The Pot Luck was a Success
Because I work with people of varying ethnicities, and because I enjoy trying different kinds of food, particularly different kinds of free food, I take the initiative to plan and execute a pot luck lunch at work every other month or so.
These pot luck lunches have been increasingly more elaborate. It is my hope that one will someday be hosted at some sort of convention center with balloons and some famous performer, but that's a story for another time.
For this particular pot luck lunch, I had planned to introduce the custom of presenting a Top Ten list some time during the event. As you might suspect, I am referring to the sort of humorous Top Ten list made famous by late night variety show host David Letterman.
Although there is a slight feeling of anxiety in creating a Top Ten list for our Pot Luck resulting from the fear that Mr. Letterman will undertake some sort of legal action to prevent it, I nonetheless feel that bearing the risk is the mark of a true hero. I am that hero.
Seeking help in creating the list, and hoping to attract some heightened level of employee interaction, I solicited my fellow employees for ideas via an e-mail message, but to no avail. I even consulted personally with some of the more clever individuals for their contributions, and although I received many promises, no list ideas were received.
The deadline date was approaching. I had to act.
I took it upon myself to draw from whatever river of creativity might be flowing within and attempt the list on my own. (Note that the previous sentence is an excellent indicator of my poetic genius, matched only by my handsome countenance.)
I created the list and transformed it into a PowerPoint presentation. (Technically, it was an OpenOffice presentation. Free software is neat.)
On the day of the pot luck lunch, I arranged for an overhead projector that I could hook my laptop into. With the computer equipment set up, and with the contributions of cuisine from my fellow employees heated up and ready to serve, the pot luck lunch was officially underway.
Once some sort of critical eating mass had been met, I decided to present the top ten list. I read them one at a time as they appeared projected on the wall...10...9...8...all the way to 1.
The Top Ten list was well-received, and even moved our fearless CEO to say a few words of inspiration. After the pot luck lunch was over, several others approached me with offers to help create the list for the next pot luck lunch event. This particular pot luck lunch will indeed be remembered as one of entertainment, inspiration, and delicious cuisine, and the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance.
These pot luck lunches have been increasingly more elaborate. It is my hope that one will someday be hosted at some sort of convention center with balloons and some famous performer, but that's a story for another time.
For this particular pot luck lunch, I had planned to introduce the custom of presenting a Top Ten list some time during the event. As you might suspect, I am referring to the sort of humorous Top Ten list made famous by late night variety show host David Letterman.
Although there is a slight feeling of anxiety in creating a Top Ten list for our Pot Luck resulting from the fear that Mr. Letterman will undertake some sort of legal action to prevent it, I nonetheless feel that bearing the risk is the mark of a true hero. I am that hero.
Seeking help in creating the list, and hoping to attract some heightened level of employee interaction, I solicited my fellow employees for ideas via an e-mail message, but to no avail. I even consulted personally with some of the more clever individuals for their contributions, and although I received many promises, no list ideas were received.
The deadline date was approaching. I had to act.
I took it upon myself to draw from whatever river of creativity might be flowing within and attempt the list on my own. (Note that the previous sentence is an excellent indicator of my poetic genius, matched only by my handsome countenance.)
I created the list and transformed it into a PowerPoint presentation. (Technically, it was an OpenOffice presentation. Free software is neat.)
On the day of the pot luck lunch, I arranged for an overhead projector that I could hook my laptop into. With the computer equipment set up, and with the contributions of cuisine from my fellow employees heated up and ready to serve, the pot luck lunch was officially underway.
Once some sort of critical eating mass had been met, I decided to present the top ten list. I read them one at a time as they appeared projected on the wall...10...9...8...all the way to 1.
The Top Ten list was well-received, and even moved our fearless CEO to say a few words of inspiration. After the pot luck lunch was over, several others approached me with offers to help create the list for the next pot luck lunch event. This particular pot luck lunch will indeed be remembered as one of entertainment, inspiration, and delicious cuisine, and the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance.
posted by The Supreme Aglet at 10:09 AM
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