Today, being Cinco de Mayo, meant two things at work. One, it was Comedy Sombrero Time, and two, CHIPOTLE FOR LUNCH!
About ten years ago, my boss went to Cozumel with his wife for their honeymoon, and while he was there, he bought a gigantic sombrero for the heck of it. It's about five feet wide, although it's got a normal sized place for your head. So today, it was Comedy Sombrero Time. We had a rock-paper-scissors tournament to see who had to wear it all day, and not surprisingly I lost. So I had to go about my work wearing a giant hat on my head, and trust me, it's a lot harder than it looks. The damn thing weighs about five pounds, which doesn't seem like much, until you put it on your head. Then it starts to feel like it's 5000 pounds. And I also learned the hard way- the hat does not fit under the desk, especially if you're wearing it.
But I accepted my defeat and wore that sombrero with pride. After all, come Halloween we all have to wear costumes to work, and invariably G ends up looking like a fool since he waits until the last minute to get his costume. So I accept my sombrero fate, knowing that this October we might have a reenactment of Toilet Paper Mummy.
But enough about the hat. Today, the boss got us all Chipotle for lunch, and we didn't have to pay a thing. He's so nice when does things like that... he technically doesn't have to give us anything except our paychecks, but he was kind enough to get us a special lunch today. Mr. Boss, I <3 you in a platonic manner.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
IT Night Out
Last night, G, R, and I decided to go check out the new iPad. We went to the local Apple store, stood in line for about two hours, and then we got to hold it. That sounds so stupid when I type it out, but considering how long we waited to just see the darn thing I think that a bit of hyperbole is appropriate. :)
Anyway, we got to play with it for a while, then we had to hand it off to the next person. It was kind of fun, but really, it was basically a giant iPod. Very amusing, and rather fun, but I don't think it can really justify the $500 base price tag. Although R fell in love with it. I fully expect him to come to work tomorrow with one tucked into his computer bag.
After we saw the iPad, we went to Olive Garden for dinner. Personally, I don't like Italian food very much, but I was out-voted. Although I was surprised- this restaurant had food I could actually eat. The tomato-marinara pasta with Parmesan cheese was rather good. Still, I would have preferred to get Japanese or Indian food, or at least something spicier. Oh well. Next time we go out I don't care what it takes- we're getting something spicier.
Eating out with those two is always an adventure. G has a kind of stupid habit of making little houses and stuff out of the sugar packets, and R started a condiment war. If his wife could have seen him, she probably would have filed for divorce right away, since he amused himself by chucking sugar packets at G's sugar packet house to try to knock it down. It was like the middle school lunch table all over again, although I do have to admit that it was funny. At least they managed to keep their sugar-packet fight on a relatively small scale, so they didn't disturb anyone else.
After dinner, we went ice skating. I'm terrible at it, but not as bad as R. He actually crashed into me and we ended up in a tech-support worker pile. It actually hurt pretty badly, considering that I cut myself with the skate blade when I fell. I don't think we'll be repeating that part of our night out again, although we might try something similar again soon, since we all had so much fun.
Anyway, we got to play with it for a while, then we had to hand it off to the next person. It was kind of fun, but really, it was basically a giant iPod. Very amusing, and rather fun, but I don't think it can really justify the $500 base price tag. Although R fell in love with it. I fully expect him to come to work tomorrow with one tucked into his computer bag.
After we saw the iPad, we went to Olive Garden for dinner. Personally, I don't like Italian food very much, but I was out-voted. Although I was surprised- this restaurant had food I could actually eat. The tomato-marinara pasta with Parmesan cheese was rather good. Still, I would have preferred to get Japanese or Indian food, or at least something spicier. Oh well. Next time we go out I don't care what it takes- we're getting something spicier.
Eating out with those two is always an adventure. G has a kind of stupid habit of making little houses and stuff out of the sugar packets, and R started a condiment war. If his wife could have seen him, she probably would have filed for divorce right away, since he amused himself by chucking sugar packets at G's sugar packet house to try to knock it down. It was like the middle school lunch table all over again, although I do have to admit that it was funny. At least they managed to keep their sugar-packet fight on a relatively small scale, so they didn't disturb anyone else.
After dinner, we went ice skating. I'm terrible at it, but not as bad as R. He actually crashed into me and we ended up in a tech-support worker pile. It actually hurt pretty badly, considering that I cut myself with the skate blade when I fell. I don't think we'll be repeating that part of our night out again, although we might try something similar again soon, since we all had so much fun.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
What do you get when...
you put five friends in a fancy Japanese restaurant and tell them to go eat whatever the heck they want? No, it's not a lame joke or a riddle. It's my birthday party!
I turned XX years old yesterday (ha. Like I'd tell you my age... :P), and some of my friends and I went out for dinner. There is a very high-end sushi buffet not too far from where I work, so some of my friends and I went there for a nice dinner. As it was, it turned into a discussion of all things entertaining.
One little problem: my friend G hates sushi. Really hates sushi. Which meant that he couldn't eat about half of the food on the menu, but he didn't really care. He ate more galbi and miso soup than I think most people in this world eat in a lifetime. My friend K thinks she might be pregnant, so no raw sushi for her either (although unlike G, she loves that stuff). Luckily for her they had vegetarian, fish-free sushi. As for me and the other two? We ate all the sushi we could.
But other than dinner, I got a very nice present from my boss, the last person I would have expected anything from. Yeah, he's a great guy, but I never thought he would actually bother to give an employee a gift. He knows I collect owl stuff, so he gave me an adorable owl plushie. Huey (as I named him) is now sitting on my workstation, watching all over the stuff I have to fix.
My important person didn't forget my birthday either, airmailing me a lovely pair of earrings with polished amethysts in them. I wish he could be here with me, but it's not possible at this time.
So overall, I had a pretty good day. I intend to use some of the money I got from relatives to buy some DVDs, and the rest I'll probably keep in my Money Sock to fund my retirement. Assuming I actually get there before I'm dead. Ha.
I turned XX years old yesterday (ha. Like I'd tell you my age... :P), and some of my friends and I went out for dinner. There is a very high-end sushi buffet not too far from where I work, so some of my friends and I went there for a nice dinner. As it was, it turned into a discussion of all things entertaining.
One little problem: my friend G hates sushi. Really hates sushi. Which meant that he couldn't eat about half of the food on the menu, but he didn't really care. He ate more galbi and miso soup than I think most people in this world eat in a lifetime. My friend K thinks she might be pregnant, so no raw sushi for her either (although unlike G, she loves that stuff). Luckily for her they had vegetarian, fish-free sushi. As for me and the other two? We ate all the sushi we could.
But other than dinner, I got a very nice present from my boss, the last person I would have expected anything from. Yeah, he's a great guy, but I never thought he would actually bother to give an employee a gift. He knows I collect owl stuff, so he gave me an adorable owl plushie. Huey (as I named him) is now sitting on my workstation, watching all over the stuff I have to fix.
My important person didn't forget my birthday either, airmailing me a lovely pair of earrings with polished amethysts in them. I wish he could be here with me, but it's not possible at this time.
So overall, I had a pretty good day. I intend to use some of the money I got from relatives to buy some DVDs, and the rest I'll probably keep in my Money Sock to fund my retirement. Assuming I actually get there before I'm dead. Ha.
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