*fidgets*

[trinityofone]

So...I am at work. BossMan and BossLady don't come in until several hours after everyone else's presence is required. I have called the person I was supposed to interview this morning, but they rescheduled for 1:30. I have twice e-mailed the other person I am supposed to interview but they have not e-mailed me back. I have also re-emailed the publicist I am supposed to speak to for another story, but no word there, either. I have revised the two short pieces I was able to write yesterday.

*twiddles thumbs* Okay, now what?

Seriously, what am I supposed to do? I want to be working. But if there's nothing to do, am I just supposed to stare at the wall? Grr.

What do you responsible, adult-type people do when work is slow? If the answer is "Screw around!" shiny examples would be appreciated!

Here's one for you guys: one of the articles I'm working on is about this art exhibit that Johnny Depp co-sponsored. Our angle is of course "OMG! Johnny Depp!" but I think the artist, a French guy named Gravleur who had never been on a plane before Johnny convinced him to come to America, is incredibly talented. You can see his work here. I especially love #38--it looks like my grandfather. Johnny has damn good taste.

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_lemon_lyman_/]

When I'm supposed to be filing patients' charts I read them instead (or I look up famous names in the computer to see if there are any patient matches). It can be terribly interesting. One woman had a House worthy diagnosis process; three wrong diagnoses from several specialists and an unnecessary biopsy that got infected causing necrotizing fasciitis, all because she went to the hospital with asthma symptoms!
Sadly, the equivalent of this in your job is reading back issues and that really is work, not goofing off.

[saturnalia.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I have hospital-envy. I work in the X-Ray department of our local hospital, so the files we get are basically just x-ray films; nowhere near as interesting to read as actual patient charts. (Although I have to confess, I've tried looking up random people on our computer system too. *grin*)