23 December 2004 @ 11:06 am
*blush*  
Okay, so I go for tea break as normal and when I get to the staff room I get given a little sponge cake with a Christmas ring on it because M doesn't do cards, she gives cakes instead.

So I'm already in a festive type mood. I come downstairs and there's all this stuff on my desk. The first thing that went through my mind was "who's been using my desk as a dumping ground?" then I see my name on a card and my boss saying "you kept that one quiet!"

It's my birthday next week, they all got me a big bunch of flowers, chocolates and wine.

I'm all embarrassed now!
 
 
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[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 02:18 pm (UTC)
*hugs* See, they do love you really.

Andy
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 02:21 pm (UTC)
*smiles*

Yeah, some of them anyway....

funny how my initial reaction was still the "using my desk as a dumping ground" one...
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 02:25 pm (UTC)
And at least you got told about the secret santa thing. I only found out yesterday that they had done one at my work and they hadn't bothered to tell me. So that's made my bah humbug mood even more bah humbuggy. Sorry (/rant)

Anyways, it's nice that they did that for you. Do you know who told them?
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 02:38 pm (UTC)
Angie remembered from laast year, how she knew it was a significant birthday I don't know...

That kinda sucks about your work - did they apolgise for not including you? (I only found out about mine when I was paying the deposit for the meal and asked if there was going to be one this year.)
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 02:44 pm (UTC)
Nope, no apologies. The other person that works in the Chill of our department didn't get told about it either so that's made us feel as though we're both 'part of the team'. Is it any wonder I want to get a new job now? But at least I know I wasn't the only only one who was forgotten about. The excuse was that it was up on the noticeboard, which me and the other guy hardly ever get a chance to see because from the moment we walk in the door to the moment we go out we're constantly busy, so never get a chance to stop for five minutes and read the notice board, which everybody in our department knows. So as usual, we get left out again. Sorry, I'm ranting again.

I'm happy for you that your birthday was remembered.
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 02:56 pm (UTC)
that's okay - feel free to rant. It makes a difference from me doing it!

And as of next year I want my birthday ignored....
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:00 pm (UTC)
Awwww *hugs* But the people from work remembering it was your birthday (well, one person anyway) gave you a warm fuzzy feeling. Do you really not want to feel that next year?
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:08 pm (UTC)
nope. Not at all.

Unless I can legally make my age go backwards.
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:11 pm (UTC)
But then you'd have to go through school again, backwards. And why does everybody get hung up about their age anyway? It's only a number, it doesn't mean anything.
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:18 pm (UTC)
Okay, so maybe not go backwards, but freeze my age at that point.

*grin*
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:20 pm (UTC)
Okay. But that means you can celebrate the same birthday next year, or do you want to freeze it at last years age?
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:37 pm (UTC)
well, since my flowers are currently in the sink in the staff loos, people have been coming up all day and asking what the occasion is - when I tell them what birthday it is they all say "you're never that old!" Most of them are putting my age at around 4 or 5 years younger than I am - so right now, I'm happy to freeze at that.

*grin*
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:42 pm (UTC)
Ach well then. As long as you're happy with it. It's good that people don't think you're that old, and I wouldn't have put you at that age either.
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:43 pm (UTC)
it's my inate naivety shining through...

*grin*
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:44 pm (UTC)
Aye, right. I suppose you're going to tell me that you're sweet and innocent next?
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:48 pm (UTC)
pure as the driven yellow snow....
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:50 pm (UTC)
I know you're that pure, *grin* it's the sweet and innocent you need to convince me on. Well, the innocent anyway.
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 03:58 pm (UTC)
innocent 'till proven guilty, isn't that what they say?
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 04:02 pm (UTC)
It is, but there's plenty of evidence to show that you're not innocent. Your Icon for one. If you truly are little miss seen it all, how can you still be innocent?
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 04:03 pm (UTC)
see, that's being ironic.

Sarcasm, y'know?

'sides, it's talking 'bout Faith not me... (not very convinicing is it?)
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 04:06 pm (UTC)
No *big grin*. But I'll start to call you little miss sweet and innocent from now on though, if that's truly what you believe you are.
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 04:11 pm (UTC)
it's not what I believe - it's what I know in my heart.
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 04:13 pm (UTC)
Okay, you're preaching to the perverted, sorry, converted here Little Miss Sweet and Innocent.
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 04:18 pm (UTC)
:p

[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 04:26 pm (UTC)
*grins*
[identity profile] keith5by5.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 06:21 pm (UTC)
Happy birthday for next week....
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 06:43 pm (UTC)
Thank you! (and thanks for the email as well - keep me out of trouble? *grin*)
[identity profile] keith5by5.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 06:45 pm (UTC)
It's a vain hope.
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 08:35 pm (UTC)
and again, instead of finishing my secret santa fic... I'm making icons by request...

Image Image Image

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find pictures of them in season seven where one or other is not angsty?!!!

I'm also working on an animated one for you but it's making my head hurt and I really need to get this fic finished so it might not appear till tomorrow night
[identity profile] keith5by5.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 08:37 pm (UTC)
that's cool, I probably won't be on-line for a few days anyhow...

I like the third one.

How's this for a slogan - 'Slayer's Heart'?
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 08:38 pm (UTC)
cool! I will add that to the animated one.

*grin*

If I don't catch you later, Happy Christmas!!!
[identity profile] keith5by5.livejournal.com on December 23rd, 2004 08:40 pm (UTC)
You too Sho!