So it is an official thing now … I am a full fledge accounting nerd!
I tried to fight, deny, and postpone it, but it is officially a done
deal. Don’t understand? Well then, let me tell you a story (or two).
1st Story:
I
just noticed this today when I checked myspace. The last two blogs are
titled in equations. How ridiculous is that? That is definitely the
accounting part of my titling those blogs. It just doesn’t make sense
that I was unable to think of a title without a “ ” or “=” sign in it.
I think I should title one of my essays that way. I’m sure my
accounting professors would get a slight kick out of it.
2nd (and possibly better) Story:
OK,
so about a year ago (my second quarter @ WWU), I found myself at a
barbeque with a bunch of accountants. Everyone is all smiley and giggly
talking about accounting stuff that I had no clue about at the time. It
starts to get a little cold so folks start crowding around the barbeque
to soak up the heat as the not-so-interesting stories continue to
unfold. Anyway, as it gets close to clean-up time, one person looks in
the barbeque and says something to the effect of “so we have to record
these as an impaired asset.” (Note: If you do not know what an impaired
asset is, consider yourself lucky). A few people start laughing and I
remember thinking to myself “WTF! That’s a horrible joke.” As a slight
disclaimer, I know the barbeque joke folks better know, and, they are
some pretty cool cats.
So, fast-forward about a year, and, I’m
at another accounting event (I do those a lot). As before, people are
all smiley and giggly talking about various accounting things, only
this time I have a semi-solid understanding of the conversation taking
place. And, I can actually participate in it with a moderate amount of
confidence. Nice huh? Anyway, as always there is always the funny man
in the crowd somewhere and out comes another one of those accounting
specific jokes. I don’t remember what was said, or the topic of the
joke, all I know is that before I realized it I was laughing along with
the other folks. All of us standing there with our cups in our left
hand (it’s a business thing) laughing at this joke that simply should
not be funny. Sigh! So this is what my life is turning into. A
left-handed drink holding social gathering of digit-minded individuals
with jokes that can only be decoded through rigorous accounting
academic training (Note: This is a run-on sentence on purpose). Lucky
me!!!
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