Our office has been busy, busy this week, in preparation (and recovery, TBD) for N.Lo’s Date of Hire Anniversary celebrations, as well as company car issues, not to mention N.Lo’s grueling New Molar project, which has rendered him a pitiful, weeping mess throughout much of the workday. And on the Night Shift, which never helps matters. Needless to say, I’m a bit behind on paperwork! However, I don’t want to let slide mention of our employees’ first foray into the movie theater.

Toy Story 1 & 2 is playing for a limited time, in 3-D to boot, and I thought it was a good time to try out the movie-going experience. I admit it was a bit ambitious, taking both employees by myself, and during N.Lo’s usual Afternoon Break as well. But, we waited until the second (and final) week of shows, and chose a dreary Monday afternoon. We brought some snacks in the Manager’s giant bag, and bought some popcorn as well. Luckily, the theater wasn’t too crowded, and it was mostly kids—some older than mine, but some around the same age. Perfect. Don’t have to worry about K.Lo talking too loud, which she totally was, but in an awed way, about the theater itself, the screen, the commercials, the seats, the movie, etc. I love this employee’s enthusiasm. Meanwhile, N.Lo climbed up into a seat, sat back, and demanded popcorn, somehow a seasoned pro. Size-wise, he barely kept the seat down, as did K.Lo, so at times, impromptu seat-sandwiching was an issue. Musical Chairs became a theme as well, especially as the movie progressed. Also, both employees generally found the 3-D glasses cumbersome and went without. (Too bad, because the effects were rad!) Magically, though, we made it all the way through the first movie, took the allotted intermission to tap dance in the aisle ways, and sat down for the second film. It did get a little hairy here, as N.Lo really was getting tired, and couldn’t get comfortable to doze off on the chair, in spite of having his blankies and his turtle (turtle TBD). K.Lo, too, was getting squirrely. We almost left once, came back, tried again, and then I made the executive decision to get us out of there. But overall, fun! We got our money’s worth, the employees far exceeded performance expectations, and now that Management knows they can handle it, we look forward to the next movie. Which, as a single feature without 3-D effects, and possibly in the company of the CEO, should be even easier to manage.