What's Happening at the Human Services Department This Weekend?

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Several mentors from the Human Services Department will be less available this weekend due to an impromptu get-together that involves travel, but they will still have internet access. Participants expressed excitement about the event, with some unable to attend due to prior commitments. There are discussions about coordinating room arrangements and sharing updates during the trip, including plans for photos and potential streaming for those not attending. The atmosphere is light-hearted, with playful banter about who might need assistance during the event. Overall, the weekend is anticipated to be a fun break for those involved.
  • #101
Moonbear said:
Yep, I'm back. I got back late yesterday, and am trying to prop my eyes open at work today. Staring out the window at the gloomy, rainy weather isn't helping me feel good about being back home. I wish I could have made this a longer vacation.

Those of us who didn't get to go anywhere are trying, really, really hard to work up some sympathy for you. Really, really.
 
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  • #102
GeorginaS said:
Those of us who didn't get to go anywhere are trying, really, really hard to work up some sympathy for you. Really, really.

I have a code in my node, does that help? Honestly, my immune system is pretty good (because of my part-time work with sickies), but I guess the dry air and a couple hundred random folks on planes did me in. First cold in a couple of years.

Did I win the prize? :redface: (hey, I found the sunburn smiley!)
 
  • #103
GeorginaS said:
Those of us who didn't get to go anywhere are trying, really, really hard to work up some sympathy for you. Really, really.

Aww...thanks for trying at least. :biggrin: I had to take a nap after work today, I was so tired. But, of course I wasn't tired enough to STAY asleep, so now I'll probably be up half the night. I used to adjust to time changes and crazy schedules pretty quickly, but in the past couple of years, jet lag just kills me.

berkeman said:
:redface: (hey, I found the sunburn smiley!)

:smile: That's pretty close to the right color. :smile:
 
  • #104
Moonbear said:
... :smile: That's pretty close to the right color. :smile:

Berkeman has blue skin? :eek:
 
  • #105
Dembadon said:
Berkeman has blue skin? :eek:
He was severely redshifted. Not surprising, since he was moving away from us. :-p
 
  • #106
If I wasn't embarassed and in pain, this would be funny. I predict both the code and the superficial burn will be much better tomorrow. G'night folks.
 
  • #107
I'm so glad I didn't get burned. I just came home and I think I'm going to jump in my bed and get some sleep.
 
  • #108
Glad every one is home safe and sound. Now we'll be expecting some details.
 
  • #109
hypatia said:
Glad every one is home safe and sound. Now we'll be expecting some details.

I should be able to dish out some details and photos in a couple days.
 
  • #110
Greg Bernhardt said:
I should be able to dish out some details and photos in a couple days.

Um, could you please post them in the Mentor forums first?
 
  • #111
berkeman said:
Um, could you please post them in the Mentor forums first?

:smile:

I can see it now:

*scrolling through pictures*

Good heavens, look at that gigantic lobster down there on the beac... Oh, never mind, it's Berkeman.
 
  • #112
berkeman said:
Um, could you please post them in the Mentor forums first?

Wow! Had that much fun did ya? :smile:
 
  • #113
Lacy33 said:
Wow! Had that much fun did ya? :smile:

some more than others, hence the reason we need to discuss which photos to release lol... evo... :-p
 
  • #114
It sounds more and more intriguing... Is there somewhere a queue for a wannabe mentors? Or a list to put my name on? Preferably sorted alphabetically? You know, Europen time zone and Other Sciences look undermanned :wink:
 
  • #115
Greg Bernhardt said:
some more than others, hence the reason we need to discuss which photos to release lol... evo... :-p
Yeah, *THAT* picture is definitely not going on the forum. :redface:
 
  • #116
Evo said:
Yeah, *THAT* picture is definitely not going on the forum. :redface:
Now you know we are all going to be guessing. I've got a good idea what it would look like though. :wink:
 
  • #117
You guys are forgetting that *I* also took a lot of pictures of the ... er ... event.

I accept personal checks, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover.

:)

Zz.
 
