Office Party Aftermath

I don't know about everyone else, but I am paying the price today for a little too much funny from last night. The Office as usual was unbelievably witty and staring at the moving picture box with all of you made it thrice as awesome. When Micael said that funny thing, it was almost TOO funny.

We sure know how to party hardy. I shouldn't have had that seventh body shot last night. I showered three times, but I couldn't seem to wash away the guilt and regret from a night spent partying with TOO good of friends, if you know what I mean (I had no idea Scott could do that with his vonshwang). Luckily, that guilt and regret has changed to glee and anticipation that we can recreate that sinful magic again.

It's just so warm-fuzzy-inducing to think we can have such a good time watching our favorite shows together. Can you believe Maxfield ate the entire Jabanero, and then puked all over the LoveSac? Priceless. And, I thought it was the bees knees when we were watching the Office, and Toni said the same thing as Pam at the exact same time! Good times.

Quote of the Day - Girls Rule and Boys Drool!

"Men should be barred from public office for 100 years in every part of the world. ... It would be a much kinder, gentler, more intelligently run world. The men have had millions of years where we've been running things. We've screwed it up hopelessly. Let's give it to the women."

Clothing as Art

Why does Utah have no fashion sense? I swear, if the kids aren't wearing Abercrombie they're wearing Hollister or American Eagle. (I say "the kids" like I'm not really one of them, but I guess I still kind of am.) No offense to anyone who choses to wear these brands; the point I'm making is this: Where's the individuality? The creativity? The balls to make a statement?

I've been looking at street-fashion websites (many referred to in this article) and can't help but feel that our culture is lacking. Maybe I'm placing a bit too much emphasis on fashion, but in my opinion the way a person dresses says so much about them. Clothing is powerful. It can help to make you whoever you want to be. But people aren't using this tool to express themselves anymore; they're simply saying, "I don't want to be left out or--worse--stand out, so I'm just going to dress like everyone else." Even the so-called "alternative" kids (emo, punk, goth, etc.) seem to have certain dress codes that they follow--perhaps an unwritten code on how much black one is to wear or which group gets to wear nerd glasses and which wears chains.

In my business life, I live in a world of corduroy and plaid. When it comes to creativity, most engineers just don't have it. But I don't let it stop me from looking the way I want to look. I look at every outfit as a way to express myself. And even though I'm confined to the realm of "business appropriate," I can still have fun with what I wear and it can still make a statement about who I am.

What I'm saying here is don't discredit clothing as trivial or for vanity. It really is a powerful tool of self expression, and for those of us confined to a cubicle all day and too tired to do anything else, it is one of the only ways we have to make life into art.

Office Party

This Thursday, the twenty-first day of September, in the year of our Lord 2006, The Office season 3 starts. I am overjoyed by this. We are more than happy to host an office party on the night in question if everyone would like to watch this outstanding program with us. If you'd like to have it elsewhere, that can be accomplished, just tell us where.

Is This Enough Motivation?

"President Brigham Young instructed parents by saying: "

'If each and every one of us who are parents will reflect upon the responsibilities devolving upon us, we shall come to the conclusion that we should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do. We should set them an example that we wish them to imitate.' (Journal of Discourses, 14:192.) "If we are to instill faith in our children, they must see us demonstrate our faith in their young lives. They must see us on our knees daily, asking the Lord for His blessings and expressing our gratitude unto Him. They need to see us using our priesthood to administer to those in need, and to bless our children. They need to see us reverently worshiping in our sacrament meetings. They need to see us cheerfully and willingly giving of our time and talents to the building of the Lord's kingdom here on earth. They need to see us proving our faith by the payment of our tithes and offerings to Him. They need to see us diligently studying and discussing the scriptures to increase our faith and understanding."