Introducing....Me. Again.

Much like Britney Spears, I've reinvented myself.

And, much like Britney Spears....not so much.

I've just changed my "profile name"...evidently there is another "Laura" who lurks and comments in the same circles as I do, and on some blogs our pictures do not show up...which has led to more than one confusing reply to a comment that I, or she, has made. So, my "comment name" will heretofore be.... ELLE.

Half of you already call me that anyway, because it's a nickname from back in the day that Efen knew me by, and he brought it onto this forum and slowly but surely, many of you picked up on it. Vinomom even inquired about the origins of said nickname in one of her posts, so for the rest of you not in the know, here's the deal: "Elle" is simply short for "L", which is short for "LB", which is short for "Laura Beth". I know, the people who give me nicknames are lazy m'frs, right? Kind of like how Rachael Ray shortens "extra virgin olive oil" to "EVOO" because it's shorter, and then proceeds to explain that "EVOO" is "extra virgin olive oil", which kind of negates the need for a shortened name, right?

Huh? Where was I?....

Anyway.

I've got today off from work, because the new MIT is arriving tonight from Montana, and I'll be working with her through Saturday. I spoke with her on the phone the other day, and she's all perky and shit....which you know is gonna be a problem. Seems that when she was a child, her parents quit their jobs and sailed with her around the world. Yeah. I know. One of those people. I kid, I kid...she actually sounds like she's really got a lot going on, and she's already far ahead of the last guy in terms of her "homework", which will make things much easier for me this week. Hopefully everything will go smoothly, and I'll have some time to focus on my everyday job...because...........

.....Holy shit. The senior vice president of operations is flying in from Atlanta to meet with me next week. He's the #3 guy in the company, reporting only to the COO. I've met him before, within a group of about 600 other people, so I'm quite certain he doesn't remember me in spite of my dazzling wit and personality. My company is going through a lot of changes, we are acquiring new divisions, and senior management is putting all their ducks in a row....evidently, I'm a duck in waiting. I'm not sure yet what this all means for me, for now or in the future, but it's all pretty exciting/nervewracking/crazy/stressful/wicked cool.

So yeah, I have to fess up and tell you that I'm WAY behind on even my lurking! And there is no way I can catch up...so please forgive me if, for the time being, I'm even more half-assed than usual in my commenting. But the good news is, if you're on Facebook with me, I'm on there ALL the time! (hehehehe...just kidding...Efen ;)