I’m on the wall of shame for this one.
I’ve always had a rather bad relationship with my message tone for my phone. First it was one of those canned messages where I say my name and it repeats it. Generic, boring, and impersonal. But I didn’t have anything better, since I dislike how I sound over the phone and always seem to get my tone wrong. Then while walking to work last year I had this great idea for a personal greeting.
Knock Knock
Who’s There
Not Nikky… leave a message
It wasn’t perfect, great, or anything positive really–but it’s what I had and it was original. I didn’t especially care either, since my phone is always on me and I try to always answer calls. Usually my messages come from when I’m out of service.
So this brings us to the current day, and I’m working out of our Silverdale office three times a week, so I figured out how to forward my office phone in Bremerton (which is on my business card) to my cell phone. I don’t think anything about my cell greeting until Monday rolls around. It’s about 4:30, and myself and Bridget were getting ready to leave when Sarah (our boss) makes her first appearance of the day because she was in meetings since like 0800. We discuss some things, and then she randomly goes over to her phone, hits speaker, and dials our Bremerton 4-digit extension.
I’m wondering why she’s doing this, and I say “I forward to my cell” right when my pocket started vibrating. I wasn’t sure what she was trying to do, so I just ignored the call. Then the “Knock Knock” answering greeting came on. It turns out she tried to call me on Friday while en route to a housing complex and I was out of service–so she heard it then. Sarah was greatly relieved to know that I didn’t actually have that as a greeting on an office phone directly. But needless to say… my message greeting was changed that evening. :)
As Bridget said on the way home: “I can’t imagine her facial expression when she heard that when calling you,” and I agree. I can’t imagine it either.
