So much for that plan

[redbird]

Back in the spring, my company told us all to "save the date" for a company boatride. A few weeks ago, they sent out the invitation: gathering at 11:30 on Wednesday, August 6, for a noon departure, a few hours on the East River, food and drink, probably singing waitstaff, and socializing.

Yesterday, there was another email, canceling the outing because of the poor economy. I've been assured by my boss that there's nothing actually to worry about, but the company that owns ours, and wants to sell us, is trying to make the bottom line look good. So, no boat trip: instead, they'll be bringing in some kind of lunch (probably something easy and uninteresting like six-foot heroes) and giving us the afternoon off.

[Poll #1229178]

[I should note that I am not going to go to the dentist and the tattoo artist on the same afternoon; either can be combined with other things, within constraints of geography and other people's scheduling.]

Comments

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

My only qualm about checking "dentist" and "ferry" is that I have been convinced from a very young age that going back and forth all [afternoon] on the ferry requires apples and pears (from a dozen of each you've bought somewhere), and I don't know how sensitive your mouth is likely to be after dental procedures. And anyway that's starting to look a bit more like dentist, ferry, and groceries, which is kind of a lot, even if most apples and pears do not qualify as particularly interesting.

Edna St. Vincent Millay complicates everything.

[redbird]

I think the apples and pears in quantity are only necessary if I take a companion; for a couple of pieces of fruit, any number of vendors on the streets of Manhattan will be happy to oblige. But yes, "ferry, dentist" might be more practical, if I want the full experience.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Do try to be very merry, though. That part is good.

[redbird]

I can do without the very tired, though.

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

I think I'd almost always rather have the time off than a work outing. And I think it should not be spent at the dentist but on something you'd particularly enjoy, whether that be active or lazy. (I checked the tattoo artist, but odn't know if there's something you'd enjoy more.)

[womzilla.livejournal.com]

I will say that the image of combining visits to the dentist and tattoo artist is very striking.