And the cheesy, paper, last-minute crown goes to...

The workplace torture team had the novel idea of having an after Oscar party for the drones at ICE. You had to choose the winners from a ballot Stepzilla created and passed around. Everybody dutifully submitted thier guesses, save Hasselhoff who refused to participate (we like him already), and went to the elegantly decorated seminar room. Loud speakers with an 80's oscar cd and red tape on the floor. Totally Oscar-worthy. So Stepzilla says she is going to announce the winner and that four folks got all the answers right. Well ok, not all the answers right. There was a typo on the ballot. The Departed was omitted and low and behold it was the correct answer. She flippantly blows it off and said "your wct made a boo-boo". OMFG are you kidding me? First of all, SHE and SHE ALONE made the "boo-boo" and secondly, if Mav or I had made the error we would have been reamed. Completely. Nothing left inside but a long dark hollow feeling of inadequacy to follow us the rest of our lives. And I am sure it would have been pointed out to us on EVERY occasion. But haha, giggle giggle, no big deal, let's move on. The winners are.... Tinkerbell... of course.. She flits to the front and grins like a cheshire cat - probably the highlight of her week. Oh you pop culture princess. Congratulations. All those hours on myspace are beginning to pay off. Stepzilla gives her, and I kid you not, a cheesy, paper, last-minute crafted paper crown to wear. She puts it on and flaunts it like it is the queen's jewels. Second, Lemming. A shy timid character that never leaves his office... never says a word. Yes, he has to wear the crown too. He does. He is a lemming. He knows nothing else. Good guy tho. I actually felt a tinge of sorrow for him. Next... the haute couture goddess of ICE... but she's not there. Stepzilla points out that she will insure that she wears the crown eventually. Mav and I determined the point of the crowns was for nothing but humiliation. I mean why on god's green earth would you force adults to don crappy paper crowns at a full staff meeting? Evil. Pure evil. And the fourth unfortunate to have guessed accurately? Maverick. O god. That's what she got for using a vegas odds table to participate. She goes to the front. Stepzilla is owning the show like she made it up, she put it together, she coordinated everything, she is responsible for the glowing success, (not the typo on the ballot mind you), and Maverick SNATCHES the crown from her hand. So snatchingly that Hasselhoff and I have to bite our tongues not to laugh out loud. A couple of others at the table noticed..it was glorious. Stepzilla was startled and had to regain composure. Mav didnt even realize she had done so. All the months of degredation and humiliation released themselves in one snatching of the crown. Poetic justice. The entire staff was there. Stepzilla looked like an idiot. Ahh life is good... for one brief fleeting moment. The odd part... all day today Stepzilla has been giving Mav a wide berth and been unsetttlingly nice to her. I am gonna have to round up a crown snatching of my own if I am to ever get some peace...