Survivor Party
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judecorpMy boss had a little Survivor premiere get-together at her house. It was kind of fun except that the mood was definitely dampened by the theft of My Jennifer's bag.
My boss gave everyone Monopoly money and then had one of those Survivor-style food auctions where she brought out one dish at a time under a cover. (Everything was a mystery item.) Jen totally lucked out and her money was spent on stuffed pork chops and homemade pad thai. Gina bought a fruit salad and a little chocolate cake. Ben (Gina's husband) bought a bowl of boiled rice, a can of slugs (?), and Mountain Dew and Doritos. I held out quite a bit and I bought a chicken caesar salad and bid out the last item which was a banana and a coconut. So now I will take my coconut to work.
The premiere was okay but it didn't have the excitement of previous seasons. Hopefully it will pick up. I don't remember being that jazzed about last season, either, especially at the beginning. We'll see. My coworkers keep insisting that I watch The Amazing Race but I really don't need any more television, thanks.
My boss is so hysterical in her Survivor love. She dressed up like Jeff Probst for the evening! (Then again, I wore a Boy Scout shirt and said I was Lill.) Ben was supposed to "dress" like Richard Hatch but he totally wussed out. Oh well.
My boss gave everyone Monopoly money and then had one of those Survivor-style food auctions where she brought out one dish at a time under a cover. (Everything was a mystery item.) Jen totally lucked out and her money was spent on stuffed pork chops and homemade pad thai. Gina bought a fruit salad and a little chocolate cake. Ben (Gina's husband) bought a bowl of boiled rice, a can of slugs (?), and Mountain Dew and Doritos. I held out quite a bit and I bought a chicken caesar salad and bid out the last item which was a banana and a coconut. So now I will take my coconut to work.
The premiere was okay but it didn't have the excitement of previous seasons. Hopefully it will pick up. I don't remember being that jazzed about last season, either, especially at the beginning. We'll see. My coworkers keep insisting that I watch The Amazing Race but I really don't need any more television, thanks.
My boss is so hysterical in her Survivor love. She dressed up like Jeff Probst for the evening! (Then again, I wore a Boy Scout shirt and said I was Lill.) Ben was supposed to "dress" like Richard Hatch but he totally wussed out. Oh well.
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Date: 2005-09-16 03:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-16 05:45 pm (UTC)(And yeah, I'm a little leary about the families thing.)
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Date: 2005-09-16 05:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-18 01:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-16 05:28 am (UTC)I'm so happy Steph is on Survivor again... I want to make out with her when she's all dirty wearing nothing but her bra and Survivor snuggie.
Shit... she just called me from the living room... Amazing Race is on! It's always on! :)
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Date: 2005-09-16 05:44 pm (UTC)I wish I had cable only for the Game Show Network. I love game shows!
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Date: 2005-09-16 01:59 pm (UTC)GET EXCITED. ;)
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Date: 2005-09-16 05:44 pm (UTC)But I dunno, this season just hasn't clicked for me yet.
Sounds Like Fun
Date: 2005-09-16 03:00 pm (UTC)Re: Sounds Like Fun
Date: 2005-09-16 05:43 pm (UTC)Apropos of Other Things
Date: 2005-09-17 03:12 am (UTC)I'm not being very coherent, but hopefully this will be clearer:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/browngirl/739158.html?view=4139606
Anyway, hi. *waves*
Re: Apropos of Other Things
Date: 2005-09-18 01:16 am (UTC)I read your post and I think it is incredibly sweet. I do Early Intervention, which means that I work with children under 3. They are too young for the kinds of toys you're talking about, but their siblings aren't!
Every year around the holidays we help get holiday gifts for some of our families that we know need help getting Santa to come to their houses. I'm sure your thoughtful stockings (or just the toys themselves if you wanted me to make the stockings) would be a great addition to that!
Let me know what you want to do. I'd be glad to take them off your hands and pass them around Dot and Roxbury.
Re: Apropos of Other Things
Date: 2005-09-18 01:40 am (UTC)I don't have any stockings at the moment, but I do have a sack of toys to split between you and my friend who works at a library. So. Where and when can we meet (I can go anywhere on the T) so I can give you these?
Also, a good source for inexpensive, interesting, intelligent toys: http://www.sciplus.com/
Re: Apropos of Other Things
Date: 2005-09-18 02:18 am (UTC)I dunno - what works best for you?
Re: Apropos of Other Things
Date: 2005-10-02 04:37 pm (UTC)So. Drop me an email at browngirl at livejournal dot com, and we'll figure out a day and a T station to meet at and have coffee near.
*waves*
Re: Apropos of Other Things
Date: 2005-10-07 01:21 am (UTC)Re: Apropos of Other Things
Date: 2005-09-20 02:22 am (UTC)Re: Apropos of Other Things
Date: 2005-09-20 03:31 am (UTC)We're fortunate enough to be hooked up with an agency (http://www.cradlestocrayons.org/) that collects slightly-used toys, cleans them up, and redistributes them. I "order" a lot of things and good developmental toys for my families from there. So many of my families' toys consist entirely of what comes out of a Happy Meal box.
But you're right, if I had to, I would probably find a way to buy them all presents. ;)