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Frankenstorm & Bossypants

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Sitting in my room “working from home” the only things I hear are the wind whipping at my building, the whitecaps on the East River, and the sirens of different emergency response vehicles.  Hurricane Sandy has not hit New York City yet, but I am ready.  Until the power does go out I am taking full advantage of technology, and that includes actively tracking this storm:

This morning has given me a chance to catch up on a variety of things, one of which was finishing an absolutely AMAZING audio book, Bossypants.  Any true New Yorker knows you walk everywhere.  My daily walk home from work gives me two miles to explore and unwind. Recently I have been listening to book tapes on my walk and they are fantastic.  I just finished “Bossypants” by Tina Fey and it was HYSTERICAL.  It is her autobiography which she reads and I think this elevates the content to a whole new level. This is my favorite quote:

“So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: “Is this person in between me and what I want to do?” If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better used doing your work and outpacing people that way. Then, when you’re in charge, don’t hire the people who were jerky to you.”

If the answer is yes, you have a more difficult road ahead of you. I suggest you model your strategy after the old Sesame Street film piece ‘Over! Under! Through!’ (If you’re under forty you might not remember this film. It taught the concepts of ‘over, under, and ‘through’ by filming toddlers crawling around in an abandoned construction site. They don’t show it anymore because someone has since realized that’s nuts.) If your boss is a jerk, try to find someone above or around your boss who is not a jerk. If you’re lucky, your workplace will have a neutral proving ground—like the rifle range or the car sales total board or the SNL read-through. If so, focus on that.”
 
Have you read or listened to the book? If so, what did you think? And earlier in the week it was announced that Tina Fey will be hosting the Golden Globes in January with Amy Poehler…. this is going to be good!
 
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  12. hope you are staying safe over there and definitely NOT venturing outside!! im glad the storm as bad as it is sounding though has given you the opportunity to catch up on some things especially the book on tape

  26. Good luck girl, you guys in Nyc are some brave folks!!!
    Oh, and i never thought audio books could compare with the real stuff but i might have been mistaken!!!;))
    Xoxo

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    Xoxo

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