Yet again, we are losing a really good employee to a life less mucked up. The lovely Jackie, I just found out today, will be spending her last day at the store tomorrow. ARRGHHH!!!! Bad enough someone who actually did stuff while at work is going, but she was a source of much humor and entertaining chat. I'm not sure who I will discuss Lost with now. Who will I discuss Middle East events with while using one of the globes we are currently selling effectively wasting about 15-20 min. of work time? (Okay, I discuss this stuff elsewhere, but dammit, we had a globe to spin! It was fun.) Who will I desperately try to convince to see some movie by referencing how good the director is only to have that person shoot me a look that says "you are the only person in this building who knows who that director is" yet let's me ramble on? Well, Jinn let's me ramble, but since she's often facing her desk or putting a book on a cart I don't often see "the look."
How she can leave before employee appreciation days (ie. who needs a christmas bonus when we can entice you to spend even MORE of your paycheck here under the guise of savings) I do not know. Perhaps she has discovered zen and will be ridding herself of material things? Not likely. She's just doing the smart thing and getting the heck out of this place. Farewell dearest Jackie. You will be missed by many...especially by those of us in receiving land.
Now to switch gears:
I picked up the season 5 boxset of 24 tonight and watched the 10 min-ish "episode" that takes us from season 5 to 6. Here's a quick run down. It's 7 months later and Jack is in full Soundgarden/Jesus Christ Pose look. He's strung up in some sort of warehouse getting shocked with home made devices. According to the baddies, he hasn't spoken the entire time he's been with them. The baddies want him to ID a US agent for them from a choice of two possible people. He tells them jack pooh and after the requisite "we're going to kill him if we don't stop" line from one of the henchmen, Jack is taken back to his cell.
Suddenly, two masked men appear outside the cell and take out a couple of the baddies. They take off their masks to reveal they are Americans. One of them has Jack's picture in some sort of arm band thingie in order to correctly ID him. They tell him they are there to break him out. Out they go into, well, it sort of looks like a lot in Santa Monica actually. Anyway, off they go amongst the shrubbery to unveil the waiting Toyota SUV! Tah-dah!!! Who needs a government issued vehicle when the new Toyota's are out!
The Soccer Mom vehicle heads out with Jack ducked down in the back. A chase ensues and they get away. Before Molly needs to get to piano practice and Dave has to head out on his black ops mission, they pull over to tell Jack he's okay and they have transport waiting for him. Everyone gets out of the vehicle and a dude steps out from behind this big ass rock thing. Surprise (not so much) it's one of the possible agents the baddies wanted him to ID.
One of the Americans says something like "Gosh, here's our contact in China, Mr. Hong. You remember him from the agency right Jack?" Turn to look at Jack who does a quick nod and before you can say "I'm gonna need a hack saw," lights go on everywhere and Jack realises it's all been a ruse. Main baddie comes out, says thanks very much for confirming what we thought, pulls out a gun, shoots Mr. Hong then tells the Americans the money has been wired into their Swiss accounts. Maniacal laughter was perhaps considered, but instead they just loaded up a very upset Jack and sent him back to the warehouse.
Not quite as much fun as last year's transitional "episode" which involved a guy getting his head lopped off as part of a car chase, but it's always sorta fun to see a half naked Kiefer getting shocked. I'm not sure, but I think we are close to about 3 times now he's been zapped. Let's all hope Audrey buys it this year and buys it ASAP.
Let's also hope my Duke team starts playing in the first half of the game instead of saving it all for the second. Holy Cross had them by the nads at the beginning of the game. Now, I will admit I have all the competitive sport expertise of a tortoise, but when you have more turnovers than assists in a half you know your offense is not running smoothly. Hopefully Greg and Josh and the gang will get into sync before long. Kudos to Lance Thomas though for hauling ass to get back on defense...he ran past almost all the players on both teams!
COMING SOON:
You have to expect it and you probably dread it...
BEST OF 2006 LISTS
run...run away...
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