book smarts

did i mention that i recently finished reading 'the devil wears prada'? it's been so long since i've blogged that i can't remember what i've told you and what i haven't... well - i finished it. it's funny because i'm no where NEAR an assistant in the entertainment industry (as in the book) but i could TOTALLY relate to the story.

see i used to support someone very similar the 'the devil' in that book. oh yes... as i read how the assistant would fetch coffee, deliver items already given to the person simply because she didn't want to search for it in her folder... yeah - been there done that. damn laura weisenberger for being smart enough to write a story about it - and beat me to the glory.

come to think of it - if I wrote it - it'd be autobiographical. hmmmm yes - i like it. not that i'll do anything with it, but i did enjoy reading a fictious story that closely resembled my life a few years ago.

i'm now reading 'the secon assistant'... yeah - there's a pattern here folks. but they're all stuff i can relate to. my favorite part from a recently finished book was a part where an assistant saw a type-written 'while you were out' slip and commented on how awful the boss was to make HIS assistant type out his messages... however when she read it closely it said: 'While You Were Out... i thought of ways to kill you.' THAT is comedy folks.

wonder how quickly someone would be fired for actually doing that in real life. i'm guessing HR would be in front of you, along with some nice security officers packing heat, in 2 minutes flat. i don't care to find out how accurate i am.