Thanks, bakerybard! :-) I'm really happy to hear that Mr. REALLY LOUD retired! I'm sure everyone was ecstatic when he left for good!

I actually hadn't seen the Enter the Cow-order and Blunt Trauma blogs, but they certainly make me feel a lot better about my old situation! In fact, I'm beginning to wonder why I complained in the first place... *g*

I'm glad you have a good relationship with your manager, even if he does yell for you from his desk and it means you can't always wear your ipod. Still, it's nice that you can give him a bit of attitude. ;-)