Yeah, our holiday party will cost $25/person, plus you can spend up to $25 for the white elephant gift. I'm not sure I'll go...

Crap, I forgot about Peter Pan!

So the drug testing place doesn't accept letters-- I have to wait if the company complains and then provide documentation.

Crap, I forgot about Peter Pan!

So did I!! Watching now. Beats news.

Eep, ita. It seems you should cover it somehow, but the when and how is quite the question.

My employers shouldn't have my prescription information! But if research confirms the timing on purging, it might not be an issue. I can get the test done Monday or Tuesday, but that pushes the Thursday date a bit...

I got almost all of my Christmas shopping done today, just need to find out little things Mom & Dad would like (their major present is a lamp), buy my cousin a gift card, and find something Beatles-themed for about $10 to complete the Dirty Santa family gift.

Here you go, Matt: [link]

Thanks! Unfortunately a Yellow Submarine mug was a part of the gift I'd already bought (plus a 1967-1979 CD collection). But I just found a lunch pail that fits the bill.

I got almost all of my Christmas shopping done today

I just did a bunch! I need to write down what I have left to do so I can finish it off, but first I'm to cuddle up to the TV with a beer.

Good luck, ita!

We have our company holiday party in January because December is too busy. This year we're scaling back to hearty appetizers, wine, beer, and coffee at our showroom rather than a sit down dinner + cocktails at a hotel. Operations does lunch and a movie one afternoon in December. That's pretty nice - even if you aren't into the movie, you aren't in the office and you can, like, nap. Wait, is that a department? I don't have a handle on our organizational structure. And our department is doing a potluck and gift exchange on the 19th. I may have already opted out of the gift exchange, although I might want to opt back in since we nailed down the rules. Or not, I find shopping for gifts onerous. We have asked our Director to see if he can get approval to have the dress code temporarily include (work appropriate) pajamas for 12/26, because, really, not a lot of work will get done that day, we are all pretty sure.

ION: 11 hours is a long day of work, especially on one's feet. My drawer came up only thirty-three cents over even though the register kept refusing to open when I needed to give people change, so I feel pretty good about that. And I think I have managed to buy all the timers and microwave pressure cookers that I'm giving to family this year, now I just have to wrap and mail.