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The Register has a story stating that “four in ten IT workers have been sick at their Christmas party while more than third admit to snogging their boss or a colleague, according to research from Sussex internet outfit Sigmer Technologies. The research doesn’t reveal what proportion of people threw up before snogging their boss.”

I’m an IT worker. My office party is on December 17th. Wagers anyone?

ric

Man I’m tired. Weekdays are hellish for me. A few snippets and epiphanies:

Bentley released its new Marketing program (outsourced, of course– they’re smart enough to farm out “actual” marketing since the native department is so crummy). One interesting thing though– the centerfold page 2-3 ad on Time magazine has Tony Buono in the front exhalting the ethics program at Bentley. This is the guy who, at a lecture, said something to effect of “you have to think things through if you’re thinking about whistleblowing, because you might end up living in a cardboard box in the Common.” Oh precious!

I love my job.

Bush’s website has been blocked off for non-US/Canadian users. That’s hilarious. I mean, for one because they think everyone else in the world hates them (can we blame them though?) and another one because they think Canadians are harmless. Oh, and on a technical curiosity– I couldn’t access the site from my job– upon further investigation, SAP’s network is registered at a German DNS, so as far the Bush site is concerned, I’m German, even though my packets come from HQ in Newtown Square, PA.

Love my job–hate my laptop.

Anyone’s seen that HP commercial with Baba O’Reilly by The Who on the background? That’s one of the best commercials I’ve ever seen–right up there with Apple’s 1984. Of course I’m the lone nut who thinks so… but I just loved it.

Speaking of ads, SAP has a series of “XXX runs SAP” poster, showing different companies who run SAP software. The LEGO one says “LEGO Company runs SAP”. I found it hysterical. The name of the LEGO company is actually LEGO group, but one of the good folks at Global Marketing thought that “LEGO runs SAP” would imply an application for a multi-million dollar ERP system to work with colorful interconnecting plastic things. This how you know that they’re from Germany– if they were in Britain (god save British humor), they would’ve left it.

Varsity sport at my sister’s new all-female High School in Nebraska: Trapshooting. I guess there’s nothing more feminine in Nebraska than 15-year olds firing 12-gauge shotguns at flying discs. Rock on.

ric

The man… with the pause…

“Has Been” is probably one of the funniest records you’ll hear without laughing. It’s weird… Shatner uses his voice and writing very well, but the quality of the music (superb and flowing with Ben Folds’ musical touch) prevents this from being written off as a parody/comedy album.

Shatner doesn’t sing– he narrates. This seems odd at first, even disconcerting in some songs, but it eventually becomes even more poignant and compelling in songs like “It hasn’t happened yet”. The classic Shatner humor comes up in his cover of “Ideal Woman”, though.

Whether you like Ben Folds or not, there is something for everyone’s taste, from Henry Rollins of the homonymous band to country star Brad Paisley.

Not quite a mousse, but I couldn’t get that line off my head the whole night.

Salmon with wild honey sauce, Funghi risotto, Almond Strüdel and a very nice salad. 8 plates and three dishwasher loads later, I can really say I enjoyed this night (Agradeço a presença de todos).

Some pictures…

Next up: Eu vou achar uma paleta de Javali pra próxima vez– nem que eu tenha que ir caçar no Canadá…

ric