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Well, let's see - I got a very cool box o' goodies from the Hula Rat, although I will probably never wear any of it. She sent me a leopard-print fleece scarf & headband(?) that is so very soft, and sent me & Rob a black fleece blanket that is also baby soft, a fork made into a bracelet where the tines are wrapped around a piece of red agate, the usual Biscoff assortment of Parasites & graham cracker cookies, a spoon w/a picture of Albert Einstein lacquered onto it, and a small rubber preying mantis. From Rob I got figurines of Al & Lust from FMA, and from Sheung Yi, I got a frozen vanilla latte with a shot of espresso - and a pack of citrus Orbit gum (my total favorite gum in the gum world).
The story behind the frozen vanilla latte:
About a month ago, Sheung Yi asked me if I had $5 to spend, what would I spend it on. She stipulated I couldn't give it away, buy anything for anyone else or save the money. I had to spend $5 on me. I thought this was one of those personality tests, so I thought for a moment or two & realized that I really wanted one of those said frozen coffees from the shop at the bottom of Tower I. I've been cutting back on them because, well, fuck, they're $5 each time I get one - working four days a week that's $20 on coffee. Yipes! So I told her about said coffee & forgot all about it.
So last night, she stopped me in the hall & gave me my present & told me not to tell anyone she gave it to me. Well, I've been getting cards & little things like that from co-workers & no one wants anyone else to feel obligated or left out, and I left it at that. Later as we were having our 'Losers Who Work Graveyard on Christmas Eve So Everyone Else Can Take the Holiday Off' potluck, she gave a box to Enrico & Harley. Enrico got a pint of Hagen Dasz Chocolate Chip Ice Cream & Harley got some fireplace matches & a bunch of kindling & tissue paper. He started laughing & they reminded me of the $5 question. I thought that was so clever & ingenious! She put Jeff's box on his desk & he brought it in to me asking if I seriously knew who it was from (there's been some coworker problems for Jeff lately) & I told him honestly it wasn't from me, but he needed to open it before he left work. So he opened it & it was full of - get this - Kool-Aid & Top Ramen. He was standing there w/this stack of Kool Aid packets in his hand & the weirdest look on his face, & I had to remind him, "Remember when Sheung Yi was asking everyone what they'd do with $5?" He started laughing so hard. Overall we had a great night and we all ate - and ate, and then we ate some more. I was eating continuously from about 1:45 this morning til I left. I brought the turkey, some wild rice & peas, Enrico had collard greens, Jeff brought a shrimp platter, Sheung Yi made an enormous cheesecake & Harley had cookies & cheesy mashed potatoes, which were sooo fucking good. And Molly came in early w/Krispy Kreme doughnuts. It was a 12-lb turkey & by the time we were cleaning up this morning, all that was left of it was a drumstick & the back meat. There were 6 of us working - that's like 2 lbs. of turkey for each of us, and I only had a wing & some breast meat. But we were all constantly picking like people do w/turkey.
So, let me ask you: If you had $5 and could only spend it on yourself, not give it away or buy a gift for someone else, or save it, just $5 that you absolutely, positively HAD to spend on yourself, what would you buy?
The story behind the frozen vanilla latte:
About a month ago, Sheung Yi asked me if I had $5 to spend, what would I spend it on. She stipulated I couldn't give it away, buy anything for anyone else or save the money. I had to spend $5 on me. I thought this was one of those personality tests, so I thought for a moment or two & realized that I really wanted one of those said frozen coffees from the shop at the bottom of Tower I. I've been cutting back on them because, well, fuck, they're $5 each time I get one - working four days a week that's $20 on coffee. Yipes! So I told her about said coffee & forgot all about it.
So last night, she stopped me in the hall & gave me my present & told me not to tell anyone she gave it to me. Well, I've been getting cards & little things like that from co-workers & no one wants anyone else to feel obligated or left out, and I left it at that. Later as we were having our 'Losers Who Work Graveyard on Christmas Eve So Everyone Else Can Take the Holiday Off' potluck, she gave a box to Enrico & Harley. Enrico got a pint of Hagen Dasz Chocolate Chip Ice Cream & Harley got some fireplace matches & a bunch of kindling & tissue paper. He started laughing & they reminded me of the $5 question. I thought that was so clever & ingenious! She put Jeff's box on his desk & he brought it in to me asking if I seriously knew who it was from (there's been some coworker problems for Jeff lately) & I told him honestly it wasn't from me, but he needed to open it before he left work. So he opened it & it was full of - get this - Kool-Aid & Top Ramen. He was standing there w/this stack of Kool Aid packets in his hand & the weirdest look on his face, & I had to remind him, "Remember when Sheung Yi was asking everyone what they'd do with $5?" He started laughing so hard. Overall we had a great night and we all ate - and ate, and then we ate some more. I was eating continuously from about 1:45 this morning til I left. I brought the turkey, some wild rice & peas, Enrico had collard greens, Jeff brought a shrimp platter, Sheung Yi made an enormous cheesecake & Harley had cookies & cheesy mashed potatoes, which were sooo fucking good. And Molly came in early w/Krispy Kreme doughnuts. It was a 12-lb turkey & by the time we were cleaning up this morning, all that was left of it was a drumstick & the back meat. There were 6 of us working - that's like 2 lbs. of turkey for each of us, and I only had a wing & some breast meat. But we were all constantly picking like people do w/turkey.
So, let me ask you: If you had $5 and could only spend it on yourself, not give it away or buy a gift for someone else, or save it, just $5 that you absolutely, positively HAD to spend on yourself, what would you buy?
