Friday, September 28, 2007

it's people who make the difference

I'm the only one in the office today; everyone else is out or traveling for work. From the moment I walked in, it's been a battle to stay focused and get stuff done, but then when I got an e-mail addressed to the entire company about the merits of social media, all that productivity went out the window. Attached were some YouTube clips: Ask a Ninja (which is just awesome in general), and this.

I can't even explain why, but suddenly I was sitting here all alone, and crying.
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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous9/28/2007 12:08 PM

    Oh, Jesus. Now I'm sitting in Starbucks crying.

    This is sort of like that (opening? closing?) montage in "Love Actually" where they show all of the airport reunions. Turns me into a teary, snotty mess every time.

    At the risk of being just a little too sappy to a total stranger, I would totally hug you. Just cuz.

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  2. Becky9/28/2007 12:35 PM

    i've seen this several times, and always that it was nice, but this time- now that you mention crying, i am also inexplicably sniffling back the tears at my desk.

    i think i just needed a cue from you that this was sweet and worth crying over to give myself permission to just let it out.

    i'm dead on the inside, by the way.

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  3. Willowtree9/28/2007 4:39 PM

    The first time I saw this, I didn't last long dry faced. Strangely enough, I feel almost relieved to know I'm not alone in reaction- on this one in anycase.

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  4. velocibadgergirl9/28/2007 6:36 PM

    It didn't make me cry, but I smiled and smiled, and felt sort of happy and mushy by the end.

    My favorite hug is the first one, but I also like the one where the boy and the lady are winding up to charge at each other, hitching up their pants dramatically and such. :D

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  5. Nadia9/29/2007 2:13 AM

    What the hell? Two minutes in and I'm already tearing up? Bah. I disgust me.

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  6. Bill C10/03/2007 6:29 AM

    The easiest way for me to avoid getting emotional is to simply not watch such things.

    Of course that's all kind of academic now.

    Most amazing: the fact you got a company-wide email on the merits of social media. Guess I expect social media-related emails at most companies would be more along the lines of a banned/blocked site list.

    Interesting.

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  7. Jessi10/05/2007 11:42 AM

    I blogged about that last year (and didn't watch it fully again because I knew I'd be crying again). Isn't it amazing? <3

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