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Break for giggles: My mom is hilarious

deanna zandt — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:54:13 +0000

My mom (cartoon’ed at left) sent the following email to her department yesterday.

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As you may well know by now………..

I have been promoted to “Supplies Orderer”. Although this promotion has added no monetary addition to my income, I take great pride in this endeavor and am looking forward to serving you all to the very best of my ability. I have listed a few suggestions below. Your cooperation is absolutely imperative to “make me look good” in this new position. After all, it *is* all about me, isn’t it. (I’m a Leo….)

When you see the forms in the drawer(s) are less than ten, pls enter the form number and description along with your name to the order form taped so neatly to the outside of the file cabinet. Pencils are available nearby in a make-shift (but ever so classy) plastic pencil holder. If you prefer to use ink, you certainly may do so. However, you will be required to provide your own pen. A favorite color preference for me is green. It won’t get the order filled any faster, but it will add color to the sheet and therefore, also add color to my new life as “Supplies Orderer.” The lower portion of the form is for pens, pencils, sticky notes and all that other misc stuff. Items such as hair spray, aftershave and alcohol are not included.

Orders will be submitted to G.S. every Friday and hopefully filled by Monday or at the latest Tuesday. HOWEVER, if you need something that is not readily available to you PLEASE CONTACT ME via email and I will make certain you have it asap.

Feel free to make any suggestions to improve service, but pls keep them simple as I am easily confused.

Yours very truly.
Rachael, Supplies Orderer

Quick hit: Mom finds GOP a bit contradictory

deanna zandt — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:13:45 +0000

Many of you know that I have this great political relationship with my mom– she’s fun to talk to about politics because she’s one of the few people I know that doesn’t tow the line of any political ideology. She goes for what she thinks is right, and I have a huge amount of respect for that.

In the last couple of years, she’s become more involved in fact-finding missions, and likes to investigate different candidates’ and parties’ viewpoints to help her make up her mind. So, when she received an email from the GOP asking her to watch Governor Jindal’s response to the President’s speech to Congress last night, she told me she was a little annoyed by it. Intrigued, I asked her why. Her response:

Well maybe I’m misunderstanding, but this just hit me wrong:

“…the way to lead is not raising taxes and putting more money in the hands of Washington, D.C. politicians.”

and then -

“Please make a secure online contribution of $2,000, $1,000, $500, $100,$50 or $25 today to support the RNC’s party-building and candidate recruitment programs.”

I’ll hold further comments until I’ve had a chance to hear the speech.

Go Mom! tee hee hee…

Viva Berlin

deanna zandt — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:18:47 +0000

I could go on and on about the month that I spent in Berlin, especially the week that I was traveling around with my mom — we had an absolute blast! Instead, tho, I’ll direct you over to my Flickr collection of trip photos, conveniently sectioned off for your browsing pleasure. Enjoy!

Ich bin ein Berliner

deanna zandt — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:16:47 +0000

Just a little note here to let yas know that I’m leaving for Berlin today. I’ll still be online and working during the typical EST workday times, but my US phone number will only accept voicemails (no SMS). I’ll have a German phone number and Skype for those in the know.

The rest of the time, I’ll be flaunting about doing Berlin-y things. A bit of travel with my mom is in store as well, yippie! Check back here and in the lifestream for updates and pics.

See you New Yorkers on May 27th!

A mother's modern love

deanna zandt — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:59:29 +0000

Via Awesome — a note from someone’s mom:

When you don't post something to your blog for a few days I get worried but then when you write some of the things you do i am really worried Love you anyways.Mom

UPDATE: Go see the whole “postcards from yo momma site“. Utter and complete hilarity. Made my day.

While we’re having a laugh, an awesome lolcat from this week:

see more crazy cat pics