Boss’s Day

Out to Lunch (Again)

So Saturday is Boss’s Day, though we celebrated it today. I didn’t realize this until yesterday when we were informed we’re all takin The Boss to lunch today. Of course, I haven’t been the most thrilled with The Boss, but I couldn’t exactly boycott just cuz he holds the enigma of my employment in his hands. Though, I did discover at lunch that he has at least one redeeming quality: He’s no Bush fan, either… *grin*

Amway, we ate at a li’l Mexican Restaurant that’s just a few blocks away. We’ve been there once before… possibly for Secretary’s Day… lol. Pretty good food and cute waiters. In fact, I was sitting between Mom and the Office Manager, and O.M. informed me near the end of lunch that our waiter was checkin me out. Of course, being my anti-social self, I was completely oblivious to it until she said anything. Then, when she was trying to point the dood out, The Boss (who was sitting on the other side of Mom) wanted to know what we were whispering about. O.M. told him it was girl stuff, and I turned a characteristic shade of red.

The Blush Factor

I have very fair skin, so the results of am embarrassed blush can be rather spectacular. *sigh* One of the PM’s delights in making me blush. Not with sexual innuendo, of course… 1) it would be entirely inappropriate for the workplace and 2) My years in the military have conditioned me to get as raunchy as the best of em. *grin* ‘Sides, anybody who knows my online personae would laugh hysterically at the notion of my being embarrassed over sexual innuendo. However, there’s still plenty to get embarrassed about.

Matchmaker

Amway, O.M. has been diligently attempting to set me up with any number of guys since I met her a year ago… much like IHOP Buddy, actually. Today, O.M. kept trying to get me to leave a dollar bill at my tableplace (the official tip had already been figured when we divvied up the bill) with my number on it. *shaking head* Of course, all I had left on me after paying my bill was a $10, and I don’t think that was QUITE the message I’d have wanted to give… even if I’d been inclined to follow up on her suggestion. *grin*

Completed Arena

Just a note I’ve been meaning to bring up: we just recently finished our New Basketball Arena. I pass it every morning on the way to work, and it’s been interesting watching it’s construction, from the ground breaking, to the lowering of the roof, to the planting of the landscaping…. plus widening the li’l backroad that leads to it, and laying down sidewalk. Of course, maneuvering around all the equipment on that li’l backroad wasn’t fun. We got to tour the inside of it while it was still under construction, for Secretary’s Day. The contractors started just before I started working here… and finished the major construction last month. Now they’re just setting the final touches of landscaping, furniture, etc..

The new Arena will host it’s first Basketball Game mid-November. Mizzou, like any University, is proud of their Athletics, so this is a major big deal for them. I should say “us”, but I honestly don’t give much of a rat’s ass about sports. lol It’s a cool building, though. :) Paige Sports Arena

It’s kind of cool to work in a department in which you can see definitive results of your work, regardless your role in the process.