The Storm Has Passed

Yesterday I was finally let off the hook at work. I still have my job, I've just got more and different responsibilities - more 'office assistant' and less 'help desk tech'. Which is fine.

Apparently they were panicking because I've been going on interviews :P They really can't afford to lose people because of the hiring freeze - I would not be replaced. So I'm not quite good enough to be invaluable to the 'team' but I'm too good to fire.

(Sometimes lj makes me feel like the ending of a Doogie Houser episode...)

Surprise Visitors

We got visited by a large blue-green wasp today at work. It's a mystery as to how it got in - we're at the end of a hallway, in a basement, with no doors or windows to the outside world.

It was quite alarming - and quite pretty, though. It didn't look like a native, but apparently they are found all over America. Altough we batted it around a little, Soley took it outside in a plastic cup & it flew away, so no permanent harm done.

Looked kind of like this:

I Love Plants

And I love David Attenborough, too :D

Seriously, though, this pitcher plant is fucking awesome.

Meet Nepenthes attenboroughii