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Category Archives: Work

One of those days….

It’s always nice to see my company in the news for good things–Profits up. Stores opening. Stock price climbing. It’s never nice to see my company in the news for bad things. Today is one of those latter days. Sigh. (ETA April 2007): I went through the archives, adding tags to old entries. Some ofContinue reading “One of those days….”

Posted byAllynMay 21, 2004Posted inWorkTags:EB-Games, Lord-of-the-Rings, WorkLeave a comment on One of those days….

On Things You Don't Want To See

Two weeks ago I was driving to a business meeting in the western part of North Carolina, and along I-40 I thought I saw my boss’s car ahead of me. As I passed him I looked to my right, saw that it was, in fact, my supervisor, and he appeared to asleep at the wheel,Continue reading “On Things You Don't Want To See”

Posted byAllynFebruary 24, 2004Posted inWorkTags:EB-Games, WorkLeave a comment on On Things You Don't Want To See

On How I Got Here

About two months ago, I guess, I was feeling particularly sentimental. It happens. Time changes people. I was a sad, sullen person at the age of twenty-five. At thirty, I feel genuinely happy, perhaps even content. It’s like the pieces of my life have come together well, and though there are some pieces of theContinue reading “On How I Got Here”

Posted byAllynJune 17, 2003Posted inWork, WritingTags:EB-Games, Life, Work, WritingLeave a comment on On How I Got Here

Gagh!

A customer came into the store today with his pet lizard, Diablo, situated on his shoulder. He said he had been feeding Diablo crickets. Suddenly, Diablo began to foam at the mouth. “He’s thirsty. He needs water! He’ll die if he doesn’t drink anything!” I ran into the back, pulled out a bottle of springContinue reading “Gagh!”

Posted byAllynApril 7, 2003Posted inWorkTags:Life, WorkLeave a comment on Gagh!

Name Badge

I was asked, for reasons unknown, to post the graphic image I use for my name badge at work. And since it’s a random enough request, why not? The Doctor Who LEGO image of Paul McGann was taken from here. Yes, I wear the eighth Doctor on my name badge. Is there a problem withContinue reading “Name Badge”

Posted byAllynJanuary 29, 2003March 29, 2015Posted inWorkTags:EB-Games, Fafhrd, Gray Mouser, WorkLeave a comment on Name Badge

Puckish behavior?

Defective merchandise needed to be shipped out. A box of systems, games, and controllers overflowed. I pulled together the controllers, and carefully wrote out a defective slip for each one. The last controller, though, had no indication of why it was defective. I held it. Looked at it. Turned it over. Wasn’t it obvious, inContinue reading “Puckish behavior?”

Posted byAllynJanuary 15, 2003Posted inWorkTags:EB-Games, Work3 Comments on Puckish behavior?

The New Job

At the suggestion of Lee Jamilkowski I’m going to try and write a little more about me and who I am, and perhaps a little less about pop culture and my thoughts on it. Writing about happenings in the pop culture world comes naturally to me. Writing about myself does not. In any event, tomorrowContinue reading “The New Job”

Posted byAllynNovember 2, 2002Posted inWorkTags:EB-Games, Life, WorkLeave a comment on The New Job

Overheard at work

“What’s the difference between the two Lord of the Rings games? In Fellowship you’re a short guy with a stick who beats things. In Two Towers you get to be Aragorn, the blond guy, or the dude with the axe.”

Posted byAllynOctober 24, 2002Posted inWorkTags:EB-Games, Lord-of-the-Rings, WorkLeave a comment on Overheard at work

Checking Out of the Asylum

As some of you are aware, I’m picking up, leaving Pennsylvania, and heading south for North Carolina. Raleigh, to be exact. I’m looking forward to the move, see some new horizons, set some new courses in my life. Good stuff all around. 🙂 As a result, though, I won’t be around to fight the goodContinue reading “Checking Out of the Asylum”

Posted byAllynSeptember 10, 2002Posted inWorkTags:Life, WorkLeave a comment on Checking Out of the Asylum

The Week's Events

Thoughts on the past week’s events. Tuesday morning I drove out to King of Prussia; it’s the largest shopping mall on the east coast (so they claim, anyway). Electronics Boutique has a store there, the second largest store in sales volume in the entire company, and we’re opening a second store in the mall. AContinue reading “The Week's Events”

Posted byAllynSeptember 15, 2001Posted inWorkTags:EB-Games, terrorism, WorkLeave a comment on The Week's Events

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