Addendum to yesterday's post: Jennifer Aniston can't act. Wait, I wrote that already. Oh, well, . . .
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Halloween, a time for fake scares and very real candy. Today, Brittany is wearing one of Nicole's old dance costumes - a nun, and I am dying to hear how it went over with the Catholic set at her new school. She was very self-conscious this morning, worrying whether any of the other Grade 6s will be dressing up. She's been having trouble adjusting - pre-teen girls are, in plain language, bitches, and Britt has a knack for getting the worst out of people - and I hope at least one of the cool kids shows up in costume. Brittany wants so badly to be cool, but she just doesn't have it in her.
Nicole, on the other hand, is naturally cool, just very relaxed with who she is and where she fits in the world. Her costume is something she calls Spider-Girl, which is an extension of a spiderish outfit given to her by an older friend a few months back. To this she has added some very Nicole-like touches, and though it looks ridiculous, she pulls it off with her usual aplomb. The kid just oozes style.
My new office, which seems to make an event out of everything, is strangely silent so far on the Halloween front. This is in stark contrast to a firm I worked at for over 10 years, where every year someone would get in costume and deliver little treat bags. Having been that person one year, I can tell you that there is little satisfaction in the job, and smelling the sweat of past participants on the costume adds nothing to the experience. Gotta love that candy, though.
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Halloween, a time for fake scares and very real candy. Today, Brittany is wearing one of Nicole's old dance costumes - a nun, and I am dying to hear how it went over with the Catholic set at her new school. She was very self-conscious this morning, worrying whether any of the other Grade 6s will be dressing up. She's been having trouble adjusting - pre-teen girls are, in plain language, bitches, and Britt has a knack for getting the worst out of people - and I hope at least one of the cool kids shows up in costume. Brittany wants so badly to be cool, but she just doesn't have it in her.
Nicole, on the other hand, is naturally cool, just very relaxed with who she is and where she fits in the world. Her costume is something she calls Spider-Girl, which is an extension of a spiderish outfit given to her by an older friend a few months back. To this she has added some very Nicole-like touches, and though it looks ridiculous, she pulls it off with her usual aplomb. The kid just oozes style.
My new office, which seems to make an event out of everything, is strangely silent so far on the Halloween front. This is in stark contrast to a firm I worked at for over 10 years, where every year someone would get in costume and deliver little treat bags. Having been that person one year, I can tell you that there is little satisfaction in the job, and smelling the sweat of past participants on the costume adds nothing to the experience. Gotta love that candy, though.
posted by George @ 12:47 p.m.
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