August 21, 2008 - Chicago (Office)
Suntopia, The Knights That Say Ni, & Mergerlandia were among the numerous "countries" participating in our inaugurual Office Olympics!!!
I came into the office a bit nervous. My event was the Floppy Disc Toss and until the day of the event, thought it was a Floppy DisK toss and had been (mentally) preparing for frisbee action when it was really...well ... 3 1/2" Floppy Disc action. Desperately trying to regain my focus, I shook off my nerves, consumed my strictly prepared diet of PopTarts and Coffee, and prepared for battle.
At lunchtime, the Opening Ceremonies commenced. Athletes from cubicles near and far came costumed in their team colors and proudly waving their Flags in the Parade of Nations around the Entire Office. Spectators jockeyed for best viewing positions as we whoo-hoo'd through their departments, with a few lucky high fives being thrown in the air. We ended in the Cafeteria where we (actually) sang the anthem of the United States (I just lip synced), each country presented their Flag and Theme Song, and the Torch was lit!
The first event was the Floppy Disc Toss. My Teammate was able to score one basket and I was able to score three baskets for a total of seven points. Sadly, we didn't medal in this event. Teams continued to test their strength, perseverance and humility in various events including Table Ping Pong, Waste Paper BasketBall, and Marker Archery (which was interrupted by a building scheduled fire drill). After each event, we attended the Awards Ceremony where winners received gold, silver and bronze stickers and we all swayed to country anthems including The Theme from Monty Python and "It's a Small World Afterall" (earworm).
At the end of the games, I'm proud to say, after winning a couple of gold medals and a silver medal, my country Suntopia took the overall prize!!! Whoo Hoo!! We sang our anthem "I'm Walking on Sunshine" during the closing ceremonies...as we all walked back to our cubes savoring decadent Dove Ice Cream Bars. Oh yes, our team also won a gift certificate to lunch at Giordano's Pizza which is such a great prize. I'd never previously met most of the people on my team prior to the Olympics and it was great getting to know them during our planning and flag making sessions. It will be great to kick back together over a yummy pan of Chicago Homestyle Pizza ***drool***
And now you lucky viewers, lets give Thanks to Venson Kuchipudi for providing this Exclusive Video Footage of our Office Olympics including never before seen interviews!!!
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