a brief thought

ok, real quick because i still haven't packed for my 8:45am flight to Las Vegas that leaves in 8 hours and 35 minutes, and i'd really like to get some sleep....

i don't really know who's reading this, but if you have a job or are really good at pretending, you'll know what i'm talking about.

basic synopsis is as follows: just a regular wednesday evening at my company's league bowling night. we're in our 8th week, so less and less people keep showing up every week. lo and behold, one of the biggest of all bigwigs of the company shows up to bowl. having just been in his office two hours earlier, he strolls up to me and tells me it's been 25 years since he last wore white socks and bowling shoes. i don't know if i was more surprised that it's been that long since he's bowled, or that it's been that long since he wore tube socks.

so he starts bowling. he's got some wicked crazy form where he slides on one knee like he just scored a hockey goal. half the time i expected the follow-up clenched fist pump. one could say, for not having bowled in 25 years -- which i still don't believe -- breaking 100 was pretty good.

but what bothered me most was how a crowd of our employees slowly stopped bowling and gathered behind his lane and cheered for him everytime he bowled. everytime he left a couple pins, condolences were offered by a woman in sales. everytime he picked up the spare or got a strike, people cheered and clapped and shouted and gave undue amounts of praise. grown adults mind you.

he's the one i talked to for an hour about how he got where he is, the path that lead him there, and whether i could follow a similar path or i'd have to create my own. as far as executives go, he's real easy to talk to and doesn't intimidate you or anything, and i have complete respect for him.

but am i going to shout and wave my arms trying to keep the ball from going in the gutter? of course not. because that's ridiculous.

blatant kiss ups are dumb. no big fancy word needed here. they're just dumb. that's all.
- posted by yeah...about that... @ 12:22 AM