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Monday, December 17, 2007
I work with many vain people. Some might argue that I simply work with women. Rather redundant in my case.
No, this is not a post about bashing women. Just letting out a little steam. So, let's take a look at my day today. We had our office party this last Friday. It was..."nice". Nothing close to Anduin's party, but that is to be expected.
While at the party I took plenty of pictures, well over 12o. I posted about 80 or so on my Flickr account knowing that some were not really good, as well as several not being flattering to the person being photographed. I though I had done a good job at weeding out the pics. I was wrong.
Minutes after sending out the link the phone calls starting arriving. "OMG, Latin Lover! I don't like my picture, I look so fat!" "Ewwww, why did you take my picture?!?! I look terrible. Remove it....NOW" and so on.
I do have to admit that the vast majority of feedback was positive. Here is the thing...None of the people at Anduin's party asked (or demanded) to have their photos removed. Some thought the picture could of been a little more flattering, but opted to keep the pictures in the set. It seems that they are a different crowd, and I'm not just talking about the abundance of cleavage at the party. (Thanks for the observation Scotty!)
Oh well. This was just a reminder as to why I do not serve on the holiday committee, because no matter how hard you try, you can never satisfy everyone.
Maybe for your next years party you should suggest plenty of cleavage! ;-)
12/18/2007 11:46 AM
Honey - you forgot to mention the wonderful gift you received at your party and how excited I was when you showed it to me. In fact, I was sooo excited about it that I couldn't stop talking about it. Remember? I remember...
12/18/2007 2:48 PM
Yes....do tell? LOL
12/19/2007 12:46 AM
The gift was in a word, horrendous.
The person went out of there way to make sure it came WAY under the $10 limit.
The gift was a cheesy coffee mug, wrapped with those thin waxy paper sheets you find at your local donut shop,(Apparently tissue paper is in low demand here in Southern California).
The person thought it would be a good idea to put some Hershey's kisses in the mug. Nice, but the candy was stale. Instead of melting in your mouth, it literally crumbled, leaving behind a rather chalky taste.
All of this was inside a used Starbucks bag. At first we believed that the gift must of been re-gifted from last year, which would explain the stale expired chocolate. The mug however has a "Christmas 2007 series" stamped on the bottom. It reminded me of the gifts you get at a gas station if you fill up with more than 8 gallons of gas.
Horrible horrible gift. Anduin wanted to go to my office and demand to know who the culprit was, and chew her out. LOL You all have not lived til you see my wife fired up. Anduin was likely to rip the girls arm off and beat her with it.
Oh well, at least my gift was nice. I know that the person who ended up with my gift will enjoy her limited edition hand blown and hand painted glass Christmas ornament.
12/19/2007 8:52 AM
Note to self.....never give Anduin any stale chocolate and a present that is worth at least 20 gallons of gas ....
Ouch......
Great taste in your gift, however, good job!
12/19/2007 11:38 AM