Out to Lunch~

Do any of you still see those "Out To Lunch" signs? Perhaps posted on obscure store windows and almost non-existent mom and pop shops? I remember feeling so annoyed to come across one of those signs in my youth, since they give no indication of the return time. Now that I'm almost 31, I wish I could carry around one of those signs with me and hang it on my forehead.

Anyway, I'll be "out to lunch" for a week. I'm heading to the beach for my work conference. Don't be too jealous of me though. I'm working a four-day event as the organizer/planner.

So while others are greasing themselves with sunblock and receiving sand wedgies, I'll be receiving complaints about the meeting room temperature being too cold or too hot. Some dude won't like the food I carefully ordered and agonized over. That balding pervert will call me "honey," "sweetie" and a dozen other pet names. I won't be able to find any hotel staff members when I need them. The audio system will be shaky and hard to hear. And I won't eat and will hardly sleep because I'll be wondering if I missed an item on my checklist that I spent four hours creating so my boss can take most of the credit.

But maybe I'll have something funny to share with you when I return home. Perhaps I'll witness an annoying attendee receive a painful sunburn. Or maybe that snobby lady who was rude to me the day before will be bitten by a crab or jellyfish. Better yet, maybe I'll find some valuable buried in the sand that Mrs. Daddy Warbucks won't even miss since she has four other rings on her fingers. Then I can tell everyone to shove that agenda where the sun doesn't shine and spend the rest of my time sipping fruity drinks. (I can dream, can't I?)

In my absence, if you're foaming at the mouth for some great things to read, please check out a few of my new obsessions in the blog world. These gals are way more interesting than I am.

I don't really know these women but they seem smart, articulate and funny. I'll miss reading them for the next several days. So you read them and tell me what I'm missing out on:

Brunette on a Budget

Let's Have a Cocktail

Suburb Sanity

My Voice, My View

Donna Gotlib

I'm discoverning many great writers out here in bloggy land. The above list of women write (or illustrate) almost daily. There are other great storytellers out there too but these particular authors have been inspiring me lately. And some of them nearly make me pee in my undies from laughing so hard at their stories. Check them out along with everyone I have listed on my right sidebar.

Have a wonderful week! And if you happen to hear a news story come out of the Alabama/Florida beach shorelines about some crazy woman dressed incognito that caused panic by yelling "SHARK!" to a group of people on the beach...... well, let's keep that little secret just between us, mmm-kay!