Considering the install has slipped yet another week and I uncovered a really bad bug just before I left today, we may not be partaking much of the partying.
I shouldn't have bothered today.
Wait. People? She eats people? 'To Serve Man.' It's 'To Serve Man' all over again.
Gunn ,'Power Play'
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sarameg - Dec 04, 2014 11:19:26 am PST #11894 of 30000
Connie Neil - Dec 04, 2014 11:38:05 am PST #11895 of 30000
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I am so glad to avoid anything like a White Elephant or one of those gift giving things where you can take the present from someone else. Such interpersonal viciousness shows up in those things. And then there were the "talent" shows. Dear goddess.
billytea - Dec 04, 2014 12:00:35 pm PST #11896 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
My office does a Christmas lunch (which is today). They also do a mid-year dinner, to which spouses and significant others are invited.
Theodosia - Dec 04, 2014 12:04:20 pm PST #11897 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
One year when I was at Lotus we had a fancy Xmas party at the Museum of Science, so we could wander through the exhibits and so on, that was really supernice for the non-drinkers/non-partyers. Not really anything has topped that, ever.
shrift - Dec 04, 2014 12:04:22 pm PST #11898 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I am hoping not to stay too long.
I'm lucky that ours is down the street from my office this year, so I think I'm going to show up for a little while to scope out the food situation, and then leave. The high heels can stay under my desk, though.
Unless I ditch it entirely. I'm not sure I can handle socializing right now, plus I have to do team dinners and outings and events while I'm in NYC next week.
shrift - Dec 04, 2014 12:08:05 pm PST #11899 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Our office party apparently involves bowling.
NOPE.
Jessica - Dec 04, 2014 12:08:32 pm PST #11900 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I used to love our department's Selfish Santa (white elephant), but that was back in the day when we were a pretty tight-knit group of people with compatible senses of humor. This year I'm not sure it will be as much fun.
Zenkitty - Dec 04, 2014 12:14:43 pm PST #11901 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I despise forced cheerfulness and comraderie.
erikaj - Dec 04, 2014 12:20:48 pm PST #11902 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Yeah. My family occasions are enough like photo ops as it is.(although now I'm picturing CJ Cregg facing my evil stepmonster all "Ask your question or move on," which is making me smile.
billytea - Dec 04, 2014 12:21:25 pm PST #11903 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Our office party apparently involves bowling.
One year we had lawn bowls. For the last couple of years we've just gone to a restaurant, I rather miss the dada that went into previous offerings.
I used to love our department's Selfish Santa (white elephant), but that was back in the day when we were a pretty tight-knit group of people with compatible senses of humor. This year I'm not sure it will be as much fun.
Oh! Our office does the Kris Kringle thing. This year I was the last person to pick out a name, and I drew myself. After considering the logistics to redo things, I just kept it. So I'm gifting myself this year. (I'm curious to see if I like what I picked out.)