I've always suspected that if Satan gets himself behind you and out of sight? He might get up to all kinds of naughty shenanigans before you know it. I think it's better to keep potential sources of trouble firmly in sight. (I'm lookin' at you.)

That's--not a mixed metaphor, but it's certainly a well-stirred figure of speech.

Anyhow. NutNews week and I am pleased to be able to report that I have, in fact, put temptation firmly behind me!

To keep a moderately boring story short, a co-worker has a family member in a band. Said band was invited to play at the WH for the Worst President Ever recently. Photos were taking and forwarded to TeamChaos. My own, personal ChaosManager decided this was good fodder for NutNews coverage. Two photos were forwarded to me.

Picture #1 was a gift. The WEP making a lemon-sucking face (he's at a microphone) while the band members behind him are either hiding their faces or looking depressed. And, okay the band members are actually wiping sweat off their faces or listening intently to what's being said, but you have to look very closely to see the difference.

Picture #2 was just a photo. Happy band members laughing at a joke by the WEP.

Due to extreme carelessness on the part of my own, personal ChaosManager, she forwarded both pictures and recommended Picture #1 as a better one of the entire group.

Yes, of course, she meant to type Picture #2. But she didn't! I would have been perfectly justified in using the picture she suggested, don't you think?

And OHMIGOD this story has already gotten three times as long as it deserves to be, but I think it should be established that I'm capable of doing The Right Thing when the occasion calls for it.

Once again, today is Extremely Emphatic Day in Anne's World.

Sorry. I get that way when I really don't have that much to say. I'm sort of dinking around for a few minutes. Taking a break, sort of thing.

It hasn't been all bad, having Gidget out for the past week. If the sales people across the cubicle divide become annoying, I can put on my headphones and bop along to some tunes. I bopped along to Mozart for most of last week, but then I was listening to my favorite piece for ten minutes last Friday before I realized I didn't actually have the music turned on, so, maybe time to mix it up a little.

I decided it was time to branch out. Today, I'm bopping along to Vivaldi.

What? You can totally bop along to classical music.

pah-dah-DAT-poom pah-dah-DAT-poom

You recognize that, right? Mozart. Yeah, that piece. I knew you'd be able to hear it if I played it for you. (Four hours of Vivaldi have not yet erased it from my brain.)

I had a candy bar today. I had a candy bar yesterday, too. I'm gonna get so fat.