two compliments:

1. "hey, aubry, i was watching m.a.s.h. last night and thought of you."

wwwwwha?

now.  i've never seen an episode of m.a.s.h. in my entire life. yada yada yada, i was doing my thang with co-workers and someone had to point out the particularity of the way i do things versus the way they do things - because they always do... and it's always entertaining to them... and it's so obvious to six engineers that i'm the odd one out.... and then he quoted {i had to google this to get the deets right} major winchester:

"i do one thing at a time, i do it very well, and then i move on."

apparently, discussing his approach to surgery.

it's totally true. it's a segment-er. thankyouverymuch, mister engineer. i appreciate your attentiveness to my attentiveness.

and

2.  "hey, aubry, will you look at the link so and so posted on my facebook wall?  i trust your taste in fashion more than hers."

from: a client.

thankyouverymuch, client.  for paying my mortgage and valuing my fashion sense.