Listen All of Ya’ll it’s a Sabotage!?!

Imagine my surprise when an intentionally unpublished blog post not only shows up on a site, but comes complete with a handy little link via Twitter. How does this happen to a draft that was NEVER intended for the light of day? 

I sit here wondering if this was an accident. Hoping an innocent mistake is at the end of this mysterious publication. It seems kind of suspect to me though? 

First, if you use WordPress or any other blogging platform you know there are very clear buttons for Save Draft or Publish. I am certain from my blogspot days and many a myspace nights that this is standard issue. I cannot recall a time where I found myself posting drafts or not knowing that a post was live. Second, the fact that someone posted a tweet calling out the fact there was an unfinished draft with it’s editorial notes intentionally left in makes me wonder…

Why would anyone intentionally publish a draft with editor’s notes in it?

I am still on a fact finding mission about the author of the tweet, who looks like a pretty cool guy from his blog. 

We all know about the balloon boy. This story seems to have impacted our tendency to be suspicious of people in general. There has been a lot of discussion about this recently in my community. Is it possible someone was intentionally trying to sabotage me? Do people do that? 

People are still good, right? Please feel free to share your thoughts.

Tags: Balloon Boy, Drafts are not just beer, Happy Tuesday, Mystery, Sabotage, Surprise, Wordpress

That Just Happened?!?

Once upon a time I accepted a position in the illustrious industry known as Inside Sales. Why? I have a mortgage payment. 

Process it and please move along for the sake of efficiency (which may be covered later).

When you enter Boiler Room AKA “Inside Sales” you can expect to make a minimum of 80 outbound calls a day. You can also expect to have  a douchebag for a manager who will fill your ears with stories of his awesomeness. Multiply this man. There are many of them. They like to talk. A lot. About themselves. Yawn.

This career path (if you can call it that) is definitely not for everyone. I believe the requirements were tough outer shell with a nugget inner ego. Who can remember after all these scripted conversations? My name is this. I sell you that. We make conversation. I build rapport. You probably generally like me it’s just obvious I lack SalesForce, or the homemade equivalent. 

The only details I care to share this point are that I am being paid to harass people and not the other way around. This enters my brain at the very same time I am speaking with a General Manager of an account I have been calling on for weeks. 

General Manager:  ”I like to party.” 

Me: (faster then you could think WTF... and did I just call Cal Naughton, Jr.) “Awesome? Do you party with office supplies”

Party Monster: “Sometimes. So, do you like to party?”

Me: (That just happened?) “I like to sell office supplies like a robot.”

Party Monster: “Blah, blah, blah. Portfolio. Money. Party. Here is my private cell phone number. Don’t give it to anyone, I mean definitely call me because I like to party.”

I don’t know how much more I emailed the DJ, but here is more detailed account from our crackberry exchange earlier:

“This is happening in real time. Speaking with GM of company. He is HI-LARIOUS. Man, this guy hits on anyone. We are talking about Johnny’s Hideway! Grab it, love it and keep it a secret, he is saying. WTF?!? That just happened. Lives off Roswell Road. If I don’t stop him I am going to know what his sign is. Wait, I think it may be coming? He is telling me about his PORTFOLIO...”

For the record, I like to write . 

Thanks for playing!

Tags: Blah, Boiler Room, I like to Party, That Just Happened, WTF

I’d Like to Thank the Academy

Actually, right now I’m thanking the DJ. I am Jack’s complete love for my husband!

My digital dirt looks prettier everyday. Expect updates, picture pages, headaches and some “Oh, no she di’int” moments. Because I did. And I will.

For those who know, I’m not new to the Rodeo. I am just not *hiding* behind anonymous names or MySpace (sorry, not taking new friend requests unless I know you IRL- for now). The rest of you are on a need to know basis and by that I mean WELCOME!

