How would you decorate...?

...If there was an unsightly non-removable duck bill thing screwed into your bathroom door?

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Study Sanctuary

I have a midterm a week from Tuesday which means I'll be anti-social until approximately 10:00 pm on October 21st.

I'm spending this evening at the "Stoffel Study Sanctuary" to prepare for my upcoming exam. Aunt Sue always has dinner on the table, snacks in the cupboard, and a never ending supply of dark chocolate desserts. I also love that she doesn't think I'm too old to get tucked into bed.

She taught me how to focus when I was little and now my study sleepovers keep me disciplined. Thank you, Aunt Sue, for the hospitality that helped me earn two financial licenses and waive the GMAT. :)

To read more about my wonderful aunt, check out Sarah's tribute!

A Day in the Life of a Downtown Employee

The following true story is proof that men DO know how to ask for directions:

While walking to work this morning from East End Garage, a man stopped me at the corner of Gibbs Street and East Avenue to ask for directions to the nearest coffee shop. Feeling sympathetic for a gentlemen who needed a morning Cup of Joe, I didn't question his sanity as I normally would have. I let down my tunnel vision because he was walking in a straight line, didn't make suggestive comments or ask me for money.

Melisa: "Java's is a great cafe and is about two doors down on your right" (points to Java's).


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Gentleman: "Thank you so much, I really need breakfast. Can I ask you one more favor...?"

Melisa: (Begins to walk away assuming that he is about to ask for money)

Gentleman: "....Can you give me directions to the Genesee River? I'm trying to get to Olean and need to be home by Tuesday."

Melisa: "Left on Main, Left on Exchange. The river will be on your left."

Gentleman: (Eyes wide open, looking around and up at the sky): "Thanks so much for all of your help. I've only been in Rochester for about 5 minutes. This is a cute little town. I'm a rail traveler from Washington D.C. I took a train to Buffalo and walked here along the Erie Canal. Now, I'm going to follow the river..."

Who you going to call...?

...Herbiebusters!

When I chose my second class for this quarter, I was being faceitious when I said that my GBA 411 modeling mishaps on my final exam meant that I was destined to excel in operations:

• "When the inventory falls below one, order one..."
• "Minimize costs by producing nothing..."

I'm either settling into the Simon workload or my self-inflated ego led to "good inferences" during last week's during factory simulation. Kidding aside, I'm proud of my fellow "Herbiebusters" for the collaboration that brought us to first place.

Photos from Mississippi

Click on "View Gallery" to see photos from my recent trip to Mississippi:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=la8opbq.754vcesy&x=0&y=115tnx&localeid=en_US

Enjoy! :)