action man...

sporadic post number 2...I'm struggling with the corporate nature of the new job & all its associated 'buzz'...for example:

Me: Hey Anna, can you give me a hand with these messenger settings?
Anna: Yes, sure. Did you get the email about that?
Me: Yes....
A: So, did you action that?
Me: (internally)...what the fuck?...does she mean 'did I do that'?
(externally)...ah, no...
A: You really should action those emails immediately to keep your settings up to date...

Now I'm new to all this kinda buzzword crap, but it is very bizarre...'action' will soon be used all over the planet in its new grating, gut-jarring form...what sick person started this? Today I got an email discussing a "significant downward trend" in "individual productivity", while one of the people in the office was yabbering on all afternoon about "closing the deal"...sheesh! I'm out of my depth here...I'm a babe in arms compared to these hard-bitten hacks...I obviously need to lift my game or maybe even 'step up to the plate'....gag...

Other shit...(I'm over talking about The Job)...went up to Bris-vegas (yeah any excuse to use that name!) & saw 'Cirque du Soleil' with my Mum, J & The Kid last w/end....pretty damn impressive stuff...& you've gotta admit their marketing arm has been honed to a razor edge as well...any spin-off, from t-shirts to faux ceramic masks were up for sale at some nice inflated prices. Now I now I gripe about nearly everything, & yes they came all they way from Montreal just to entertain 'we the people'...but it really shits me at these 'events' that they take the opportunity to blatantly gouge the shit out of people (many of who are families with 2 or more kids) for this crap...I've gotta problem with paying $4.50 for a bottle of water I know they bought off the pallette for about 40 cents...yep a 1000% markup...same applied to all the other crap there too...my thrifty nature was sorely tested i can tell you!

Other: 'tHE dIVINERS' (Rick Moody) is nearly finished...what a book! I gotta read more of his stuff; scored the wonderful Life Without Buildings CD in a bargain bin for $5 yesterday...I forgot what a great album this is...a fine thing indeedy; The Kids end of year musical performance included a Misfits and AC/DC cover by one young girl...very entertaining indeedy & we even escaped before the recorders hit the stage!

Ummmmmmmmmmmm...i've run outta steam....later