6/30/06 Today Without Patty ...

by Gloria

Patty wasn’t supposed to come into the office today, but she showed up twice anyway. She’s selecting carpet, paint and decor for the new office downstairs, where we are expanding.

At 2 pm, she appeared for our regular Friday staff meeting, during which she listened to the highlights of our projects, issued instructions, gave direction and made decisions, all while gobbling a quick lunch of tacos.

Then she swept out the door with her hair on fire, saying she had friends to meet for weekend festivities. Her parting words: “All of you guys drive carefully this weekend! I don’t want to hear about any of you being peeled off the highways. We’re short-handed as it is!”

Today was Claire’s last day, and we will all miss her. She was one of our best interns ever and has a great future ahead of her. Claire wants to end up in the New York PR scene, and she’s got the talent. She leaves behind a legacy of what we call “Claire-isms.” A Claire-ism is when you get really, really spacey and leave your car running outside for two hours in the parking lot.

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