oh heavens ... the "commentary" reminded me - I work for an association and our conference is this week (note that I am NOT attending/working). Well, the opening day is Halloween; the keynote speaker that day is a former sports star. So ... someone came up with the bright idea of mandatory staff costumes. Originally they were going to give people several to choose from including a cheerleader. Not as revealing as the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, but not something that says "responsible professional." And they thought I was making a ridiculous fuss about it, saying that it wasn't really the best idea. Eventually, they decided on referee costumes for the entire staff ... some of them are getting silenced whistles.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Toddson - Oct 30, 2007 11:24:44 am PDT #9335 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Dana - Oct 30, 2007 11:25:37 am PDT #9336 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
someone came up with the bright idea of mandatory staff costumes.
Oh, HELL, no.
JZ - Oct 30, 2007 11:25:56 am PDT #9337 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Jesse - Oct 30, 2007 11:28:27 am PDT #9338 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, HELL, no.
Yeah, that.
I was supposed to go to a "dress as your favorite dead person" party this weekend, and my big plan was not to dress up, and just name someone at random if anyone asked who I was supposed to be.
brenda m - Oct 30, 2007 11:32:26 am PDT #9339 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Just tell them you're a [dead] serial killer. "They look like everybody else!"
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2007 11:33:26 am PDT #9340 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So, is mandatory costumes sorta like enforced fun? Or more like enforced team-building/team spirit? Enforced morale-boosting wackiness?
Jesse - Oct 30, 2007 11:33:57 am PDT #9341 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Heh. I was a Cereal Killer one year -- flannel shirt, blue jeans, clown mask, scythe with Cheerios box impaled on it.
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2007 11:34:25 am PDT #9342 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Just tell them you're a [dead] serial killer. "They look like everybody else!"
Yeah. Plus, "They're really quite and don't go in for enforced social activities."
Scrappy - Oct 30, 2007 11:37:03 am PDT #9343 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Jesse, you should have gone as Dale Evans.
Glamcookie - Oct 30, 2007 11:38:48 am PDT #9344 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
We just had a fire alarm at the new building. No one knew where to go (see above re "new building") and they had bullhorns out barking orders at people. Very annoying.