i've been hazed ...

... fry-day at the paper. since i never worked fridays during my previous tenure at this establishment, i missed out on the tradition.

no more, i can now say. as the latest in the newsroom, i was the hazee today. off to pub & brewery i went to pick up the french fries. if this is hazing, i'm a lucky gal. snow was starting to fall, sprinkling my face with dots of cold as i thought of the look the waitress must have had on her face as i said, "hi, i'm hoping to order a whole lot of french fries for my office - how many baskets of fries would it take to fill two of those styrofoam containers from nectar's?"

when i arrived, i said i had an order for pickup and the bartender asked if i was "the fry girl." i fought the urge to call him caleb and simply laughed to myself.

but as i prepare for the weekend, i look forward to curling up on my couch and relaxing this evening. i'd been planning on heading south tonight for a weekend at "home," but decided to postpone said venture until tomorrow morning. for once, i'm being smart about the whole weather thing. who would have thought?

but enough of this work thing for a couple of days. i'll put away my stack of town meeting reports, bundle up and head out into the slippery winter wonderland during yet another snowstorm.

still waiting for spring ... perhaps i'll listen to that album (finally) this evening. and, speaking of music relatively new to me, i'm enjoying the two new hd songs from the 9:30 show (particularly "so, goodbye" - love the piano) and jm's newest "thank you" is absolutely gorgeous.

ok, bye.