Meetings can be fun

Had to get the approval from my supervisor for some of the tasks from last week..and he was on his way to our full team meeting before the Integration testing.
It was almost 12:oo

"I am going for a meeting now. ..Are you.."

" Is this a lunch meeting.." I asked him..

" Nope.."

"Well then.. I am not interested" I smiled

" smart man.." and he pushed off

But then I had to change my mind immediately. Therz been this girl who is part of the solution provider's team and has been assigned to our project on a full time basis until we go live.

I saw her getting ready for the meeting., and I immediately got into the room ahead of her. :D

My Boss saw me and gave me a quizzical look.

"Hmm... I thought you...." with his arched eyebrows..

I took no notice and stayed away from his seat., and refrained from looking at him..

And presently my girl came in . I mean, the one I've been eyeing.
and stood next to me.

That dumb fucker of an idiot, guess some new hire from the solution providers' team stood up and gave her the seat..

"Damn you fella. No greeting you today, for doing this to me. "

My boss had by now figured why I'd had a change of heart. He kept pointing towards her and kept smiling. I took no notice..or rather pretended that I had no idea what he was doing. :-)

and so the meeting finally started. Looked like there were like 100+ ppl in the conference call.

" Boy...what did I get into. All this for nothing..... I would have happily been browsing in my comp, had I not gotten into this meeting"

Anyway, the mandatory introductions over, the facilitator was having a hard time with the call
and kept on asking., 'Can you hear me now.....'

" Is this a verizon sales meeting or what..."...quipped the guy sitting in front of me.

everyone had to laugh. After all itz the Program mgr that cracked it..:)

I would have laughed anyway. It sounded funny. Not just that, gave me a chance to pass a comment to the girl next to me.

More talk more garbage...And the meeting finally ended...cause no one had any idea what the other was talking.
and everyone agreed that things were proceeding well and that everything is in place for the testing to begin...and we disperse..

and there..she goes....with the new team members in her vendor team ....for lunch..

and there...goes again..my chance to ask her out for lunch...

and so starts monday...on a 'positive' note ...:-)