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I don’t know if it the holidays or recently seeing some old friends, or a recent death to a close relation of a very close friend or if it is just because it is that time of year, but this particular walk down memory lane made me particularly nostalgic.

Nostalgic for:

1. A time when I stayed up late enough to do night photography.
2. A time when some of the people on the chili scoring sheet still worked at the computer mine.
3. A time when the computer mine had the old set up and not the cube farm setup.
4. A time when Vest could grip a toy gun with 10 fingers. Too soon?
5. A time when Symposium was still a thing.
6. A time when my beanie collection was so wanting.
7. A time when I was stuck at work after dark on holidays. Which is crazy because I always hated that.
8. A time when we could actually turn the lights off at work.
9. A time when being a piece of human debris made you ineligible for political office, rather than eligible for a cabinet position.

But when I wasn’t feeling all melancholy, by adding this images to the Photography 139 SmugMug Gallery, I was able to restore the following old timey blog posts:

EDWARDS ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
JUST TELL ME
SYMPOSER
KENTUCKY FRIED METHODIST

Next Saturday’s stroll down memory lane will involve a broken mirror at the very least.

5 thoughts on “01-08-08”

  1. Was that the year that Freddie first made an appearance? I think the 5th year ballot was the year that Katherine contributed a white chili, and it was a colossal flop. Can I assume that the gift exchange is still as wildly indelicate as it was in years past? Steve can attest that the gift exchange at the hospy (I use that word to piss off my husband) MIS party is just as inappropriate.

    Jesse eating a chicken wing up close is a photo worthy of a desktop background.

  2. It was indeed the first year that Freddie made an appearance. I remember that Danetta originally got the Freddie Mercury doll and was upset about it.

    I feel like the gift exchange has calmed down as people in the company have matured. I’d say it is still about 50% alcohol though. There are still a lot of people that feel entitled and whiny about it. But I don’t think anything that risque is involved any longer.

    I’m thinking about blowing it up to a 30×40 canvas and hanging it over my bed. It isn’t as great as the painting that Scatman has hanging over his bed in THE SHINING, but it will do.

  3. I am so glad Freddie finally found the right owner. I can see that Danetta may not have been the target audience for him.

    I always felt like the alcohol was the default “I give up” gift option. It’s sort of like wearing a robe around the house all day. You don’t want to try real hard, but want to follow most of the rules of convention – so you just give booze. The lack of KY is probably considered a win for the company.

    It really is amazing. And unsettling on SHINING-like levels. I would love to see anyone’s face to whom you’re giving a tour of the house if you hung it.

  4. I’m actually starting to run out of wall real estate. Perhaps the place to put that canvas would be Salon 908.

    I want to replace the pictures that I have up there now.

    I’m not sure what I would consider the “naughtiest” thing was in the gift exchange last year. But I’ll monitor it this year and document and report back.

    I never have understood the excitement of the alcohol in the gift exchange. Maybe it is because I am 21 and if I was so inclined; I could go walk in to any liquor store in Ames and walk out with $20 of booze. Booze of my choosing!

    And when I used to drink, $20 could get you a lot of Night Train. Which is what I’m sure I would buy if I still drank.

    Wait, I’m getting some Night Train for the company gift exchange. If they still make it. Please tell me they still make it!

  5. I bet Kelly would rejoice to have that on the walls of the salon! May I suggest the massage room?

    Please also let me know if there’s ever anyone who flosses while brazenly not participating these days, too. I miss the train wreck that often occurred in days past.

    I don’t think I’ve ever even SEEN Night Train! But I admittedly have never had much drinking prowess, and really don’t drink at all now. I just threaten Jon with me doing so when the kids are nuts and I need him to let me tag out for a bit. I also don’t get the forced alcohol taste thing – I mean, if you want to get someone drunk, wouldn’t it be most pragmatic to just get the cheapest stuff and get the highest volume of it you can for the $20? Like, Popoff Vodka or something?

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