You will note that I attempted to paste one of my “daily digests” (Momma Said There’d Be Days Like This) into this blog. May the record also state I used Pages which is as foreign to me as WordPress (which IMO still sucks). It backfired and the font bugs the bejesus out of me too.

Deal with it.

I wrote almost everyday for several years directly through Blogger and let’s just say the audience never knew the difference. In fact, I think everyone fancied my real time posting/honesty? I had no sponsorship (still don’t, hook a bitch up), no agenda and no complaints. Unless you count my old frenemy who wishes I worked out my arms more. So do I Barbie, so do I!!!

Thanks again for playing and may I recommend you watch Fight Club if any of my quotes are lost on you.

Who I am in WordPress is in deed who I am in real life.

Kisses!

Tags: Blogger is more user friendly, Digital Dirt, Fight Club, Oh no she di'int, randomly fabulous, Rules schmules, The DJ Loves Me

Backnoise is Awesomesauce & Annoying.

Today I discovered the coolest thing since sliced bread, it’s called BackNoise.

What is this awesomesauce she speaks of?

It’s a website where you say all the things you are thinking (but not supposed to verbalize) during a meeting. It’s free, it’s fabulous, it’s fun! It can also be an extremely helpful tool when a few of the coolest cats in the ATL are hosting their first Social Media Conference and people want to give feedback. Even the snarky stuff. In fact, it says on the front page V2.0, now with more snark. Set the expectations.

In the morning, I was not that into Backnoise and found it distracting, annoying, addicting and overwhelming. I could not wrap my big brain around the concept of people using yet another third party application to comment on anything. More noise? Why are you even attending this conference if you are not feeling it?

Then the cool cats started to up the ante. They were following the commentary too. Playing the game if you will. In a good way. There was one person I wanted to hurt and a few friends who went so boldly anonymous with snarkiness. It’s easy to do anything anonymously. Yeah, remember my old blog Randomly Fabulous? Enough said.

So the snarky chatter went on and on for eternity until the perfect panel happened. Jeff Turner, Bert Dumars, Peter Fasano and Seth Miller. The dream team. If you have any interest in Social Media or life in general your ears and eyes were on them.

Backnoise just got awesome! Plus, my Tweetdeck was down making it mandatory for my sanity. I have severe ADD if you don’t know me (yet) and need to be communicating at all times. I am working on my talk time issues. Promise!

While I do that, I hope I just spilled some awesomesauce on your shoes.

Thanks for playing!

Tags: Awesomesauce, Backnoise, New Media Atlanta, Noise, Overthinking sucks

Roses are for You, Events are for ME!

Yes, some wifeys love when their hubs shower them with roses. Me, I am overjoyed by an Event Pass to New Media Atlanta.

wOOt wOOt. 

I ♥ my husband more then words. I would write more, but my excitement already blew up my Tweetdeck. Who knows what it would do to WordPress?

Thanks for playing!

Tags: Excitement, Mission Marisa, New Media Atlanta, Still hate Wordpress, The DJ Loves Me

Momma Said there’d be Days Like This

Today was one of those days I cursed my alarm clock for existing. I was running too late to stop for my usual Starbucks and had to suffer through a cup of the crappy stuff work supplies us. Powdered creamer is vile. Seriously employers, providing decent coffee is a motivator. 

So is positive reinforcement, but we can broach that subject on another night.

Not getting nearly enough sleep or required dosage of daily sugar, I was determined to make something wake me up so I hit the phones. Part of my job requirement is making 80+ outbound calls a day to spread the word about our fabulous same day service with no minimum order requirement and no delivery fee (you know you want to buy from me-CALL ME!). The other part is getting out an average of 6 *qualified* catalogs a day. 

By noon, I was at 40 something dials and ZERO catalogs. Momma said there’d be days like this… I just hoped they would not fall on a Friday. Not just any Friday either. It’s a high holy day or whatever. The one my Auntie A was going to bring me home for. Except I have no vacation days and so that plan was not going to see the light of temple candles.

