So I had my first day back to work today, and as you know if you're in the "ed-biz," the first day back is about 8-10 hours worth of meetings that go on and on, and if you're the new guy, generally speaking, you should be kinda quiet and take everything in. Be personable, but not aggressively funny or dominant. And I did that. All day. Through meeting after meeting after meeting.
The last meeting was our CPL meeting, in a little town in the middle of no where 45 minutes away. At this meeting we were promised steak. We were served club sandwiches. This was not necessarily a bad thing, as it enabled us to eat during our respective meetings rather than eat, then meet, thus unnecessarily lengthening an already unnecessary meeting. Worst of all, the meeting was started with a three minute internet video of insipid motivational posters. And they came up one phrase at a time, relentlessly inviting parody. Which, mind you, I was able to contain. Until the last one.
It started with "Aim for the heart..."
And right out loud (at least sorta under my breath), I blurted:
"Because you can't kill a vampire with a shot to the abdomen."
Fortunately, I saw my new boss chuckle. Obviously, his day had been just as long as mine.
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