Networking without coffee
Jun 20, 2007 work work work
It was a breakfast meeting and I’ll never go to one of those again without pre-fueling. Someone introduced himself to me, “Hi, I’m Jim.” And I answered, brightly, “Hi, Dawn, nice to meet you, I’m Jim.”
What I tell myself is that every time I survive something like this it makes me just a wee bit stronger.
The kids joined a bowling league today (Madison too) with their cousin so that’s where they are right now. I’m taking a break from working on a landing page. It’s sunny and cool and we’re all caught up on laundry so that bodes well for the rest of the week.
June 20th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Is it bad that I’m laughing? What did you do? I’d share an embarrassing story of mine to make you feel better, but I can’t think of one at the moment. I think I’ve firmly repressed them.
June 20th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
This is what I did: Looked pitiful and told him I hadn’t had coffee. Then I stumbled over to the coffee table and looked mournfully at the decaf while I waited for them to bring out the good stuff.
June 20th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
In the reception line at my wedding I was getting so dazed and tired I just kept saying, “Oh, thank you very much. I’m so glad you came.”
One person, “How are feeling dear?” I of course said brightly, “Oh thank you very much. I’m so glad you came.”
She patted me on the hand and said she understood and I did not even realize what happened until I was halfway through responding to the next person who was telling my how pretty my dress was.
Sadly, I had no idea who she was. I don’t mean that she was someone I did not know, I mean she did not register enough at the time for me to find her and say anything to her later. She could have been my favorite aunt or my father-in-law’s previously unmet business partner.
June 20th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Oh Yondalla! I love that story!
June 20th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Yes, sunny and cool and no one is locked in the car! WOO!
June 20th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Oh man, I don’t even know how many wrong things I’ve said teaching library instruction classes! I don’t even keep track anymore!!
That is funny, though, sorry!! It just sounds like something that I would do!
June 21st, 2007 at 2:28 pm
I know of one man who at a very important business meeting said what his name was and followed that with “and I’m an alcoholic” ha ha, he was so used to doing that at AA meetings!!