Friday, May 24, 2013

You have reached the end of The Internet.

For those of you who don't know (and my sister would tell a much funnier version) I cannot search the Internet.  It's true.  How can that be, you say? Well the fact is, I don't know.  But I'm awful at it. 

It doesn't matter what search engine, Bing, Google, MSN etc. I inevitably end up in some obscure place on the internet that doesn't have anything to do with what I'm searching. 

Example: I will try to search for invitation wording and get to a web page that only sells invitations.  I will try and search for a flight to DC, that I KNOW my friend has already booked but it comes up with it at double the price. 

I'm not in denial, I realize that it is operator error.  But when my supervisor looked at me the other day and said ok plan your trip to Arizona in July, I just sat there looking at the screen. 

Um, what?
Where do I? How do I? Can you?

Nope.  I am a big girl I need to be able to do this on my own. 

Ok, ok.  Where to start? A search engine. Yes, yes!

After, no lie, three hours I booked a flight to and from Arizona and booked three nights at a hotel. 

I was super proud of myself and handed everything into to Beatrice (boss) with a big smile on my face that resembled the smile of a young child turning in a diorama they worked on all night with their mom!

"Ok, thanks."  That's all I got.  I was standing there smiling like a goober, out of breath like I just ran a marathon, chest puffed up, beautifully signed clean copies..."Ok thanks." 

Very anti-climatic.  But I'm still proud none the less! 

I think I am on my way to being able to search the internet like everyone else I know, quickly and without error!

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