To top it off, the LAST “rockstar pass” was sold for New Media Atlanta which means I do not get to stop at Go, collect $200 or meet Chris Brogan. 

I have been holding off on my registration for a few reasons. The first is my role as an inside sales rep does not allow me to be out all day even though it’s the Social Media Event of the Year in Atlanta. Everyone who is worth knowing will be there. They all use office supplies and the flood gates would be open. I offered to take a Top rep or marketing person with me. So far, no go.

Until you prove yourself, you don’t even get to park upfront. Even when it’s pouring rain and you just had your hair did at Van Michael’s. Is fabulous hair a right or a privilege? 

I understand and appreciate that this process has worked for many successful producers currently dialing for dollars at Dunder. I believe in the service and company too. What I don’t get is the resistance to other effective methods of sales. Maybe I need to work more on Mission Possible Monday?

Happy New Year my fellow Hebs. Always remember, you were chosen for a reason. The MIL, not so much.

Thanks for playing!

Tags: complaint department, Random Missions

You are SOOO Observant!?!

Um, I can’t make this stuff up…

I’m shopping in Gwinnett County (yes, this could be root the problem) when all of a sudden I hear:

“You are SO Jewish!” says the adorable blonde girl browsing beside me at Francesca’s.

What gave it away? My incredulous sense of fashion, the two minute apology I provided the boutique owner after knocking some earrings off a display or just my overall awesomeness. 

Either way… I looked Blondie in her beautiful blue eyes, smiled proudly and responded, “Thanks. It’s fabulous, right?”

I am chosen for a reason.

Thanks for playing!

FYI and a Plea for Help

I hate WordPress. My lack of posting over this long holiday weekend is directly proportional to my lack of love for WordPress.

If I am in fact “compromised”, may the hacker that has my site please format for me so that time zone does not randomly change, a much more efficient theme that is widget friendly (and remains PINK) is uploaded, font can be edited, I don’t have to not approve several spam comments and the list goes on.

Basically, if you are out there reading this nonsense and know where a girl can update the plugin for not needing to know code to write a blog… HOLLA!

Tags: complaint department, HELP, Random, sanity not included, whining

Random thoughts

Since stupid, not easy to navigate WordPress may be compromised, I may as well share what is currently on my mind:

-Try to be the child in the second marriage: the benefits are better.

-You probably don’t want to piss off Tech Support when your WordPress may be hacked and/or just annoying. It is likely he has intentionally set up all attempts for your computer sanity at impossible. 

- Learn when to love, learn when to leave.

- If at first you don’t succeed, maybe Marriage is not for you?

- People who you would never solicit advice from are always the first to give it. Why is that?

- The path of least resistance is harder to take when you are emotionally involved. Stop allowing your emotions to rule you.

Food for thought. And I’m spent.

The Follow Up Email

This is a real email. I changed the names of the ridiculously amused. This was sent out as a follow up to yesterday’s urgent birthday cake incident. Not by the HR Manager who caused aforementioned incident, but by Mr. Fix It. 

Subject: upcoming birthdays

Guys,

As our records show we have several upcoming birthdays this month. (The DJ has one today!!!, 12th,14th a double on the 17th, and one on the 22nd, Da Man has one on the 15th 3 on the 18th and one each from the 23rd till the 27th, just as examples. Please check you employee calendar to see all listed birthdays. I think we should get together to celebrate The DJ’s 138th today. Vinings grill 5:30?

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Well played Mr. Fix it.

Please include me in your next round of office-capades! I work for Dunder Mifflin. Life would not be so funny if we did not have an occasional episode at the Office. 

Another Random Disclaimer: This was not my Office. To date, nothing this funny has ever happened in my place of BIZNESS! I only write true stories on here. I promise to change names or assign nicknames when necessary. If you feel this is too much, turn me down. 

Tags: office capades, silly me