wine and cheese, 11.9.23

my coworkers were hosting a wine and cheese night. i typically don’t partake in coworker social events, nor do i drink wine or eat cheese, but i decided to step out for the night. i went home, walked bagel, then fed him. as i made my way back to the city, there was an accident. i was stuck in traffic for 30 minutes. as soon as i got to the accident, the fire truck and cop literally pulled off in front of me as traffic cleared. i had never had that happen before, so i’ll definitely remember that. wingstop had a promotion for a buy one, get one chicken sandwhich so i took advantage and ate before i pulled up. as soon as i walked in the door, everybody was sitting in a circle around a table with two charcuterie boards. everyone had wine glasses, but i brought my mighty mango with me. we spent a couple hours talking about work, life, and more work. the common theme for everybody? work sucks and nobody likes nobody. some lies and some truths, but isn’t that what life is? surprisingly, i had a ton of fun.

i might step out next time, too, you just never know.

-ratha, 11:45pm, 11.9.23