  • #118
Evo said:
Yeah, *THAT* picture is definitely not going on the forum. :redface:

Thank you for the PM!:biggrin:
 
  • #119
ZapperZ said:
You guys are forgetting that *I* also took a lot of pictures of the ... er ... event.

I accept personal checks, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover.

:)

Zz.

re: ... er ... event

One set of prints and a CD please.
Visa
**** *** *******
 
  • #120
I thought Zz waited for offers that will block sending pictures ;)

Zz, do you accept PayPal?
 
  • #121
Borek said:
I thought Zz waited for offers that will block sending pictures ;)

Zz, do you accept PayPal?

That's not how I read the PF Sale Flier. I am using my PF coupon for 3.00 off.
I dunno, I suppose I will find out.:confused:
 
  • #122
Hey, whatever Zz is charging, I'll sweeten the deal, buy 4, get one free. I wasn't using my cell phone for talking, if you catch my drift. I even have a few seconds of video of Zz and Moonbear dancing on my tiny digital camera! :devil: Heh, I should see how much the other mentors DON'T want those pictures released first.
 
  • #123
Evo said:
Hey, whatever Zz is charging, I'll sweeten the deal, buy 4, get one free. I wasn't using my cell phone for talking, if you catch my drift. I even have a few seconds of video of Zz and Moonbear dancing on my tiny digital camera! :devil: Heh, I should see how much the other mentors DON'T want those pictures released first.

Well this does make things more interesting.
Now already in the possession of zz's collection and owe nothing to mentors by way of loyalty, I am free to discuss business.
If zz claims he did not sell me his collection then it could be that he is completely unaware as I put through the transaction under Minnie Mouse. :devil:
 
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  • #124
Lacy33 said:
Well this does make things more interesting.
Now already in the possession of zz's collection and owe nothing to mentors by way of loyalty, I am free to discuss business.
If zz claims he did not sell me his collection then it could be that he is completely unaware as I put through the transaction under Minnie Mouse. :devil:
LOL Minnie..er..Lacy. :biggrin:
 
  • #125
So Greg got married to MIH last weekend?

I didn't even know you were dating.

Congrats. :smile:
 
  • #126
OmCheeto said:
So Greg got married to MIH last weekend?

I didn't even know you were dating.

Congrats. :smile:

:eek:

Where did you get that from, OmCheeto?

Which, okay, now that I think about it, Moonbear, I know the picture was shot from far away, but was that a photo of a wedding on your Facebook page that I saw? You just posted that picture recently, right?
 
  • #127
OmCheeto said:
So Greg got married to MIH last weekend?

I didn't even know you were dating.

Congrats. :smile:
Darned cradle-robber! MIH is just a baby. :biggrin:

He's just angling to be the first brother-in-law to the first female pope.
 
  • #128
We've been kinda keeping it on the down low because we weren't sure how people here would feel about it. I didn't even tell Evo we were dating for a long time. And then it got messy with the wedding trip and the invitations, and a few people have even been hurt because we didn't invite them. We were trying to avoid that as much as possible.

But, you know what - it was all worth it, and I am the happiest woman in the world. Greg has given the thing I wanted most in life. All I want is for him to be as happy as I am, and I will dedicate my life to that.
 
  • #129
All I can say MIH is that you were just glowing. :smile:
 
  • #130
Math Is Hard said:
But, you know what - it was all worth it, and I am the happiest woman in the world. Greg has given the thing I wanted most in life. All I want is for him to be as happy as I am, and I will dedicate my life to that.
Sounds like what something a recent academy award winner might have said. Please, no!
 
  • #131
Math Is Hard said:
We've been kinda keeping it on the down low because we weren't sure how people here would feel about it. I didn't even tell Evo we were dating for a long time. And then it got messy with the wedding trip and the invitations, and a few people have even been hurt because we didn't invite them. We were trying to avoid that as much as possible.

But, you know what - it was all worth it, and I am the happiest woman in the world. Greg has given the thing I wanted most in life. All I want is for him to be as happy as I am, and I will dedicate my life to that.

