A surprisingly enjoyable holiday party
Dec. 21st, 2006 08:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bironicOffice holiday party today. This year, instead of renting out the back of a bar or catering in the office, our managers booked a private room at Dave & Buster's for all 40-odd of us. For me that translated to four games of pool with three different people, two rounds of bowling, shuffleboard, a bunch of skee ball, free food and drinks, and a healthy dose of mingling with people I don't always get to hang out with at work. Pool was the best; I hardly get to play these days, and beyond that, I'd forgotten what a thrill it is to hold my own in games with a bunch of guys.
And. When I cashed in my tickets from the skee ball, I found a pair of fuzzy reindeer antlers. They're exactly the pair I was imagining on Wilson but haven't been able to find a picture of online -- light brown padded headband without teeth to hurt the scalp, darker brown thin antlers, and little gold bundles of mistletoe at each base. I wore them the rest of the afternoon and am still wearing them. They make me happy.
In sum, five hours there after only half a day in the office, fun and games and a pair of fuzzy reindeer antlers, and I didn't have to spend a penny.
I feel good right now. It's been a while. It's nice.
ETA: And while we're on the subject of feeling good, big THANK YOUs to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
elynittria-not-noydb for the dreidel and fallen_arazil for the LJ gift certificate. They were such wonderful surprises.
And. When I cashed in my tickets from the skee ball, I found a pair of fuzzy reindeer antlers. They're exactly the pair I was imagining on Wilson but haven't been able to find a picture of online -- light brown padded headband without teeth to hurt the scalp, darker brown thin antlers, and little gold bundles of mistletoe at each base. I wore them the rest of the afternoon and am still wearing them. They make me happy.
In sum, five hours there after only half a day in the office, fun and games and a pair of fuzzy reindeer antlers, and I didn't have to spend a penny.
I feel good right now. It's been a while. It's nice.
ETA: And while we're on the subject of feeling good, big THANK YOUs to
elynittria-not-noydb for the dreidel and fallen_arazil for the LJ gift certificate. They were such wonderful surprises.
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Date: Dec. 22nd, 2006 01:12 am (UTC)Am glad you had fun <3 alas that I didn't get to go out anywhere nice this year, except dinner one weekend for a friend's birthday.
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Date: Dec. 22nd, 2006 01:22 am (UTC)Yeah, I usually don't do much for the holidays either, but this was an unusual treat. There's still time for you to go out somewhere.... More than a week till the end of the year....
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Date: Dec. 22nd, 2006 01:37 am (UTC)Most friends are away at uni or home with family. Plus, I live in the middle of nowhere. Would kidnap you, except you live in...Canada or...Scotland or something.
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Date: Dec. 22nd, 2006 02:08 am (UTC)Long Island, but close. LOL. Still a good day's drive from you, though, I think.
Hm. I wonder what I would sound like with a Scottish accent.