{"id":123,"date":"2006-01-11T21:49:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-11T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sararosso.com\/wordpress\/2006\/01\/11\/school-daze-shorthand-notes\/"},"modified":"2011-11-12T23:35:45","modified_gmt":"2011-11-12T21:35:45","slug":"school-daze-shorthand-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/11\/school-daze-shorthand-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"School Daze, Shorthand Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I got sent to the principal’s office. I mean, the president’s office. Some very important services were having problems and our clients were very upset. (Does this sound like I’m explaining to a small child?) Because my boss was out of the office, the responsibility and questions came to me. <\/p>\n

Our account manager crooked his finger at me, and said, “Can you come with me for a minute?” Everyone in my work room was oddly quiet and staring intently at their screens. No one made eye contact as I left the room. It felt just like high school.<\/p>\n

When I entered the room, the President was on the phone with my colleague. He threw around a lot of “cazzo” and “non mi frega niente” (bad things). The glass walls of his “office” didn’t contain all the noise and I saw everyone looking over at us. I am ashamed to say that my face flamed red the whole time I was in there (this happens often when I am embarassed – poker face I have not!). He didn’t yell at me like he did the others, but I think it might have been a “don’t kick the dog” kind of sympathy, which I’m not sure is a good thing.<\/p>\n

Anyway, today went much better. I attended a conference call in English where my favorite excuse was “I didn’t invent the internet.” <\/p>\n

Something I’m keeping my eye on. Do you remember the book, Where the Wild Things Are?<\/a> Well, they’re making it into a movie.<\/a> <\/p>\n

They = Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers (author, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius<\/a> is very good). More info here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Interesting new party trick – this video of making designs with sand. It’s the kind of thing I could see crowds gathering around to see on the streets of SF. If you could find an overhead projector & plug. And a projection screen. Not for starving artists. I have to say the recurring Adam & Eve images combined with the majestic music were a bit disturbing, though.<\/p>\n

I’m definitely going to make a Personal Annual Report. Great idea!<\/p>\n

Don’t just sit there, do some Fun things with your ipod<\/a>. On second thought, put your ipod away or you might get mugged.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I got sent to the principal’s office. I mean, the president’s office. Some very important services were having problems and our clients were very upset. (Does this sound like I’m explaining to a small child?) Because my boss was out of the office, the responsibility and questions came to me. Our account manager crooked…<\/p>\n

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