downstairs breakroom

 at work i liked how it was a fairly slow day. there was just under a thousand checks to print, usually it is not that low. unsure how it compares to other years around holidays. coupled with just under a thousand left over from christmas eve, it was still not a lot that was sent out at the end of the day. notable about the day was doing some exploring. recently, a colleague saw the breakroom on our floor and joked about wanting to take the stairs inside of it. well i did and found another breakroom a floor below us. it was nice that it was a slightly different lineup of snack offerings in the vending machine. i like TGI friday potato skins, this one had a bag so i got one. not ready yet to do some exploring in the skyway system, but soon i will be. i did find the walgreen at lunchtime though, taking a walk outside. i got some ice cream and some coffee, much like at the walgreen close to my former worksite. a senior leader, more senior than the one i worked with during the two 'move days', asked about the move by instant message. i did speak of how it was a little crazy for the first three days, but things are fine now. and i forwarded a work order that was opened two days prior. i emptied some mail tubs, three in all, so now those can be used for mail again. office supplies were moved into a box and put on the shelving next to the envelope boxes. the second box cutter was found, so now we have one for check stock and one for envelope boxes again. early in the day the backorder of check stock arrived, brought right in from the freight elevator. in the evening i watched my DVD copy of the movie 'christmas vacation'. the one that makes me laugh the most would be clark's boss, who can't get his name right. funny in a movie, but in real life not so much. i did hear from a writer friend in houston through the facebook posting where i spoke of the crazy three days at work since the move. there was mention of the song 'ave maria' and i found some versions on youtube. the one by pavarotti was really good, also listened to one by gladys knight as the writer friend spoke of gladys singing it. during my walks i found 25 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were both christmas editions. first was when raj's dad shows up, is not just on a laptop screen. the friends are at the lab and howard tries to bring a bird back to life. sheldon and amy exchange gifts, sheldon tries to make her mad but she loves the gift. this is one i hadn't seen before, surprised that there was any of those left. the second was when sheldon and amy went to texas, told in flashback, and sheldon puts undies on his head. leonard and penny try getting a tree, and now i realize this is likely a nod to the movie 'christmas vacation' since the actor playing leonard is also 'russ' in that movie.