Ten People I Can Not Wait for you to Meet at BLI

This list is a mix of the appealing and appalling people I have met in Minnesota and what makes them who they are. I can't wait for you to see/meet them so you know exactly what I am talking about.

10. Joe Jervis - He's 81, in sales at Budget Ligthing and likely won't quit until he keels over with the phone in his hand. Every day I can expect Joe to shuffle around the corner to my cube and say something along the lines of, "There's Beth. Did you sell anything today?" And then stand there for a minute too long and finally shuffle off.
9. Scott Coykendall - With his totally silly laugh, all you can do is find yourself wanting to break out in a grin and laugh with him. He is hell bent on finding his bestfriend and office mate, Paul, a girlfriend, and until I told him Brett was coming, he was certain you would make agreat match.
8. Dave Mitchell - Hyper skinny, slightly used car salesmanish and totally dry, Dave is one of my favorite people at BLI. He is my trainer, biggest cheerleader, and the person whose humor I relate to best.
7. Heidi - A happy shiny ball of sunshine, Heidi never lets on when there is a problem in life. Heidi welcomed me first and made me feel like a party of BLI, with training help, encouragement, and an invitation to join in socially.
6. Kathy - Perfectly fit the MO of why we cross our eyes. She is loud, self important, really good at what she does and totally knows it. She also is totally inept in fashion and self maintenance, but ultimately she is tolerable.
5. Dick Olsen - Ummmm, the only way to decribe him is COMBOVER!!!! Seriously, if he combed out his combover, it would make Herr Krueger look utterly bland and standard. Perhaps 8 to 10"???
4. Julieann - The worn out partygirl girlfriend of number one, Julieann is like a 50 year-old cheerleader willing to fiercely defend her quarterback boyfriend. She's one of those gals you see in the bar after having 5 drinks and think she is very attractive. The next day you take your beer goggles off and - oh my. She also dresses like it's party time, all the time. And when we had our post Christmas party, Christmas party, she looked like the trailerpark prom queen. :)
3. Mike Litman - Mike Litman is BLI's Milton. Nonsensical stories and akwardness abound when it comes to Litman. All you have to do to understand what I mean is to listen to him make a one sales call. "No, listen to me, this is what you need to do. Oh wait, my cell phone is ringing, hang on a sec." Dialtone. And he wonders why.... Litman is my rolly polly cube neighbor.
2. Linda Donovan - LINDA! I love Linda soooo much. She says it like it is and doesn't hold back. She has treated me like a friend and has allowed me to tag along and learn from her. I am soooo comfortable around her.
1. Mike Hetherington - And number one, my fearless, couthless leader: MH. Never have my eyes burned so much as when I caught a glimpse of his gold chain tangled in his golden grey chest hair, peeking out the top of his unbuttoned shirt... UNTIL I saw his gold chain resting proudly against his freshly waxed chest, which was ofcourse on proud display at the top of his unbuttoned shirt. The quintessential skeezy used car sales manager, MH is brash, cocky, and very very proud of himself, both in the looks category and in his sales ability ~ despite the fact that he apparently is the sales manager because he owes BLI lots and lots of money.

The visit to the BLI office should prove to provide much blog fodder for months to come!