However, as a glimpse into my psyche (hide your children) I present to you a complete, unexpurgated sheet from my notebook of "notes" taken during a recent meeting that can only be described as an Apotheosis of Pointlessness.
(I wonder if they'd consider paying me to paint it, à la Rubens, on the conference room ceiling.)
At the meeting's end, the person in charge earnestly singled me out for thanks for my contributions to the discussion, and said they would adopt my suggestions when moving forward.
I truly don't know whether I ought to be flattered or not.
*snerk* Gotta love it when you get the praise for doing absolutely nothing.
ReplyDeleteWait, 'suggestions' as in something you had said, or in reference to the doodles?! :)
ReplyDeleteThe question is, do you even remember what your suggestions were?! Just take the money and run...very quickly...and very far!
ReplyDeleteHappy blogiversary! I aspire to your popularity and awesomeness in blogland!
ReplyDeleteI like your multitasking -- contributing to the meeting AND expressing your frustration in doodles! If only you could knit during the meetings...
I had a brother-in-law try to sell me Amway. At the start, he have me a pencil and paper and essentially told me not to ask questions till he was done. So I drew a pyramid, and a sun, and a camel going across the dessert.
ReplyDeleteHe wasn't too impressed to see my questions when he was done talking, but he never brought up Amway to me again.
LaurieM
The fact that you can make valuable contributions while also doodling indicates something about why you think the meeting was pointless. Be flattered. You obviously have the ability to see through things in a way that seems obvious to you but is not possible for others around you. It took me a long time to realize that this ability is not normal. Unfortunately, it makes a for a whole lot of boring metings followed by what seems like unnecessary flattery.
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogoversary! Sorry the meeting was boring for you, but look at it this way: You were productive enough to make us a great drawing!
ReplyDeleteHappy blog-o-versary! And many more.
ReplyDeleteTimewasting bullshit. That about sums up virtually all the meetings I ever went to at work.
I usually doodle squares and triangles. And weird-looking fashionistas, left over from my high school days when my friend Dotti and I aspired to be Mary Quant.
Of course, I can't draw. Which is why I love your talent so much! It is truly amazing, what you can do with a pen in hand.
The look on that sheep's face says it all--so sad and mopey. Poor sheepie, stuck in one spot, probably snacking on the same little patch of grass for eternity.
ReplyDeleteI attended a budget meeting yesterday on campus. In between extreme yawning I found myself doodling--I was two seconds away from drawing a hangman and a noose. Must have been some sort of subliminal messaging going on there.
ReplyDeleteMultitasking...as I type this I am participating in an online meeting that is so darn boring that reading blogs is making it tolerable. Do people not realize that reading word for word from a presentation online is as boring as it is when you do it face-to-face?
You gotta love online meetings and the opportunities to multi-task.
:o)
Ann
I so do NOT miss the corporate bullshit! All those buzz words and phrases and such a waste of so much time and resources. Be well, love your squiggles!
ReplyDeleteI once proposed, only slightly tongue in cheek, that I was thinking about mounting an exhibit of "meeting art". One of my status lines in IM says "Creating meeting art". I do believe it is a true modern form of artistic endeavor.
ReplyDeleteWhile mine is not of the caliber of yours Franklin, my "art" includes .... horses--no kidding, trees, vines, and flowers. I was once reprimanded for making my "art" during a meeting by my director. He was bloviating about a completely ridiculous plan, and I had positively nothing to add to what I knew would be a failure all on its own. He took offense that I remainded politely silent, albeit doodling. He has no idea how lucky he was that day....really.
Where's the leather guy? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI do not miss meetings run by insane people drawing circles and arrows all over the whiteboard. I like your sheep much better. Also, coffee.
Gorgeous doodles.
ReplyDeletePlease, please, write more essays for Brenda Dayne's Cast On podcast. You are hilarious, and make me chuckle. Probably so loud that, even though I am in England, you can here me across the pond :o)
Alice
my doodles during those meetings tend to be pretty violent...they run to stabbing myself in the head, my head exploding from the mind-numbing agony of it all, that sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteso, i empathize with your misery!
Happy bloggy-versary!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if the thanks for your contributions reflect your utter brilliance or the meeting's utter inanity. You may take your choice.
Happy Blog-anniversary!
ReplyDeleteYou should be making a book of your drawings and becoming rich and famous. I'd buy it, and would be lining up for an autograph!
WHERE'S THE PICTURE OF THE BARBIE ORENBURG SHAWL? sorry, it's been a long night
ReplyDeleteYou draw really well.
ReplyDeleteIf I had a ceiling that needed painting, I would get you to design it.
Are some of those pictures sketches of your co-workers?
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