fearlesstemp

WTE= Worst Temp Ever, a title I'm vying for. Note that I'm writing LJ entry while buried in piles of work. Literally. It's a gymnastic achievement to get out of my little cubicle.

I'm, like, mainlining Diet Coke and still fighting to stay awake. The battle to stay focused was lost long ago. I have a feeling I stopped in the middle of something a while ago but I can't remember what, and I've got a pile of half-finished stuff to do and I don't know which to do first. Feel like massive tard.

My boss is on vacay, which I thought would make this week easier, but actually it's annoying because he's left me with all this stuff to do, a lot of which I'm clueless about. "Send off the Plts' response with the MSJ" -- ok, after a while I figured out that meant the Plaintiffs' response and the Motion for Summary Judgment and I have the latter but have no idea where the former is or what it looks like and the people are all irate and want it NOW and blech.

(Note: The reason they're irate and want it NOW is because I think I was supposed to send them with the letter I wrote on Friday and forgot.)

Also, I think I accidentally sent an original to someone when I was supposed to send a copy on one file, and vice versa on another.

AND my boss wants me to call the woman I'm replacing and ask her a question but I don't want to! She just had a baby! As in, last Thursday! I will give her a day of peace and call her tomorrow before he checks in from vacation. I am Taking A Stand. Actually, I'm being lazy in a way that coincides nicely with taking a stand.

People keep calling me with complex questions and problems and I try to follow along but end up asking them to repeat things. I"m thinking of answering the phone from now on, "Mr. ________'s office, this is Jessica, please chill out, speak slowly and use small words for the dumb temp."

In other news: I love JC and his little white bucket hat.