Hey all. Glad to say I survived this year's Holiday Meeting. As seems to happen every year, it was full of lame attempts at humor, plenty of mind numbing info that no one will remember due to the early hour (7AM-9AM), some snarky heckling from the back row (wanna guess where I sat?), and someone eventually breaking down in tears.
I'm serious. Because one employee was interrupted, in a polite way by a manager to add to the discussion we were in the midst of, said employee immediately turns to another manager to complain and reportedly after the meeting was whining and crying in the office. This same employee reacted the same way last year when they felt the crowd hadn't applauded enough when they were given their lame 5 yr. pin.
My best line of the day had to be when the kids manager was pushing the American Girls "Your Changing Body" book and I loudly asked if this was the part when the boys had to leave the room. Got a good laugh thankfully. I always try for the funny obnoxious when possible. I was disappointed we didn't have a discussion of my favorite growing up book, "What's Going On Down There." Seriously, I love this book. The cartoons and commentary are funny and as a chick it's especially entertaining because it's all about the boys and their naughty bits.
On a different topic, I was extremely pleased to see that the new season of Life On Mars is starting on Dec. 11 via BBC America. The lovely John Simm (above) plays Sam, a police detective who has been transported back to the 70's. Or has he? He might just be in a coma and is imagining all of this. Either way, it's a really well written and acted show that I strongly recommend.
Didn't make it to Lars and The Real Girl yet as I tried to get some Christmas shopping done today. It gets harder and harder to go out amongst the herd the more I work in retail. Luckily, I'm not too far from being done. I should be going to see the movie tomorrow before dinner. Also on the list to check out that's new this week, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium and Love In The Time Of Cholera.
WATCH IT:
Torchwood and Dr. Who--I just finished up the 3rd season of Dr. Who. I fell behind and waited till it was out on DVD before playing catch up. David Tennant gets better with every episode. Torchwood is a more adult companion/spin off from Dr. Who featuring the Scottish born, IL raised John Barrowman, whose charm and glee make up for any pitfalls in the script. I think the show is still trying to find it's footing, but the episode about the cannibal country folk was seriously creepy. I'm looking forward to the last few episodes of the season.
LISTEN TO IT:
The Hives--The Black and White Album.
I've always liked these guys. They are just a fun, fun band that are pretty much here to make you dance and sing songs referencing themselves. Normally, I'd find that annoying, but they have such a great sense of humor they can get away with it. Current faves on the cd are Try It Again, Tick, Tick, Boom, and T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.
As I type though, I am listening to a mix cd I made called "Where's The Crackers?" Filled with some of my fave cheesy tunes--stuff from the 80's and some contemporary pop songs that I wouldn't normally listen to--I am currently grooving to We Got The Beat...actually it has just morphed into Hellagood...must go dance now....
EDITORS NOTE:
I HAVE NOW TRIED THREE TIMES TO GET EMPTY LINES BETWEEN MY PARAGRAPHS, BUT HAVE FAILED MISERABLY...UNLESS IT WORKS THIS TIME...SORRY.
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