trying to be productive, but...

Conversation I keep having with my boss:


Boss: "How's the lemon-drop-making manual going?"

Mez: "Not so good. It's taking me a while to find all the info I need - because the background document on boiled lollies hasn't arrived yet."

Boss: "Okay - why don't you put that aside for now, and move on to the humbug-making manual."

Mez: "Sure. But that will probably be just as tricky. Because the boiled lollies document isn't here yet, and humbugs are boiled lollies too, remember."

Boss: "Well, if you find that tricky, you can try writing the toffee-rocks-making manual instead."

Mez: "Also boiled lollies."

Boss: "So?"

Mez: "Well, the background document on boiled lollies still isn't here. So it might be difficult finding all the info I need for toffee-rocks. Just like it's been difficult finding stuff on lemon-drops."

Boss: "Okay then. For the moment, why don't you write the manual for making peppermint-drops?"

Mez: *sighs*