So the season of bribery is upon us. (Or so I call it. "Good will gifts from the vendors" is more accurate.)
Last week it was all chocolate in the kitchen all the time. This week, we have diversified, and today caramel corn is my doom. Yesterday it was cookies. Man!
Willpower where art thou?
If those don't scare you, we also have salted pita bits, chocolate popcorn, chocolates, jelly-beans, pretzels, some weird peanut-butter chip thing....
Yep, chocolates, crackers, caramel popcorn, cheese popcorn, cookies, breads. If there had been chocolate popcorn, I'd have been convulsing on the kitchen floor.
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My last office was like this. We literally received dozens of boxes of goodies from assorted vendors. My best advice -- stay at your desk! Out of site out of mind.
My last office was like this. We literally received dozens of boxes of goodies from assorted vendors. My best advice -- stay at your desk! Out of site out of mind.
Problem is that the coffee and water is all there... I've taken to stocking up on water bottles at my desk to avoid the kitchen.
Then on other days, I start drinking extra tea just so I've a reason to be down there again... (which works doubly, due to the fact that the kitchen is between me and the washroom).
We don't have jack shit around here. Oh wait, I mean
A grad student in our lab is defending his dissertation tomorrow, so there will be a lunch. He's Chinese, so the other Chinese students will probably bring some good food. Except dessert - they always bring the yuckiest desserts. Bleh!
We don't have jack shit around here. Oh wait, I mean
A grad student in our lab is defending his dissertation tomorrow, so there will be a lunch. He's Chinese, so the other Chinese students will probably bring some good food. Except dessert - they always bring the yuckiest desserts. Bleh!
Chocolates were just passed around before resting in the kitchen with everything else. I would share but it would go bad in the mail. Some of that stuff will never decompose on its own, though. Maybe I'll send some of it.
Haha - thanks Shannon! (Un)fortunately, we always have temptations around the house... even if there aren't any at work. Not to mention that my father in-law's birthday is this week, and he wants a Banana Split cake that I believe has about 80 sticks of butter in it. And this will be after we eat the steaks that he is planning to fry in butter. I may have to ask for the steak "lite."
We've been having the 12 days of Christmas treats at work. So far, I have only had treats 1 day. They look so good, too...... I just picture someone like Lou Schuler or dos kicking my a$$ if I take some!
We have tons of stuff. Cookies, cheese and caramel popcorn. Worst thing is it's right next to my desk.
That's a good idea, Shugga. Maybe we can convince Lou to pose for a shot and we can all print it and tape it to our desks...
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My annual vendor kickbacks generally include several cheese and sausage packs, few tins of popcorn, and a slew of cookies, mixed nuts and candy. I serve some at my annual bash but most of it gets donated to a friend of my Mom who runs a homeless shelter. Liver, Bacon and cheddar spread probably sounds pretty good if its all you have.
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My annual vendor kickbacks generally include several cheese and sausage packs, few tins of popcorn, and a slew of cookies, mixed nuts and candy. I serve some at my annual bash but most of it gets donated to a friend of my Mom who runs a homeless shelter. Liver, Bacon and cheddar spread probably sounds pretty good if its all you have.
Hey that's a good idea, GG300! Sausage and cheese would be a nice change over all the sugar we have here, lol.
My annual vendor kickbacks generally include several cheese and sausage packs, few tins of popcorn, and a slew of cookies, mixed nuts and candy. I serve some at my annual bash but most of it gets donated to a friend of my Mom who runs a homeless shelter. Liver, Bacon and cheddar spread probably sounds pretty good if its all you have.
The concept is that everyone loves the top of the muffins, so the plan was to make a fortune selling the tops alone... but what to do with the "stumps"? The mystery continues.
Yes. They donated them to the homeless shelter and the homeless refused to eat the "rejects." Eventually, they had to bring in The Cleaner to take care of the stumps. The business (Top O' The Muffin To You!) closed due to the costs involved.
A pharmacy gave us a box of mixed fruit -what a great gift! I loaded up the chips, pop, chocolates, some cookies that we had been given and "regifted" them to get them out of the office. We are swamped and it definitely will get worse.
We have: special K bars, dipped oreos, some really good brown cookies, sand tarts, shortbreads, fudge, other random cookies, peanut clusters, buckeyes, and more on my dining room table. And there was mint chocolate chip Blue Bell ice cream in the freezer until I ate it.
I'm gonna get so fat. And my abs were getting closer. Dammit.
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My Girlfriend and I have to bake 9 dozen cookies for her to take to her work cookie exchange. Which means that I am going to end up with a shitload of cookies and homemade candy back at my house.
Oh God of will power keep me strong in the face of this lurking temptation.
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I've been lucky so far. We haven't baked at home yet, and one of my suppliers just dropped off a fruit basket with apples, pears, cashews, and cheddar cheese. Niiiiice!
That, and there is no way in hell I'm going to meet my cutting goal by next week, so I feel extra guilty.
Bring on the can of tuna and jug of PP in my desk drawer!!
Bring on the can of tuna and jug of PP in my desk drawer!!
PP? Is that what they call Genny Cream Ale these days?
__________________ The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. -- Carlos Castaneda
My wife made brownies and also rice krispy treats. Damn those are good. I've resigned myself to the fact that I will not be losing any weight this next week....I'll be lucky to break even.
And I haven't even had any of my step-mom's good fudge yet, either.
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I received about $350 worth of chocolate this afternoon.
Yes, the vendor sent a $350 basket to the office, and a $350 to my desk. Cus they think I can eat that much chocolate. The problem is it's really good quality...
Ugh... Christmas food
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