Ah, this must be the big announcement Greg mentioned - congrats :biggrin:!
 
  • #132
Math Is Hard said:
We've been kinda keeping it on the down low because we weren't sure how people here would feel about it. I didn't even tell Evo we were dating for a long time. And then it got messy with the wedding trip and the invitations, and a few people have even been hurt because we didn't invite them. We were trying to avoid that as much as possible.

But, you know what - it was all worth it, and I am the happiest woman in the world. Greg has given the thing I wanted most in life. All I want is for him to be as happy as I am, and I will dedicate my life to that.

Congrats! I wish you all the happiness in the world.

We're still allowed to be shocked, right?
 
  • #133
MIH got a sushi shooter too?
 
  • #134
I was hoping time and brain cycles would make this plain but it has not.

Was does the word "light" mean in the subject line?
 
  • #135
DaveC426913 said:
I was hoping time and brain cycles would make this plain but it has not.

Was does the word "light" mean in the subject line?

Light, meaning that all of the Mentors who could join the celebration did so, leaving a few of us not lucky enough to be able to break away to hold down the fort.

I am not in the least jealous, also I am not hung over, nor sunburned, nor washing sand out of places it has no business being!
 
  • #136
MIH and Greg--Congratulations! Hope you have many happy years at PF...
 
  • #137
Evo said:
All I can say MIH is that you were just glowing. :smile:

No, that was me. :-p

Seriously, MIH and Greg, congrats. Just wish I remembered more of the reception.
 
  • #138
GeorginaS said:
:eek:

Where did you get that from, OmCheeto?

Which, okay, now that I think about it, Moonbear, I know the picture was shot from far away, but was that a photo of a wedding on your Facebook page that I saw? You just posted that picture recently, right?

Wow, you must have caught that just as I was posting it. I changed the privacy settings right away since Greg and MIH didn't want to make it a big public announcement. I'm glad that MIH has finally spoken up! Yeah, I have one that was taken at a distance to try to get some of the scenery in it.

And, finally, officially...congrats to MIH and Greg!
 
  • #139
Integral said:
Light, meaning that all of the Mentors who could join the celebration did so, leaving a few of us not lucky enough to be able to break away to hold down the fort.
Nope. Still not getting it. What is the noun? And are staff and light adjectives?

i.e. "Staff Gathering -lite"?
 
  • #140
Ok, how about this, Light = short handed.
 
  • #141
Hot time in the ol' town tonight!
CONGRATULATIONS
Barbie and Greg
(See sometimes math is hard and sometimes not so hard...:)
 
  • #142
Marzena waked me up with the wedding information - it took me almost 10 seconds to understand what have happened. Congrats on idea and execution :wink: :smile:
 
  • #143
It was a fun "wedding", and how many times have you been to a wedding and able to say that?

:)

Zz.
 
  • #144
WOW! Congrats to both of you :biggrin:
 
  • #145
♥ over Bora Bora. :biggrin:
 
  • #146
April fools huh? I'll show you!
 
  • #147
ZapperZ said:
It was a fun "wedding", and how many times have you been to a wedding and able to say that?

:)

Zz.

And what is your refund policy for the blank prints I bought from you please?
Signed,
MISS Minnie
(A HUGE mouse with a HUGE mouse boyfriend)
 
  • #148
Lacy33 said:
And what is your refund policy for the blank prints I bought from you please?
Signed,
MISS Minnie
(A HUGE mouse with a HUGE mouse boyfriend)


What do you mean "blanks"? There were pictures there if you look at the right time. It's a superposition of pictures and no pictures.

Zz.
 
  • #149
ZapperZ said:
What do you mean "blanks"? There were pictures there if you look at the right time. It's a superposition of pictures and no pictures.

Zz.

So I have to be in a super position and look at the opposite part of nothing backwards from the photos that are not there from the event that did not take place?
signed,
minnie MOUSE
 
  • #150
Ah, these are just Schroedinger pictures.
 

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