And like a good neighbor, we're in good hands.

[raybear]

Where to begin...first off, dommeyourass called as I was getting ready to leave for a work luncheon and I offhandedly invited her along. She said she wasn't in the mood to schmooze even for free food, and after I arrived I was quite glad she declined. I would have felt horrible if she came along. Which is not to say I necessarily had a horrible time. Let me back up.

A couple weeks ago the Director sends around a message saying we're receiving an award from some city office and would you like to attend the reception? Sure. I'm thinking cold cuts and punch at a stand-up program in some big conference room with linoleum floors. Instead we got a sit-down lunch with cloth napkins in the Chicago Athletic Club, which is, despite it's name, nothing like a gym and instead has high ceilings and expensive plush rugs and lots of mahogany.

Pros of this event:
- Free food that was actually pretty tasty
- Sitting next to and cracking jokes with co-workers with whom I normally don't get to socialize
- The "mistress of ceremonies" was Tamron Hall. I told Next-Door Coworker that I'd like to call her Mistress later on. My strange crush on Tamron started a couple years ago when she appeared on bus ad with the phrase "wake up to us in the morning." Yes, please. She was sort of intimidating in person because her skin was so perfect, and I don't normally notice such things. You will be pleased to hear I didn't go up to her and embarass myself.

Cons of the event:
- Having to introduce myself and shake hands with Dick Devine
- Waiting a very long time to eat -- the soup didn't arrive until nearly 12:45 pm.
- Boring remarks from speakers, mispronounciation of names, having to see a cop get a community empowerment award and then listen to him grab the mic and give a speech even though NO ONE else who won an award spoke, wondering why the head of the largest Asian services group was a white man, and hearing Dick Devine mix up stupid insurance slogans when trying to make a joke about a sponsor of the event.

Wait, maybe that last one was a pro. Happy Unity Month, city of Chicago. I wouldn't have even know if I hadn't gone to this free lunch. I mean, thank g-d, because otherwise, what would we be doing with ourselves?

Comments

[vfc.livejournal.com]

Everyone I know [read: every broadcast journalism major I know] hates Tamron Hall. Likewise, I find your attraction to her disturbing at best. When we hang out Sunday, remind me to tell you the story about Ms. Hall showing up to a journalism awards ceremony at Columbia thinking she was invited as to be the guest speaker when she was merely invited to attend. Heh. Never mind. I suppose that's the whole story right there, except that she also apparently left in a huff when she realized her mistake.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

Oh, I certainly don't think she's a great journalist. It's precisely because she's so bad and not-journalist, I can stomach it because it's not trying to be real news. Much like local Fox news in general.

tamron hall!

[louche.livejournal.com]

omG! she does the fox news in the morning or whatever, right? well, if so, she's on the corner of lake/michigan ave. which i pass by every morning (when it's not too cold/crappy outside) doing their morning whatever segment. sometimes it's bands playing, others comedians, etc. it's so weird. one time, jerry springer was playing in a band for that show.

but yeah, i see her almost every morning doing their live broadcast or whatever.

Re: tamron hall!

[raybear.livejournal.com]

ooh, i've thought about going to that fox news plaza in the morning to see the strange spastic blond woman who does the weather and often wears leather pants and zip-up jacket -- meow!!

[mintwaster.livejournal.com]

I was supposed to have gone to that lunch. But I forgot about it. Too bad, I could've used a free lunch.

[crafting-change.livejournal.com]

Dick Devine sounds like an amazing drag or porn name!

[masscooper.livejournal.com]

I'm quite fond of it as a drag name. ::grin:: I'm pretty sure that credit for my using that name goes to nineinchlovely.

I have often fantasized about meeting Dick Divine while in drag. ::wistful sigh::

i really liked your morning weather report.

[wearemany.livejournal.com]

You will be pleased to hear I didn't go up to her and embarass myself.

HAH. i say again, HAH.

also, this week is... it just is. call me?