Glitter and glee

Picture a butch-er, more self aware Dean Pelton, running across the gymnasium bouncing and giggling like a school girl, wearing a Princess Leia wig on his bald head and a Princess Leia dress from A New Hope, clutching a blaster to his chest.

That just about sums up my day at work today.

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Purple happily greeted "Miss Spider" when I became visible at the crowded lunch table. His colleagues were curious about who might have pranked his desk, but he knew immediately. Vacation was good for him. He looked much more relaxed.

( Miss Spider weaves a web )

Mr. Sub-tle the Events guy was MC for today's thing with the special guest. One of the other people who does events stuff and pours his whole heart and soul into it is the Turtle Guy. Much like the aforementioned Dean Pelton, the Turtle Guy is short, small, white, bald, boundlessly enthusiastic, and likes to dress up for special occasions.

So Mr. Sub-tle called the Turtle Guy up front to meet the guest, and a truly hilarious and touching scene involving a lot of glitter, a kiss on the mouth, a glomp, and some ballroom dancing ensued. I was happy to have witnessed that moment. The Turtle Guy left sparkling, and not just from the glitter.

Later, I got some time in with the guys, in the person of Purple and Mr. Zune. When they heard I was to be meeting a friend from out of town up in the city, their "have a good time" wishes gained lascivious eyebrows. I had to explain that it wasn't like that. Ah, dudefriends.

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My tweets

• Wed, 17:09: Deja vu reference point: watching A New Hope while colleagues talk work.
• Wed, 19:25: RT @NASA: Into an Aurora! Rocket launch over Alaska to study aurora classic curls in the night sky. http://t.co/g35KmyO2Vr  http://t.co/KPV…
• Wed, 19:26: Purple is back from vacation! He's looking happy and relaxed. I'm happy to see him.
• Wed, 22:05: Headed back from pier 39 with vlion
• Thu, 00:00: RT @tylluan: PRO TIP: when you ban "screens & devices" to support people "reading & chit-chatting", you actively stop disabled folks doing …
• Thu, 00:08: RT @erynofwales: "You know how they say you're your own worst enemy? :shakes head: The Internet is your worst enemy." –Carrie Fisher http:/…
• Thu, 00:34: Tiiiired
• Thu, 00:38: My comcast has been out since 22:30; apparently it's been reported.
• Thu, 01:04: My fitbit #Fitstats for 3/05/2014: 7,749 steps and 3.3 miles traveled. http://t.co/gFMrr7qBz6
• Thu, 06:05: Yay internet. Came back online sometime while I was asleep. *conks back out again*

Tumblr post (this is likely a reblog, and may have more pictures over there)

Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/1jUWdgI at March 06, 2014 at 04:30AM
dailymurf: zombieirish: tedx: Watch the whole talk...
dailymurf:

zombieirish:

tedx:

Watch the whole talk here»

Almost 20 years ago, writer Andrew Solomon fell into a deep depression. In this talk from TEDxMet, he speaks eloquently and openly about his struggle with “the family secret we all share,” but that no one wants to talk about. If you are a human or know a human, you have to watch this talk, but — be warned — you might just find yourself in tears.

I could not have said this better.

Spot on.