Misunderstood

What I said: The balloon exploded when I was writing on it.

What they heard: The balloon exploded when I was riding on it.

There’s a mental picture for you!  Happy Halloween!!

Halloween 2004

I get lots of hits from my post about cubicle decorating last Halloween. Since it is that time again, I decided to post photos from last year so my office can be inspiration for other cube-dwellers faced with the same challenge.

Today I finally convinced a few of my "neighbors" that they want to participate this year so now we have to come up with a new theme and start our planning for this year's competition. Right now we're thinking of having spooky things to see and touch--cold noodles for brains, peeled grapes for eyeballs, witch's brew made of punch with dry ice. Suggestions happily taken!

Preparing for Halloween

My office is the coolest ever. On Friday, there will be:

• a haunted house in the conference room for people to bring their kids to
• trick-or-treating for kids at selected cubicles
• a costume contest (for the employees)
• a cubicle decorating contest
• a hallway decorating contest
• other treats and fun

It had been my intention this year to dress up as a Catholic schoolgirl for Halloween but I don't feel comfortable wearing that to the office. I hadn't decided if I was going to participate in the costume contest at all, until I decided to decorate my cubicle as a pumpkin patch. Since my cubicle will be a pumpkin patch, I think I'll be a farmer. How cute is that? If I have time after helping my "neighbors" decorate our hallway tomorrow night after work, I plan on turning my filing cabinet into hay bales, my recycling box into a wheelbarrow, and covering my cubicle floor with orange balloon pumpkins and green crepe paper vines. How fun will that be?