Oh happy day! My tiny department of three people got invited to the Project Zeus party for the Operations Group. We're analytics, not Quality Assurance, Database, nor Programming. But the Sales and Support Group had its own party last week. Free beer, open bar, and munchies, and I'm there, baby! Same with Gary. Meilin had to be enticed with food, because she wouldn't go if it was just booze. I suspect her cranberry juice had seltzer instead of vodka in it, but so what? She showed up and dove into the finger food with the rest of us. The days of the three-hour martini rep lunch are long gone in advertising, but the days of the occasional after-hours company party live.

A few out-of-towners were in NY for a few days worth of meetings, so when Paul walked in rather late, I grabbed a glass, poured the pub crawling Londoner a pint, and handed it to him. There was no point asking him if he wanted anything else. He always orders beer at our Leadership dinners, if he's in town for those meetings, one of which is next week. A few of us were joking about sending Darren, our Mormon programmer who was in town from SLC, up to the bar for another pitcher, knowing that he wouldn't consume any of it on the way back to the table. It pays to sit with the Irish contingent when the beer is free-flowing. They know how to get refills.

With that, folks I'll leave you with the lovely reminder that tomorrow's FRIDAY! Chant it with me: Friday, Friday, Friday!