[Where I used to work]

[Where I used to work]

   4:51 PM       Laura

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    Today was the day.  It'd been planned for 3 days.  Travis and Del Ray and maybe Ken, were all going to go to lunch with me.  I had totally abandoned all thought that Cory would come.. (ha, yeah right) and abandoned hope that Blake would come just like old times. He hates me.  * shrug * whatever.  I dressed up all nice.  Waited for the text that stated they were leaving, then made my way to Costa Vida.
      I got there, and walked in, pulling my sunglasses off my face.  Sitting at a nearby table, was Del Ray.  He already had  his food, and I just swelled with happiness.  I hadn't seen him for a couple months.  Sitting next to him, was Travis, Del Ray's brother, whom I also hadn't seen for a couple months.  I was smiling.  Sitting on the other side of Travis was Blake.  Not Ken, Blake.  He looked up.  And waved.  Not only did he wave, but he smiled.  and I about fell to the floor.



I ran to get my food, and sat down...  grinning with a smile on my face that I knew hadn't been there since February.  They proceeded to tease me mercilessly.   And harass me.

Laura:  Oh guys, stop it!
Travis: You don't work with us anymore, we can say whatever we want
Laura: It makes me sad! no one at my work harasses me.
Blake: I KNEW you liked it.

It made my day, my week.... I mean, yes, seeing Del Ray and Travis were awesome, trust me.  But seeing Blake, as an unexpected surprise just...  I can't get over that.   After leaving, Blake even unblocked me on MSN...  and proceeded to tell me he didn't hate me! (and also explained what happened)

Once upon a time, I complained that people walked away from me.  The excuse that I kept using when anyone would get close, was that my closest friends walked away. They left.

But then they came back.

They didn't stay away.

I miss working at Symantec.  Really, I do.  Haha, it wouldn't be unprecedented to see me show up at work in pajama pants.



"Blake: I once threw up Apple Juice.... it came up as apple juice.... it was the most delightful throw up experience i've ever had. "


In the morning, Del Ray and I would get in at 8, Blake at 9 and Cory would have been in at 6 am.  We would attempt to go to the floor above us, to the hot chocolate machine, and talk up there, the 4 of us for about 15 minutes about video games,  Mythbusters, World of Warcraft, and me somehow spilling my drink EVERY time. 


*cory leans against the vending machine*
*lights flicker*
Cory: What the...? * pokes vending machine * 
(del ray was leaning against the lightswitch)
Cory: did anyone just see that? I'm going to try it again... 
*leans against the vending machine *
*lights flicker *
Cory: I think we found the way to break the building, and its through this vending machine.....


It wasn't unheard of for me to hop up on my desk and talk over the cubicle to Del Ray who sat on the other side.  In fact, I was made fun of alot for it. People (Ken) would comment that they wished they had a Whack a Mole Stick to hit me when I stood up.

Del Ray: Palindrome... Isn't that what you put on a piano to keep...
Blake and Laura: That's a metronone


One of the things I miss the most was wandering over to Del Ray's Cubicle, sitting on his desk and just talking about life. I mean it... we'd talk about everything. Well, I'd talk.  He'd listen.  After the break up. Del Ray is probably the single reason I remained sane.  No joke.  




*laura walks into blakes cubicle crying*
Blake: You look like you should see someone get hit in the crotch with something heavy, lets go to break.com


Laura: * walking customer through something * You do this, and this, and this, and this. 
*Error pops up* 
Blake: Laura, that's a good error. 

Blake: I have a bunch of DI stuff in my car
Laura: Like what? 
Blake: Junk
Laura: One man's junk is another man's treasure
Blake: take a look ... be my guest
Cory: Except, she isn't a man
Laura: That's what you think...
Cory: ....
Blake: Dude, you mean I've been hit on by a man since i started working here?
Cory: Its a lot worse what I apparently had to go through. 

Blake: When i was 5... I fell in love with the girl on the front of the LIFE cereal box. I hid the box under my bed so my parents wouldn't throw it away. 
* Cory, Laura and Blake spend the next hour browsing google images looking for life cereal boxes*

There was this spot growing in the ceiling next to my cubicle.  Ironically, separate from that...  I was putting stuff in the ceiling above my cubicle.  My reasoning for this was so that one day, someone would open the ceiling tile and find treasure up there and go "What the?"


Curtis: * notices Spot on ceiling* Is there a dead body up there?
Laura: * reaches up to move ceiling panel, Pepto Bismol falls out *
Blake: What the.... what is that? 
Laura: Its pepto bismol
Blake: I can just see laura throwing stuff up in the ceiling... Tylenol, Pepto bismol, Dead puppies....


Funnily enough, I just found out from Del Ray, that someone did come move the tile above my old desk... and go "...What the?" when the pepto bismol fell out.   My mission in life is complete...
Laura: My shoulder hurts.... *Squeezes shoulder* AH! my whole hand just went numb!!!!!!
* shakes hand alot *
Cory: Maybe you're having a stroke
Ken: That would explain alot. 

* Curtis passes out ManagedFusion shirts* 
*del ray talking to blake really really quietly* Shirts like these are good for girls to wear... only the shirts...
Laura: *not knowing what del ray just said* Hey! this shirt is so big, i could use it as a nightshirt!!!
Blake: LAURA! Stop proving del ray's point!


laura: i'm going to text cory to find out what he wants
Blake: Just get him soda.
laura: *with an ice cube in mouth* *pats stomach* mubhw shsfjhe fhehasdfh (he doesn't drink soda, he thinks it makes him fat.)
Blake: He's pregnant? 
Laura: *Shakes head and walks away* 
Blake: * texting cory on laura's cell phone* I think you're pregnant. 


laura: * typing on ken's gmail to cory* 
Cory grant
I love you
we should go on a man date
and hang out
and make manly sounds.
Cory: Fag much? 



Blake: Ryan! why are you 'smelly-markering' the place?

Blake: Laura... what training are you doing?
Laura: Sexual.... * tries to think of other word......
............... * big pause*
harassment. 









I wish I had the 'God of Licorice' picture.  People kept wandering into my cubicle with Black Licorice.  So there was a sign put up on my white board with a list of people who were banned from it... just about everyone on the team got banned.  Except for Cory, (Who was dating me at the time and knew that I hated the smell/taste of black licorice.)  The next morning we came in to find everything erased off my white board, with list of me and Cory who were banned from my cube.

I just have so many fond memories of that place... (along with many not so fond memories.)

I've known Blake for almost 3 years now, and Del Ray for a year.  I'm glad things are still as normal as can be... for the most part.