Pecked to Death by Ducks
That phrase is from that biography of Ann Landers Mom had that I read about 50 times.
I'm feeling a lot of work frustration due to peers being anal retentive and crabby; I'm not your dang secretary, librarians. The non-crabby peers agree that working with librarians is like being pecked to death by ducks.
In other news, I am going to start a yoga drop-in class this week. I am hoping it encourages me to pursue other forms of exercise, in the cardiovascular and strength-building genres.
I just watched a good Australian movie called 10 Canoes, in which a white Australian director worked with a little Aboriginal community to make the movie. Almost more interesting was the documentary on DVD about the making of the film, and how difficult it was for the 2 cultures to communicate with each other. I am sometimes baffled by how hard communication can be -- but I guess it's a lot of work to do it really really well and not assume other person is making your same assumptions.
I'm feeling a lot of work frustration due to peers being anal retentive and crabby; I'm not your dang secretary, librarians. The non-crabby peers agree that working with librarians is like being pecked to death by ducks.
In other news, I am going to start a yoga drop-in class this week. I am hoping it encourages me to pursue other forms of exercise, in the cardiovascular and strength-building genres.
I just watched a good Australian movie called 10 Canoes, in which a white Australian director worked with a little Aboriginal community to make the movie. Almost more interesting was the documentary on DVD about the making of the film, and how difficult it was for the 2 cultures to communicate with each other. I am sometimes baffled by how hard communication can be -- but I guess it's a lot of work to do it really really well and not assume other person is making your same assumptions.
Labels: librarians, movies, work
posted by Allison at 9:15 AM
4 Comments:
the question is - why would anyone allow themselves to be pecked to death by ducks? Somehow, its just not worth it - I've learned by years of living and a near death experience that one shud not sweat the small stuff - not that it always works for me! Drop in yoga sounds like a good idea - exercise and tension relief (from the pecking ducks) combined
I'm taking yoga this semester and it is awesome. Nice to be forced not to stress for 1.5hours per week! Is the drop-in class at Kinsmen? I used to do that. The lady who taught it was kinda weird, though - she would unexpectedly come up behind you and grab you to readjust. Very off-putting.
I think Geoff feels duck-pecked at work.
My teacher is really great -- his name is Joe and he's totally middle-aged with a big ring of puffy hair. He says things like "If I see someone doing this pose and they lose their balance, it's because they are taking a risk, instead of playing it safe. There is no such thing as failure." I heart him already.
It's at this little fancy yoga place that opened a block from my home. Convenient!
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