*grumble*

Smallville

Ageless sucked worse than Spell did.

I can't believe it's possible to say that, but it did.

There were only three semi-good things about the entire episode.

( 1-2-3, No More )

I am going to stand up and say, right now, that I am willing to be a badass. I am willing to write a lengthy letter to AlMiles letting them know how fucked up this season has been. And send it. Or post it on the front of the WB offices. Or publish it in the frickin' newspaper as an ad if it would make them read it.

Work gripe

Today I was asked to do a PowerPoint.

It's been...months? A year or so? Since anyone even remembered I can do them. The thing about PowerPoints is that you're limited with what you can do. This is fine when working within a simple office. Working in an office with "creative types" causes a whole new level of problems. The "creative types" inevitably think that the background isn't bold enough, font colors need to have starker contrast, visuals have to have the right crispness and must be tested repeatedly, a standard format must be adhered to (and this includes font size on subheads or the first line under a header and OMG! that bulleted point is the wrong font size!).

Basically, when you're in an office with creatives, they have a tendency to overthink things.

People, when they asked me to do this PowerPoint, they asked me to do it because it's 7 slides long. By no means should the creatives be doing it, because it's a waste of their time. Simply put, there are no graphics, it's all bulleted, and the bullets all fly in individually from the left. I could do it in my sleep.

The only tricky part was that they didn't specify what background they want. (You would not believe how difficult that has been in the past. We used to have the creative department design us a background. They spent hours coming up with a basic PowerPoint template to provide a unique look. Then three months later it would be "outdated and tired". Grrrr.)

I didn't ask creative. I didn't even consult them or let them know what I was doing. Hell, I didn't even let the folks who asked me to do it know what I was doing. Very simply, I made the PowerPoint match our business cards. White background with mint green color block at the top and a small gray stripe at the bottom of the mint color block, and our logo at the bottom right. The colors match and look fabulous onscreen. It's simple and professional. Considering the length of time spent on creating the look for the business cards, no one can argue that it doesn't fit the company image.

I also took the liberty of making the 7 page PowerPoint into a 13 slide one. Because they had too much information on each slide (another place I differ from creative...you give them something, they go word for word by what you did, but I'm a secretary, so I'm used to fixing their mistakes).

They're raving. They love the layout, the colors, the way I kept each slide from being too cluttered...everything.

*eye roll*

I'm telling you, some days...

Live in fear

My grandmother has been calling all family with the internet wanting them to look up Oprah's mailing address.

*blinks*

That's all folks!

Well, I'm getting ready to head out the door home to dye my hair/clean/meet the dog sitter/pack/pedicure/charge the DVD battery and anything else I can think of in preparation for the beach trip with the family.

If I come back insane and spouting gibberish about the state of Chinese negotiations on the sale of Mars, it's most likely my family's fault.