They Say What They Say

Each year at work they run the Christmas Cup, a Christmas decorating competition whereby the most artfully adorned office or department gets to be champion of the library! When I was in SpC we never took part in it because it wasn't something my co-workers seemed interested in, nor did we do much in economics aside from putting a little tree on the reference desk. This year, however, I am working in an area that takes the whole thing Very Seriously. And when I mean seriously, the woman who sits in the office opposite mine starts planning for this thing in January!

Anyhoo, to keep up with the Joneses (so to speak) I have thrown myself into the project with gusto and my whole office area is beginning to resemble an explosion in a tinsel factory. I have hung it EVERYWHERE - from the ceiling, on the windows, along the counter and even around the little bell that summons us to the customers. I have a little tinsel tree with Christmas lights on the counter, and some tinsel fronds wafting out of the peace lily near the information sheets. The floor is covered with scraps of tinsel (and that begs the question, don't the cleaner ever vacuum?) and boxes of it overflow on the work bench, and yet I don't feel there is enough.

Tomorrow I am planning on schlepping off work a little early just so I can go to the two dollar shop and by more tinsel because I had suddenly turned into a tinsel demon with an insatiable need to cover everything I see in TINSEL!

I CANNOT GET ENOUGH TINSEL, IT'S LIKE A SICKNESS!!!11!!!1eleventyone!!!!

Each year at work they run the Christmas Cup, a Christmas decorating competition whereby the most artfully adorned office or department gets to be champion of the library! When I was in SpC we never took part in it because it wasn't something my co-workers seemed interested in, nor did we do much in economics aside from putting a little tree on the reference desk. This year, however, I am working in an area that takes the whole thing Very Seriously. And when I mean seriously, the woman who sits in the office opposite mine starts planning for this thing in January!

Anyhoo, to keep up with the Joneses (so to speak) I have thrown myself into the project with gusto and my whole office area is beginning to resemble an explosion in a tinsel factory. I have hung it EVERYWHERE - from the ceiling, on the windows, along the counter and even around the little bell that summons us to the customers. I have a little tinsel tree with Christmas lights on the counter, and some tinsel fronds wafting out of the peace lily near the information sheets. The floor is covered with scraps of tinsel (and that begs the question, don't the cleaner ever vacuum?) and boxes of it overflow on the work bench, and yet I don't feel there is enough.

Tomorrow I am planning on schlepping off work a little early just so I can go to the two dollar shop and by more tinsel because I had suddenly turned into a tinsel demon with an insatiable need to cover everything I see in TINSEL!

I CANNOT GET ENOUGH TINSEL, IT'S LIKE A SICKNESS!!!11!!!1eleventyone!!!!