Going Away Happy Hour
Jan. 24th, 2012 10:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
livingdebSomeone organized a going away happy hour for me today (which led several people to believe that today was my last day, but I still have six more work days left). It was basically fun, which was better than I expected. Once I convinced the first guy who offered me a drink that all I wanted was water, I got to tell everyone else that I didn't need a drink because I already had a large shot glass of vodka (and then pointed to my plastic cup of water).
One couple told me about a new Greek restaurant in walking distance of my house that they said was really good, and because they share a big plate with two meats and three sides, they then like to go to the nearby frozen yogurt shop. So, I have two new places to try.
Also, I got a card that said, "THANK YOU from the BOTTOM of my BUTT." This could be an insult in so many ways, but I knew it wasn't. "Oh sure, it doesn't sound like much, but it's a good EIGHT to TEN times the size of my HEART." [Then open the card.] "...so, you know, BIG THANKS." Inside was a printout of a screen from the system I work on with a note on it about how Natural Sciences loves me and "Now, what was your cell # again?"
Also, I got lots of pizza. Yum!
Vehicle of the Day - L.L. Bean's Bootmobile, a drivable boot replica. (I recommend scrolling down past the video to the picture. You could learn a little about how it was made by watching the video, though I somewhat recommend muting it. In case you do mute it, I'll let you know that the big white part that looks like plaster is really foam.)
One couple told me about a new Greek restaurant in walking distance of my house that they said was really good, and because they share a big plate with two meats and three sides, they then like to go to the nearby frozen yogurt shop. So, I have two new places to try.
Also, I got a card that said, "THANK YOU from the BOTTOM of my BUTT." This could be an insult in so many ways, but I knew it wasn't. "Oh sure, it doesn't sound like much, but it's a good EIGHT to TEN times the size of my HEART." [Then open the card.] "...so, you know, BIG THANKS." Inside was a printout of a screen from the system I work on with a note on it about how Natural Sciences loves me and "Now, what was your cell # again?"
Also, I got lots of pizza. Yum!
Vehicle of the Day - L.L. Bean's Bootmobile, a drivable boot replica. (I recommend scrolling down past the video to the picture. You could learn a little about how it was made by watching the video, though I somewhat recommend muting it. In case you do mute it, I'll let you know that the big white part that looks like plaster is really foam.)