another one for the list...

i haven't forgotten my list of strange member names. it's just that over the past month, there haven't been any good ones. until now. i bring you...

Ms. Fanny Man

no kidding. that's a real person. yes, i know, the name isn't vulgar by US standards, but if this were the UK, that name would be freaking hilarious.

not sure what to make of it...

so, yesterday the power in the area where i work went out. it was about noon. i was on the computer printing membership cards and letters when everything went dark. however, because the museum has its own generator for just that type of scenario, the lights came back on, but an announcement was made over the internal intercom system that everyone--visitors and staff--was to go out into the main hall for an announcement. so, everyone, and i mean EVERYONE, went out to the grand hall.

now, if you've ever gone to the houston museum of natural science, there is a little area on the second floor that has a railing. if you go up to the railing, you can see out over the the entire first floor. while everyone was in the grand hall, the president of the museum, dr. joel barscht (former curator of gems and minerals) stood at the railing, looking down upon all of the museum visitors and staff. he never said anything. i don't know why.

my supervisor, jill, was out at a papasitos and was just about to order when the power went out. since she coudln't eat, she just hopped back in her car and went back to the museum. she missed the ruckus at HMNS.

anyway, after the incident, when three of my coworkers and supervisor were back down in the "office," this transpired:

setting: downstairs, in the HMNS basement, five women ages 19-28 are seated in front of computers. periodically, to stay awake, they will speak out loud, to no one in particular.

TRINA, as she hits "print" on her computer screen, and staples a stack of papers together, to no one in particular: I though Joel was going to say something.

JILL, reaches for a styrofoam cup filled with a beverage: Why do you say that?

Jill takes a sip of her drink from a straw.

TRINA: Well, they said over the loudspeaker that everyone was supposed to go to the grand hall for an announcement. You know that balcony area on the second floor where you can look down at the Grand Hall? Dr. Barscht was standing there. I thought he was going to say something like Evita.

Instantly, a look comes over Jill. She smiles and chokes on her drink.

JILL: Remind me to never eat or drink anything when I talk to you.

the end

is this a compliment or what? i've been told all week that i'm funny, and i can hear jill giggle sometimes when i say stuff, so i'm hoping she means i'm a comedian and she's close to doing a spit-take.

kids say the darndest things...

one of my co-workers suggested that i watch this video on funnyordie.com. i thought it was going to be retarded, but no. it's actually pretty hilarious!