I Work with Celebrities

Ok, so I don’t actually work with celebrities. But I found when I started a new job at a large company that I assigned people actors’ or characters’ names in my head until I learned their real ones. Now, I don’t really follow any famous people, but I guess I know of enough of them to name them or their roles here and there. And when I switched to yet a different large company some time later, I followed that pattern. So all in all, I’ve worked with:

  • Jason Alexander
  • Young Wilford Brimley
  • Crispin Glover (almost exactly how he is as George McFly)
  • Dr. Wilson from House (Robert Sean Leonard)
  • Stuart from Big Bang Theory (Kevin Sussman)
  • Thinner John Goodman (whose name actually is John!)
  • Maid Marian from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio)
  • And my favorite, Aging Peter Griffin

Now who is Aging Peter you might ask? This guy, whose real name I do know these days, looks exactly like the cartoon character Peter Griffin from Family Guy come to life, but with gray hair. He’s a grandpa, you see. So I call him Aging Peter in my mind, and I love him. Unlike that cartoon character, he is the nicest, happiest fellow you could ever meet. He always greets me with a smile. Thank you, Aging Peter.

Put It on a Stick

I have a coworker on the other side of the building whom I often see in the lobby or breakroom. We always seem to be on the same schedule for lunch and quick breaks, which is great because he’s quite nice. I was in the lobby this afternoon and he came up to me, all sullen. I asked him what was up. His response?

“Jalapeno pepper on a stick.”

Then he walked away.

I have no idea what that was about, where it came from, or if it was cause for alarm. But I do know: I like that guy.

Reverend Ron

Drive of the day:

Today Giant Husband drove a member of the clergy, we’ll call him Reverend Ron, to the liquor store in the early afternoon. Ron had evidently already had quite a bit of the beverage, but told Giant Husband how he had run out and needed more. He was very nice.