cocktails instead of layoffs

date: Dec 12

drink: many, many Absolut Vanilla and Diet Coke + 1 Lemon Drop shot

what: the infamous company christmas party

Our company christmas party almost didnt happen cause Plaxico had to go and shoot himself in the leg at LQ - the site of our party - and darling mr bloomberg wanted to pull the club's liquor license... thankfully, he lost that argument because who wants to go to a dry holiday party??? certainly not me...

i know a lot of companies cancelled holiday parties this year due to the economy, however, i'm thinking that companies could save LOTS of cash if they just got the employees drunk, let them embarrass themselves, and then waited to see how many people quit over the shame... because i know our party was rife with ill-advised hookups, people being thrown out of the bar and general 'oh my god, i'm so embarrassed...'s. and we're a company of accountants - could you imagine what happens when non-dorks have parties??? there was a twist on ours this year - a guy in the company is in a band and they came and played a set... and it was kinda awesome, as i'm not all about the club music that generally gets played but i do really really like a good rock cover band... I'd link to the band if i knew their name... alas...

i do have one regret from the night (and no, its not leaving the party to go talk on the phone for a half hour and now wondering who heard me and what they heard me say) which is that i didnt think to ask any of the bar staff where the bullet hole was...