I spent today grading quizzes and going to meetings, none of which was even remotely fun. And now my ear hurts. So I'm whiny.
Willow: It feels like we're going around in circles. Xander: Our circles are going around in circles. We got dizzy circles here.
'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Hil R. - Sep 20, 2012 12:55:31 pm PDT #20500 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
erikaj - Sep 20, 2012 12:56:40 pm PDT #20501 of 30001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I'm not really Snoop. Though I do spend a lot of time wondering how my hair looks and plotting to kill folks...honest mistake.
Liese S. - Sep 20, 2012 1:28:25 pm PDT #20502 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
That sounds great, askye. Good for you.
Whine away, Hil. That's not a fun day.
I made it to the grocery and the post office and then I got panhandled while I was waiting for the other panhandler to meet me at the McDonalds. But I was in a good mood because I came in under budget at the grocery, so they both got what they asked for (lunch & a bus pass). I need to go back and buy more bus passes, because I used to carry them for this purpose, but I ran out and never refilled them.
I missed my own lunch, though, and came home and snacked, but I really should eat something real.
Besides blackberries, I mean. I can never have berries. I bring them home from the grocery store and eat them immediately. I love berries.
Typo Boy - Sep 20, 2012 3:25:15 pm PDT #20503 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
What do folks do on staff retreats? Are any of them practical?
Our local city council uses staff retreats for actual long term planning. In general staff retreats are a good place to do actual work stuff that you normally can't do at work because of having to put out fires. And the relaxed atmosphere contributes in theory to creativity.
Polter-Cow - Sep 20, 2012 3:58:55 pm PDT #20504 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
What do folks do on staff retreats? Are any of them practical?
What Typo said. It's good to be able to get away and focus on how the department is doing and what it can do better. And, of course, play games and eat good food and drink wine and whatnot. There have definitely been parts of retreats that have felt like wastes of time, though, mostly the touchy-feely HR stuff.
Hil R. - Sep 20, 2012 4:03:28 pm PDT #20505 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Vicodin has gotten my ear pain down to manageable levels, but it's also made me want potato chips.
Ginger - Sep 20, 2012 4:25:16 pm PDT #20506 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have been on many staff retreats, and they've all been excruciating wastes of time.
DebetEsse - Sep 20, 2012 4:28:40 pm PDT #20507 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Enforced "fun" almost never is.
JenP - Sep 20, 2012 4:38:33 pm PDT #20508 of 30001
My RA staff retreats in college were super fun. Which... not surprising, really. On the other hand, I did not enjoy the Outward Bound-type thing we did in the pouring rain all day with the entire group of RAs. Except for the zip wire. That was fun.
I don't think I've ever done an office retreat in business life. Just day-long HR touchy-feely stuff. Some of it was enlightening, but there were no rocks involved a la Allyson's experience.
Polter-Cow - Sep 20, 2012 4:44:57 pm PDT #20509 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Enforced "fun" almost never is.
Previous retreats have included bocce ball and a scavenger/puzzle hunt around the Union Square area.