14APR04:   I thought today would be a bad day at work.  I wore three of my favorite things to cheer myself up (leather vest, black flowy skirt I spent way too much on but had to have, and a necklace my sister made) but didn't need any of them, as it turns out.  Because Azman (isn't that a great name) decided that he would bring in a few boxes of Peeps to share with the masses.  He put a Post-It on the box that said something like "Have a Peep" with the word "FRESH" underlined below.  Now why this is funny requires a whole back story about an NCAA betting pool, so I won't go into it.  However, everyone who is anyone knows that Peeps are better stale.  You need to take them out of that box and let them breathe.  You know, just like real chickens.  Only evil fast food people leave chickens penned up and crammed together- we prefer free range chickens that get to stroll around the same green field those California cows scored. 

 
         
So Cheryl came up with the idea that we could put them out in a little pen so they could be "Free Range Peeps". The Free Range Peeps were far more popular than the ones in the box.  (Don't worry, eventually we "let them all out") Peeps are great in hot cocoa- look how much this one loves it- like a bubble bath. Uh Oh, soon he disintegrated into an unrecognizable pile of yellow marshmallow pus.  But it gets creepier... When I got to the end of my beverage, I noticed the Peep was looking at me quite accusingly- I know I should have got rid of the eyes early.

 

Thank you Azman and Cheryl for making this a silly, fun place to work.  And contributing to my ongoing sugar high.