The Art Of The Out Of Office

Hello, thank you for visiting Medium At Large. It's Sunday, January 22rd, and I'm out of the office. I'll be back tomorrow with legitimate updates, but I've left the following post if you need a ReedPOP fix right now. In place of any actual, real, genuine content, here's a gallery of some of the best (and worst) Out of Office messages sent by ReedPOP in 2011. Really? Yes. Sit back, relax, and be thrilled by these virtual, textual postcards from events and vacations since passed. Is this pointless? Yup. Silly? Probably. Can I think of anything better on a Sunday morning? Nope.

In no particular order...

Thank you for your email! I am embarking on a journey to the wild reaches of Chicago for C2E2 on November 14-16. I will have access to email throughout my adventures and will get back to you as soon as I can.

I am out of the office scouting Chicago for C2E2! I'll have some access to email, so I'll do my best to respond. If this is urgent you can reach me on my cell at XXX-XXX-XXXX.

I am currently out of the office attending meetings. I will have access to e-mail and will respond as soon as possible.

Hello. I am currently out of the office drinking egg nog and getting my holiday groove on. I will be checking email when I am not in a food coma or watching any holiday specials. I will be back in the office on Monday January 2nd and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Thank you for your email. I’m currently out of the office leveling up in Modern Warfare 3, watching the Doctor Who Christmas special on a loop, and finishing up a trashy novel manuscript. I’ll be back at my desk on January 2nd, but I’ve probably got my BlackBerry gripped between my fingers right now and will be responding to anything urgent.

Talley Ho, I'm currently away from ReedPOP Global Command Center traveling on the West Coast for a while. However, there is no reason to worry, not even the Sierra Madre mountain range can stand between me and your email. In fact I'm probably reading your note right now and I'll reply to you just as soon as I can. I'm back in the office in human form on Friday the 20th of January. Stay nerdy.

Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office in downtown Chicago [+ meetings, discussions, focus, some fun +].

I'm out of the office until 1/3. I'll be checking email in between opening presents, during layovers in Atlanta and in the middle of enthralling conversations with my parents. I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Ahoy, allons-y, and thank you for your email! While this is an Out of Office message, I'm not really out of the office. Nah, I'm in the office, working early and late -- and on weekends -- as New York Comic Con is just days away. You're getting this message, though, to let you know that I've received your email and I'll follow up as soon as I can. I and the team here are getting just a wee bit of mail from fans, pros, guests, exhibitors, speakers, and the occasional jazz band wanting to perform, so it may take some time for me to respond. But I will respond. As soon as I can. Just be aware I've got 100,000 close friends sending me emails as well. Again, you'll be hearing back from me, but if you just want to know the show hours or what day we're showing Tekken: Blood Vengeance in 3D, all this info is online.

I am currently out of the office in Chicago on C2E2 business through Wednesday. Are you in Chicago too? We are doing a meet up on Monday and Tuesday nights; let me know if you want details. Not in Chicago but still trying to get a hold of me? No worries, I've got your email and as long as it's not during the Vikings game Monday night, I'll get back to you as soon as my schedule allows.

I am out of the office today with spotty access to email. I will get back to you though at some point I promise.