on ID badges...

...mine, fondly referred to as "Big Ugly"...

so, recently i've been getting de-activated on my floor for reasons unbeknownst to me.

this has now occurred twice in the past month or so. needless to say, i've begun asking my bosses whether or not they have something that they forgot to tell me...

anyhow, it requires me to voyage downstairs with a letter from my VP insisting that i do indeed work here (phew)

well this particular time, rather than waiting at the security desk for several minutes, only to be told that i need to continue trying to make my card work [requires my taking the elevator back up to the 28th floor, trying unsuccessfully to get in, having someone buzz me in, going back to my cubicle, calling the man downstairs, telling him it doesn't work, trying process once again, calling man again, and back downstairs i go], I was beckoned in to the security office immediately....

Why? why, one might ask? I'll tell ya. Because the woman making my card saw "big ugly" and didn't think it was actually me. Yes, really, this did happen. the conversation went something like this...

"is this you?"

"Umm, unfortunately, yes-- i hate that picture. its just really bad."

"Ohhh, i didn't believe that was you, that's why i had Ted bring you in here."

"ahh, yeahhhhh, it is."

"wow, sweetie, sit down, we're getting you a new picture."

"Really?!?!"

"Uh huh, just sit right there."

so that's the good part. a new picture. finally.

sad part is, the name "Big Ugly" shall live on, as it didn't come out much better...