It's huge--with a pump
Posted by: Liz | From: November 08, 2006
The Democrats win, Rumsfeld steps down, and Britney is getting divorced. What a newsy coupla days we're having!
At the new job here, I've had to order a bunch of office supplies to fill up my desk. Here is what I realized: at some point in the past three years, I became an office supply connaisseur. A bit of a snob. I have very distinct preferences when it comes to pen sizes and post-it note holders and types of desk calendars. The realization came to me as I was pouring over the catalogue looking for a particular kind of envelope moistener. The kind with adhesive. I'm sure there was a time in my life when I got by just fine with one of those old-fashioned plastic things with the sponge on top, or even--god forbid--my own tongue, but those times are long gone, my friend. I am now a woman who requires a both a special brand of moisturizer and moistener. And also small binder clips, because those medium ones are WAY too big for a few sheets of paper.
I like being in a bigger office. After three years of being in a tiny one, the change is good. There are people I don't know, a big kitchen stocked with teas and coffees and industrial sized coffee creamer containers, emails that go around offering tickets to things or announcing happy hours; there are office things like "Bagel Wednesdays" and the person with a secret drawer full of candy that she'll share with you. Sometimes when you go into the kitchen, there are lots of people there and they all joke around and talk to you and it's very friendly. Okay, I'm new so they don't really talk to me yet, but they talk to each other. And I listen in and am all, "Wow, look how big that creamer container is! That is a big container!" and they'll look in my general direction and smile. Which is nice.
Tonight is food club and the theme is "Foods You Can Toss." Can you guess what I made? I'll give you a hint: it has comedic value.
Ditto on missing a big office. And my first thought on tossable food was cookies. As in toss your cookies. Nevermind.
Posted by: corie at November 8, 2006 10:17 PM
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Ooh! Banana cream pie?
Bagel Wednesdays and candy drawers make me miss an office as well.
You're doing so well writing in November! I've been outlining and plotting.
Posted by: Real Girl at November 8, 2006 07:18 PM