I don't think so.

The first blast from YakketyYak, our new, online email provider? Was--not a success. The text came through just fine. The graphics, not so much. I fought with it all day long. Last Wednesday's 'NutNews finally went out fifteen minutes ago. In the end, I had to kluge it--take their html file, add the graphics in, and send it from my Outlook.

Now I'm waiting for Bert, our lackadaisical in-house IT person, to provide me with the phone number and name of someone who can actually help me. (I suspect the problem is in the email settings arranged by the new email provider hosting company.)

The Crazy George Co, the 'experts' who are supposed to be making internet magic for us? Continue to bypass Gidget in favor of baffling Vela with bullshit. Today Vela had a question for them and they passed her along to their Webstrainer rep. We have a Webstrainer rep. We could have gone and asked them the question, but they're not the ones we're paying. We're paying Crazy George Co. (The least they could have done was to ask their Webstrainer rep themselves, don't you think?)

Tomorrow we have to explain to the Northern'Nuts why we're not willing to take on their campaigns, the way we do for the USofA 'Nuts. (It's a different country - with more stringent privacy regulations and stuff. We are not knowledgeable about their laws. Nor do we have time.)

Willie Loman, our former NewLocationsDude, the one who was transferred to marketing when he was switched to national sales? (Don't ask me. We have a sales department, but Willie was turned into Vela's problem anyhow.) Is not producing. Just like he wasn't producing when he was NewLocationsDude.

Jason's response? Was to tell Vela that he was "very disappointed in her."

I'm sorry, but this high-priced employee has now failed in two high-priced positions. Get. A clue. (Hint: The bottle of scotch in his hand might have something to do with it.)

I'm exhausted. My eyes are burning, they're so tired.

And it's still only Monday.