I think that's a much better idea, msbelle. We've been having some issues at work with different levels of celebration (or lack thereof) for different people's life events, and it's really sucky.
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
'Serenity'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
brenda m - Jan 16, 2008 6:22:16 am PST #3557 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
msbelle - Jan 16, 2008 6:38:08 am PST #3558 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am not sure I want to allow choice. Cake Dictator may need to be part of my job title. I kid, I kid. kinda. hmm, I will discuss with the boss, although I do not think this will fall into what he considers "important department business".
eta - yeah, at previous job we had a situation where an email went out asking for donations and giving a time for a "shower" for a pregnant employee. Neither myself, nor the 2 men in the company who had children in the last 2 years had any such event from the office. Needless to say I did not contribute and sent an email. Also there was a tradition of cake for departing employees, but they started being widely different and not always paid for by the office. so bad.
Cashmere - Jan 16, 2008 6:38:33 am PST #3559 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
msbelle, I very much prefer a monthly celebration, too.
Crap. My vacuum is trapped in the closet in the den behind some huge boxes of audio-visual equipment. The dustbuster isn't cutting it.
sarameg - Jan 16, 2008 6:39:42 am PST #3560 of 10001
I prefer nothing at all.
But I'm a non-celebrating grouch who doesn't want to be forced to socialize with coworkers.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 16, 2008 6:39:58 am PST #3561 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
My vacuum is trapped in the closet
R. Kelly must be using it for something, then.
msbelle - Jan 16, 2008 6:43:59 am PST #3562 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
What I would really like to do is to have monthly donuts/muffins/pastries people can grab as they want accompanied by an email noting the events we know about, rather than an "event", but I am not sure that will fly.
shrift - Jan 16, 2008 6:45:42 am PST #3563 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Oh god, the stupid, it burrrrrrrns.
Dana - Jan 16, 2008 6:57:44 am PST #3564 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I think it's time for me to go get soup.
Susan W. - Jan 16, 2008 6:58:55 am PST #3565 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Assuming it's for your historical novel, I think giving up a piece or two would be the more likely handicap to offer.
I can work with that. Right now my semi-expert's dialogue reads something like, "But I am helping you! I didn't let you do [STUPID THING WITH HER KNIGHT]."
Notes like this are common in my rough drafts. When this scene is finished, if I'm doing it right, readers should think I'm a decent chess player who speaks French (the semi-expert is a Frenchman struggling to learn English). Right now it's painfully obvious neither is the case.
And...I'm off to a sexual harassment prevention class. Lucky me.
juliana - Jan 16, 2008 7:33:45 am PST #3566 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
What I would really like to do is to have monthly donuts/muffins/pastries people can grab as they want accompanied by an email noting the events we know about, rather than an "event", but I am not sure that will fly
That's what we do here. It really helps cut down on favoritism. Also, I send out an email every month asking for new updates in people's lives, and if they want me to keep it private or not.