It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like.....Monday

This afternoon is my company's annual holiday party. Since I don't yet know very many people, I signed up to work the raffle table. It affords exposure to the maximum number of people without my having to interject myself into the conversations of folks who don't know me. I find that once people know my name, they remember it and for some reason like saying it. They go "MAAAAAARE!" when I enter a conversation or a room. But before being introduced, I seem not to make much of an impression based on sight alone.

Doing something functional at the party makes sense also, since I don't drink alcohol at work-related events (T@F obviously doesn't count). Those who know me know why. Yup, that's just what me need -- me in the corner making out with some busty editress, or with an 18-year-old mail room boy. I'll stick to ginger ale.

And later of course is the read-thru for Tally's Folly. A number of folks will be there who I haven't seem face to face in a long time, and a fun read, I'm certain. I keep forgetting that it's an audition. But I also consider it an audition not just for this show but for general consideration for any number of future shows, be they what they may. Another reason to stay out of the champagne at the party. :-)

That Music Meme

I've been enjoying this game in other people's journals (and sucking at it). These are just from random songs I like. You know how it works -- identify song/band and I'll strike it out with a credit to you. Mine are easy; go for it:

1) She’s perfect for you. Man, there’s got to be somebody for me pheromone (Counting Crows/Mr. Jones)
2) I would walk with my people if I could find them
3) Only thing to do is jump over the moon wellstar (Rent Sountrack/Over the Moon)
4) Fuck you, I’m a survivor
5) I’d like to see you out some night, dressed up like a teenage porn star
6) I’m a million different people from one day to the next beana (The Verve/Bittersweet Symphony)
7) Finally I figured out, but it took a long, long time jmspencer (Sister Hazel/All For You)
8) The Rooters showed up at the Grounds one day derspatchel (Dropkick Murphys/Tessie)
9) Rats in the front room, roaches in the back
10) I saw the world thrashing all around your facebeana (Modern English/Melt With You)
11) If everybody grows up with high self-esteem, who’s going to dance in our strip clubs?
12) Shop as usual. And avoid panic buying.
13) They get so angry, like tiny children, denied their candy, I laugh right at them
14) It’s a trip and a half
15) Twenty-one years in captivity, are you so blind that you cannot see infinitehotel (The Specials/Free Nelson Mandela)
16) She pulls her dinner from her pocket
17) I see the doorways of a thousand churches beana(Peter Gabriel/In Your Eyes)
18) It’s not confidential, I’ve got potential minkrose (The Killers/Somebody Told Me)
19) When I’m approached in a dark alley I don’t lift my skirt beana (Ani DiFranco/Talk To Me Now)
20) Hey Johnny, are you, ya know... derspatchel (Josie Cotton/Johnny Are You Queer?)