Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Apparently All The Grown - Ups Have Gone Home
Upon returning from a business trip in Malaysia Cat, a co-worker of mine, presented me with a beautiful pashmina in hues of warm honey, chrome blue, and woven florals. I don't know how she found it, but it screams me, right down to the metallic silver threads that twinkle when the light catches it just right. I decided to wear my pashmina to work, determined that it be worn for more than just keeping warm on the bus. That's where it all began.
Throughout the day I was showered with compliments about my pashmina and, of course, this made me feel great and international considering my earrings were from Prague and the Pashmina from Malaysia. Well in addition to the compliments John, another co-worker, made it known that the way I was wearing afore mentioned pashmina reminded him of a fighter pilot. He also proceded to tease me about it. The bantering back in forth between he and I that ensued continued throughout the day and eventually came to (what I thought was) a hilarious climax.
3:45 p.m. the office is quiet. Most of the senior administrative types are at meetings...
The community printer located in my cubicle begins to groan to life.
John: (from his cubicle which is next to mine) " Hey Bridget, could you grab that document for me and just hand it over the wall? I'm being lazy.
Me: "Sure thing." (Cross over to printer)
This prints out -
I bust out laughing and stagger over to the cubicle wall that separates John and I and demand an explanation as he stands up (taller than the wall) and gives a huge grin.
John: "I thought it was appropriate."
Me: (Handing the picture over the cubicle wall behind me) Lee, check this out! This is what John thinks I look like!
Lee: (chucking her aviator glasses over the cubicle wall) "Here put these on."
Me: (turning to John's cubicle and posing like the above picture) "Here how about now?" I siad through stifled giggles.
John: (Busts out laughing) That's brilliant!
We all start laughing and Lee says from her cubicle, "Apparently all the grown-ups have gone home."
We continued to laugh...
Throughout the day I was showered with compliments about my pashmina and, of course, this made me feel great and international considering my earrings were from Prague and the Pashmina from Malaysia. Well in addition to the compliments John, another co-worker, made it known that the way I was wearing afore mentioned pashmina reminded him of a fighter pilot. He also proceded to tease me about it. The bantering back in forth between he and I that ensued continued throughout the day and eventually came to (what I thought was) a hilarious climax.
3:45 p.m. the office is quiet. Most of the senior administrative types are at meetings...
The community printer located in my cubicle begins to groan to life.
John: (from his cubicle which is next to mine) " Hey Bridget, could you grab that document for me and just hand it over the wall? I'm being lazy.
Me: "Sure thing." (Cross over to printer)
This prints out -
I bust out laughing and stagger over to the cubicle wall that separates John and I and demand an explanation as he stands up (taller than the wall) and gives a huge grin.
John: "I thought it was appropriate."
Me: (Handing the picture over the cubicle wall behind me) Lee, check this out! This is what John thinks I look like!
Lee: (chucking her aviator glasses over the cubicle wall) "Here put these on."
Me: (turning to John's cubicle and posing like the above picture) "Here how about now?" I siad through stifled giggles.
John: (Busts out laughing) That's brilliant!
We all start laughing and Lee says from her cubicle, "Apparently all the grown-ups have gone home."
We continued to laugh...
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