Archive for March, 2009

The People You Meet In Drinking Parties (part 1 of 2)

Yesterday, I swung by a birthday party thrown for one of my high school buddies. Now, since most of the people I hung out with in high school were in attendance, and because of the diversity as far as the types of people who attend these things would go is astonishing, I had a field [...]

The Corporate Buzzword Extravaganza

If there’s anything else besides, of course, getting paid that people love to get from their jobs it has to be the feeling of being important. I’ve been out of college and working for six years now and, since then, have clawed my way up this tiny, comfortable spot in the corporate ladder. Anyway, through [...]

Ruined day: A dissection.

What does it take to ruin one’s day? Not much. Think about it. Come up to a coworker and tell her that she looks like she gained weight. Spit out a snide remark about how the food in a wedding you’re attending sucks and make sure either the bride or groom hears it. Tell a [...]

Foodie (?)

Not really. This new, self-proclaimed title was brought about by an entire day I spent sampling the food offered by different caterers for my wedding. Also, a “Foodie” is: A person that spends a keen amount of attention and energy on knowing the ingredients of food, the proper preparation of food, and finds great enjoyment [...]

Flu. Aftermath and Apologies

I’ve recently just gotten around to pulling up from a very bad case of flu that hit me before the weekend. I’m not totally well yet and, in fact, my head feels like a Fairview billiard hall on happy hour:  ten 9-ball matches being played by obstreperous construction workers replete with the drunken merriment that [...]