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October 14, 2005

Taking it back to the old school...

Oy... a quick update before I crash:

The offsite was awesome... got to know some co-workers better, learned a lot about the other business units in the company, stayed in a nice villa with breathtaking views of the ocean, and partied like crazy!

Hahaha... I haven't drank like that since my Davis days. It was cool to party with everyone though, including senior management! I can now cross out "drunken karaoke with CEO" off my To Do list, haha. ;)

In many ways, it did remind of the old college parties... a bunch of neighboring houses with doors open, each with different groups drinking, dancing, playing cards and other drinking games... except this time, we didn't have to worry about cops. ;)

Only negative was having to wake up EARLY for the daytime (work-related) sessions. Ugh.

Man... I thought my partying days were over, but apparently it's just lurking under the surface, haha. From the reactions I got from co-workers (almost invariably starting with "you got soooo messed up last night!"), I'm apparently (still) a very happy, friendly, ghetto, and trash-talking/foul-mouthed (to guys) drunk. I also had fun playing bartender, and even senior management stopped by after hearing about my drink-making "abilities." ;)

I didn't win that "New Employee of the Year" award (the well-deserved winner got a NICE big flat-screen TV monitor!), but it was nice of people to come up and congratulate me for the nomination... recognition, especially when not expected, really does help morale. =)

It also was interesting to observe who are the genuinely friendly people, and the ones who are selflish -- the asskissers who worry about their looks and only give you the time of day if they think they can gain something from it.

Posted by stevelee at October 14, 2005 08:57 PM

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