Sue Jean

So a little over a year ago I left the purchasing job I had with the University to transfer to another department to a new job that was a promotion. The way the University works someone else who was getting laid off from another department had to be placed in my old job, regardless of whether they wanted her there or not. This fortunate soul was a woman named Sue Jean. Soon after I started my new job Sue Jean somehow got a hold of my phone number and would call and ask me questions like--how do you turn on your computer or how do you change the voicemail on the phone--stuff that someone else who actually worked there should have told her. Anyhow she's also an odd woman, she brought several plants and a stuffed parrot perched on a wooden stick into the office, it looked like a jungle in there. Not to mention that Sue Jean has gray and pink hair, big green rimmed glasses and always wears very colorful clothes, she looks like a parrot herself. So why am I telling you about Sue Jean you ask? Well I just went to eat lunch with some old co-workers and when I walked into the office Sue Jean was there and says--I heard you were going to Australia, I'm gonna e-mail my friend in Tasmania maybe you can stay with her. Thanks but that won't be necessary I told her, no it will be fine she says...we are in the Russell Crowe fan club together we've been talking about Russell over e-mail for over 6 years now. I'm sure she has a porch or something you can sleep on. Despite me insisting that I don't need a place to sleep and my other co-worker Shirley telling Sue Jean that no one wants to meet her hippy ass friend, Sue Jean got my e-mail address and says that she will e-mail Sonny Button, President of the Russell Crowe fan club right away to tell her I'm coming to Australia.

WORK

Only 13 days of work left..it's wonderful knowing the end is in sight. I can't wait to be out of my cube and the windowless office I now sit in, forced to answer dumb questions all day, fight with the copy machine, try to avoid my manic boss and worst of all listen to people constantly come up to me and say g'day mate and ask me the same questions over and over again about my trip. Soon enough I will be far, far away!

Preparations

Countdown...I leave in 23 days..still haven't packed my room, still don't have my digital camera, still haven't done almost anything that needs to get done before I leave but well I am a procrastinator..and most importantly of all the going away party is already planned and will happen this Sat. Night!!!