shagisfy
It's that time of year! One of my least favorites! Actually, I'll use most any excuse to dress up; my friend Daniel throws excellent theme parties. But there's a difference between theme parties and Halloween, and it mostly comes down to public perception. It seems as if Halloween is a time to let loose and do whatever, and although that may not sound like a bad idea, it usually involves a lot of irresponsibility in my eyes. For example, I doubt that any one would think it cool if some guy came up to you in a bar, picked you up and carried you away on just any given day. But on Halloween, it seems to perfectly acceptable behavior... what?! Uh, no, not so much. So for my own safety, or rather, the safety of others (any stranger finding themselves overcome by the uncontrollable urge to pick me up, well, I cannot guarantee their safety), I think I might stay home tonight, settle my head, etc. I did get to go to work decked out a-go-go... literally. We changed our department into an Austin Powers type disco lounge, and my brilliant addition was to rename our Customer Satisfaction department to Customer SHAGisfaction. Awww yeah. Every time I said "Shag-isfaction", I had to giggle. (In a throwback to Clarence Carter, I wanted to call it "Sass-ifaction" but even though it would make me laugh equally hard, it wouldn't have made sense).

This past week cancelled my usual after-work activities and I found myself with a lot of time on my hands. Although the majority of it was spent at work (what the?!), I found the rest of the time relaxing but kinda lonely. Last weekend messed with my head a bit, and I'm guessing getting back into the routine will probably be the best medicine for me right now. But after taking this weekend off too, I think. I deserve it. ; )

Oh, and a tip of the hat for ingenuity extended to a certain East Coaster who realized I work at a call center that has an 800-number and we could catch up for free!... just say no to long distance phone bills!!