it's not life that matters but the journey...

I know my company means well. Yet I wonder who thinks this stuff up:

We just got an email from the office administrator, saying that in honor of Valentine's Day, they are hosting a Hot Dog Lunch for us tomorrow.

Hot Dogs and Valentine's Day - and just how do these go together? my mind is only thinking dirty things... Shut up!! wouldn't it be more appropriate to have cake or something?

and what about people who don't like hot dogs? or who might be vegetarian?

seriously someone needs to rethink the office gimmicks and parties in our office. They recently had an "Employee Appreciation Day" on which they gave us sweet rolls in the morning and Baker's Square pie in the afternoon. I'm not complaining about pie, I was very happy to have my slice of French Silk (chocolate cream that's to die for)... but it's the other "appreciation" that I'm questioning. Rather than giving everyone a little gift or lunch, they just did random drawings throughout the day for little "prizes" (anything from a Border's gift certificate to a "Sopranos" Trivia Game). Prizes are nice - for the people whose names were drawn. I, of course, did not get one single prize! the same thing happened at Christmas time when they did the random drawings all day - my name was never called.
How can people feel appreciated when they don't get anything - it makes you feel less than appreciated, really.

but I'll try not to be cynical and enjoy my hot dog tomorrow - with extra catsup (or is it ketchup?)

I've been following the stories for quite awhile about Joaquin Phoenix and his decision to quit acting and become a rap singer. But his bizarre behavior on the David Letterman show last night has me really puzzled. If you haven't already heard, Joaquin went onto Letterman with a full beard, speaking in monosyllables, hardly laughing, chewing gum, and looking very dazed and confused (or perhaps stoned?). I'm wondering if this is for real, or if he's really just giving his "last great performance." I couldn't get the whole interview on You Tube because of copyright issues, but here's about 5 minutes from The Huffington Post:

Clip and story here

So what do you think? Is he completely off his rocker, or is he acting? Apparently he snubbed the media at the recent premiere of his new movie Two Lovers - he asked them to sign some kind of release, and if they didn't, he wouldn't speak to them. But he didn't even speak to a director he worked with. Here's that story: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/talespin-the-saga-of-joaquin-phoenix/18808?nc

What's going on with him??

It makes me really sad to think of him not acting anymore though. He's quite a brilliant actor. Or at least he was!