An email I just received

Subject: GET YOUR IRISH JIG ON THIS ST PATRICKS DAY AT BEEF'S!


Thanks, Pete. It's the like beef that keeps on giving.

How was your Halloween?

My Halloween was great fun! Sydney and I dressed up as characters from the movie Heathers. We thought we looked awesome:


Unfortunately, not very many folks seemed to get who we were supposed to be. For example, I just got this email from Syd:

I talked to my mother last night. She said she liked our costumes, even though she didn't know what Heathers were. I was like, "you liked it on facebook! what did you think we were?" And she said, "Croquet playing nannies!"

An apt typo

Sometimes, instead of signing work emails "Thanks, Amelia" I sign them "Best, Amelia."

And sometimes, I accidentally type "Beset, Amelia."

SO TRUE!

Oh y'all, something awful happened!

Remember back in December, when I shared with you the sweet magic of the timesheet emails sent by a woman in our HR department? Well, she is no longer able to send them, because timesheet reminders have been incorporated into a new internal newsletter. I am devastated, but will be going into my email archives to find past gems from this woman to share with all of you. Together, we'll keep the inspiration alive!

Here's one from last June:

Did you have the opportunity to enjoy the fantastic, cooling summer breeze these past two beautiful days! What do you mean, No!....take a break, go outside and bask in it for simply a moment. Then please take a moment to enter that one magic number to reflect the hours you worked each day of the June 16-30, 2010 pay period. This pay period had 77 total hours.

BASK IN IT, PEOPLE!

An exceptional invitation

...was waiting for my in my email inbox this morning!

Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Viewing Party


amelia,

Can't get a ticket to watch the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl in person? Why not watch it at our house!
We are hosting a viewing party on Tuesday, December 21st from 7pm EST-Close.

During the game we are offering:

Free Chips & Salsa OR $5 OFF $25

Valid only Tuesday, December 21st from 7pm EST to close
(Must bring in this email)

Crap in a canoe! If only I were not in Mississippi then! Fiddlesticks.

Inspirational Timesheets

We have this absolutely marvelous woman in our HR department who sends us all reminders via email twice a month to fill out our timesheets. She always includes an inspirational message of some sort in them, and they are just pure gold. Here is this week's:

It falls like feathers from the sky. Melting on impact as it touches your nose. Bringing with it the brrrrrrrrrrrr in the air and trouble for those who just don’t understand the beauty of it all. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

What a beautiful time of the year and when you look outside your window to see the snow falling it is a picturesque sight to see. Hold that thought, this is also the perfect time for HR to remind you it is time to do your E-Time card for pay period
December 1-15, 2010.

Amazing, no? Don't worry, I will be sharing them ALL with you going forward!

Helpful tips from Microsoft Outlook

Don't all the Microsoft programs just give a person the handiest, most helpful tips? I swear, it's like they are INSIDE MY BRAIN! Case in point - this little story I got from my dear friend and coworker Leah yesterday:

In other news, Microsoft Word had an interesting grammar suggestion for me a few minutes ago. When I typed “I’ve” in an e-mail, it underlined it in green and suggested the following:


SERIOUSLY?! And then when I type “me’ve” for fun to see what it suggests then, it underlines it as being incorrectly spelled. Awesome.

Outta tha park, Outlook! Very well done indeed. Thanks, Leah, for sharing this helpful hint!

The emails keep coming

Here is one I just received from a very excited Sydney:

Oh man, you know what I just realized? You get a free appetizer at Beef's!

Also the Beef O'Brady's Bowl is on December 21. Expect full coverage from my mom and dad's living room!

Email I got this morning, the sequel

Your picture has been approved by the Beef 'O' Brady's Team! Check it out and share it with your friends: http://www.beefobradys.com/beefs-gallery.aspx?pic=287
Score a FREE appetizer when you sign up for Team O’ Brady’s: Sign up here.

-The Beef 'O' Brady's Team
www.BeefOBradys.com

Email I got this morning

Thanks, Pete. Thank you so very much. Fun fact - when you get an email from Beef O'Brady's, the sender is listed solely as 'Beef'.

Moms continue to be the best

Aren't emails and texts from your mother the best? Yes, they are. The people from hilarious blog Postcards from Yo Momma know what I'm talking about. I just got an email forward from my mother, and it contained this gem:

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the ground each morning the devil says, "OH CRAP, SHE'S UP"!

If that's not good advice, I don't know what is.