Kind of scary to work with a bunch of people that not only know all the characters from Star Wars but actually can repeat whole portions of the movie word for word.
Some of my favorite moments at work are the ones where word wars, one liners and humorous anecdotes are flung over the tops of our cubicles at light speed with precision and timing. Today's words are clown, gourmand and Jar Jar Binks. I have not seen the Star Wars movie yet so I only know the characters from commercials and video clips. In fact, I must not be a *true* geek because I have not seen all of the Star Wars movies. The last one I saw was the one with the little furry guys running around in it. I know I am going to get flamed for not knowing the name of these little critters as well as not knowing what the name of the movie is. Needless to say I don't get to participate much in these conversations.
As for our other words of the day... Lets go back to clowns. I work with a few severe clown haters. "They are evil and twisted sub humans that are devil spawn." Hmm... Interesting description for clowns. I don't know. I can take em' or leave em'. It is entertaining to every once in a while just bring up the subject to get them riled up.
Now the last word of the day is Gourmand. I confess I am extremely food motivated. I love food. Spicy food, ethnic food, sweet or salty, fattening or good for you I just love food. When the group from work goes out to one of the regular places I get asked what it was that they had the last time or what someone else had and I almost always remember. This also extends to going out for drinks or coffee. I can walk in to my regular latte spot and know all the names of the people working there. They know what I get and know if it is over 80 outside that I will most likely get it iced. This is not some namby pamby coffee order either. Usually it is a triple grande, non-fat, sugar-free hazelnut, with 2 equals, no foam latte. The first few times I went in there they used to cringe when it was my time to order. Now they smile at me and laugh when I walk in or if they have someone new they throw them up at the counter just to torture them. Yes I enjoy being part of the torture factor.
Okay this has been one of the weirdest entries yet. I start with Star Wars and end with coffee.
I need a smoke now. Till next time.Interested in more of my rants? BACK
