the office burns down

I'm so glad Melissa commented so I could see just how bad things really are. at this point, i wish i never even tried to tell the stupid poinsettia story, but now i'm too far into this pit of bad joke despair that i feel i have to try and explain it all.

So every year around Christmas, my company buys poinsettias for most everyone. They look like this:

Well Don was leaving for vacation and decided to play a joke on Cathy and ask her to water his plant. The joke was going to be when she walked in to this office with a watering can, she would see this:

so really it was Don's joke on Cathy. He did that to his own plant and was not seriously wanting her to water it.

this is what happens when i try to blog twice in one month. it's just too much pressure.

the office follow up

i have something very important to discuss. did my last post make sense? did you get Don's joke? I knew my retelling of the story wouldn't be nearly as funny as when it happened in real life. But I feel like my retelling maybe wasn't funny at all.

that's ok. i really just wanted to make a new post so I could show this adorable picture of richie in college i found tonight in my iPhoto library:

mmmmmmmm

the office

Don: "Catharine I need you to come into my office for a minute"
Me: "Okay"

(Don and I walk into his office)

Don: "I've asked Cathy to take care of my poinsettia while I'm on vacation."
Me: "Okay"
Don: "Will you make sure she is watering it regularly?"
Me: "Okay"

(awkward silence while i wonder about Don's obviously troubled past that has lead to this lack of trust in people to complete simple tasks like plant sitting)

(I see Don's eyes shift over to the corner of his office)

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(I laugh for the next 2 hours)

Highlights of 2009 - with pictures!

Late, but a recap of some favorite moments from 2009:


1.Melissa got married (It was my first time being a bridesmaid so I thought I was a pretty big deal)

2. Vacation to Hawaii

3. My best friend took me to see Demetri Martin for my birthday

Disappointed Demetri Martin isn't in this picture? Me too.


4. Richie passed NBDE Part 1
(there are no pictures of this and Richie wouldn't let me photograph his test results because he would be so embarrassed if anyone found out he scored in the top 15% of the nation) 


5. The night I wore a windbreaker and neon Umbro shorts to Power & Light  Marissa's 1984 themed 25th Birthday Party

6. I got a raise