Ok. Some backstory here. Trail’s End popcorn is the brand of popcorn that the Scouts sell, in order to raise money for local troops. But they just don’t go into selling popcorn cold – no siree bob. They have a training video. And in that training video? Actors. Or, should I say, students who excel…
Earlier in April, my friend Matt (aka Tha.Riddla) went to go compete in the 2006 United States Barista Championships… and won! Since then, Intelligentsia has opened up a new store downtown. To help celebrate their opening day, Matt was there to serve coffee drinks on-site. I was bummed I missed it (I forgot until about…
Chris and Ben don some luchador masks and… shenanigans ensue. Anybody recognize that blue mask? Red versus Blue! Blue versus Red! Who will win? Separated at birth? Blue gains the upper hand, er… head! Red goes over the top! A random spectator gets too close to the action, and gets sucked into the wrestling vortex!
Today was Rey’s birthday, and we all decided to get him birthday cake as a surprise. We hid the thing by Ben’s desk, and then crowded around pretending to be looking at some funny video on the web. The plan was, when Rey would come by to see what all the commotion was… we’d part,…
A box arrived today at work, addressed to me. There was a company name as the sender, but nothing I recognized… Inside, there were several dozen bouncy balls, various pirate eye patches, and a nice pirate hat! Sweet! As soon as I saw what was inside, I figured it had to be Gretchen. Who else…
Mike’s birthday isn’t until later on this month, but due to scheduling… we decided to have the celebratory lunch a bit early. Tricia was in from NY and Deb was in town, so we held the event a little early. We showed up at Portillo’s to find noisemakers and party hats, waiting for us. We…
Late in the morning, someone looked out the window and noticed the incredibly HUGE snowflakes coming down. Granted, it was snowing pretty hard, but I don’t know that I’ve ever really seen snow this big before. This had everyone out of their seats and up against the windows, looking out over downtown Chicago. I don’t…
This particular moment reminded me a great deal of when Justin and Ben played pancake frisbee. I remember laughing so much at that, I ended up swallowing my gum.
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Brought in my big bag of coins today, for yet another fun-filled coin-guessing game. For those unfamiliar with this game, here’s some backstory: 1) The first ever coin-guessing game. 2) Matt’s Bag-O-Money Challenge 3) Justin’s Quarterless Bag of Money 4) Mike’s Water Cooler Jug 5) Matt’s Bog-O-Money Challenge 2 6) A Smiley-Face Full of Coins…
Our little division has been growing by leaps and bounds lately! Not long ago, Jane came on board. And today was Bryan’s first day on the job. Lots of hustle and bustle around the office. Deb’s back in town, and the day was filled with more meetings and such than normal. Looking around today, I’m…