Average Jane’s Monday O’ Fun

Yesterday our day of corporate bonding went off as planned. All seventeen of us worked feverishly through the morning, ate at our desks (lunch was catered), and then piled on a bus for an afternoon of work-free enjoyment. We started with an IMAX movie and moved on to bowling. There was beer on the bus. There was beer at the bowling alley. There was beer on the bus again. The beer came back into the office.

As you can imagine, work did not resume when we returned to the office. It was the first time I’d ever seen anyone actually play with the office pool table and video games.

The whole day was a lot of fun, and I was in a silly mood before I ever even opened a beer. I’m a dotcom veteran, so the day’s activities were not without precedent for me. There was just something weird about them being on Monday.

Today I have a series of meetings that will last well into the evening. Thanks to the old “two aspirins and a big glass of water” pre-bedtime remedy, I’m feeling pretty well this morning. My shoulder is advising me that there’s a reason I don’t bowl very often, but I’m otherwise unscathed.

I’m running a trifle behind this morning, so I’ll cut this short. I have to tidy up for the cleaning lady and make myself presentable for today’s meetings. More tomorrow…