Thursday #413, Patrick Dempsey's b-day!

**RICHARD** · 01-13-2011, 11:22 AM

I had to stop in because I forgot to open the bar yesterday.

I think we will celebrate P. Dempsey's B-day......Can you tell I am lazy?

Choco cake and pop, for everyone!

**pomtzu** · 01-13-2011, 11:46 AM

Better late than never.

However, it's just too darned blessed cold for pop, so how's about some hot choco to go with that choco cake instead?

It took me 45 minutes to clean my car off so it was drivable this a.m. Underneath all the snow was a nice layer of ice. Geeze - I hate extremes in the weather department. Hate the brutal cold, yet hate the heat and humidity. Just no pleasing this old broad...........

**lbaker** · 01-13-2011, 12:10 PM

If I sit in a corner quietly with the little orange kitty on my lap may I have a bloody with NO olives, just some lime and a wee pinch of horseradish??

**RICHARD** · 01-13-2011, 02:49 PM

LB,

A bloody, lime and horseradish.
DONE!

Pom,

Hot choco and cake!

DONE!

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 01-13-2011, 02:55 PM

Ok, Who is Patrick Dempsey? and why do we care if it's his birthday? Just wondering. Happy Birthday to him I'm sure!!!

**Karen** · 01-13-2011, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces

Ok, Who is Patrick Dempsey? and why do we care if it's his birthday? Just wondering. Happy Birthday to him I'm sure!!!

I think he's "McDreamy" on Grey's Anatomy - never watched the show, was an ER fan when it debuted, so ...

**cassiesmom** · 01-13-2011, 04:30 PM

Could I have coffee, please? Well, decaf.
Hey, I just noticed this is Thursday #413 and today is 1/13... maybe I should buy a lottery ticket with the number thirteen?

**Pinot's Mom** · 01-13-2011, 04:46 PM

I didn't know who Patrick Dempsey was, either.

I'll take a Bloody Mary, no horseradish, with some chips and dill dip...thanks!

**RedHedd** · 01-13-2011, 06:28 PM

He's McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy. Perhaps an anesthesia-themed drink would be appropriate?

**slick** · 01-14-2011, 07:02 PM

My boss is an effin' bitch.....

I'm sitting here in tears once again.

Why does she feel the need to put me down and why does it get to me so much? Today I really do feel stupid. Why don't they just fire me already??? She really doesn't want me here and I don't want to be here.

Richard, I'll take anything at this point and thanks for starting this thread. Thinking of McDreamy has helped me smile.

Happy belated birthday Patrick. Yes, you are in my dreams. **swoon**

**Pinot's Mom** · 01-14-2011, 08:33 PM

Slick, I have been where you are, and you know what? I'm still at the same company and have reached a peaceful existence with the aliens!

Relax, breathe, realize what really matters and have a bloody mary! Barkeep, I think she needs a double! Myself, I've mellowed....a nice red wine and a slice of homemade pizza...thanks!

**Karen** · 01-14-2011, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by slick

My boss is an effin' bitch.....

I'm sitting here in tears once again.

Why does she feel the need to put me down and why does it get to me so much? Today I really do feel stupid. Why don't they just fire me already??? She really doesn't want me here and I don't want to be here.

Don't let the troglodytes win! We know that you are intelligent, nice, and hard-working. And you have a good sense of humor, can handle whimsy, and know deep down what matters. That puts you several steps above them.

And not to play junior psychologist, but she probably feels better about herself if she makes other people feel bad. This is HER problem, not yours. We love you! Time to keep an "I hate" journal at work. Buy yourself a little, easily hidden notebook. Whenever you get really down on yourself, take a moment and make a list. Writing it by hand is somehow more satisfying, and has the plus in that no one can search your computer and find it ...

I used to do this at a certain former job, and my "I hate" list would always start with "canned peas" - lifelong hate there, and then expand to include whiners, people who would rather complain than take action ... I worked at the time with a woman several years my senior who had a 40+ mile commute in heavy traffic. She complained about it all the time. For years. I finally had enough one day, and when she started in, I looked her square in the eye, and said "Then move! Or quit!" ... and she didn't have an answer for several blessed seconds.

Bartender, spiced hot chocolate with mini marshmallows, please! Can't have 'em in real life any more, as they all seem to have corn syrup in them, so I'll have some here!