Happy Halloween - or - Come Fly With Me
I started a new job back in April - working at a law firm as "Support Staff". Pretty much keeping the office running while everyone else does legal stuff. And in male drab mode, of course. This firm likes to party, so when word went out 2 weeks ago about the Halloween Day Costume Contest, I was intrigued. My previous employer(s) never paid much attention to Halloween. So I spoke with HR to find out what, if any, guidelines there were for the costumes. Family Friendly was all I got, but I did learn that first prize was a $100 Amazon Gift Card. I jokingly (yeah, right) said if I wanted to win I should come in drag. Her response was, "If you can work the day like that, I'm OK with it." So now the challenge began. I didn't want to just put on a dress, but I also didn't want to go "Full Julie". A day or so later I was chating with our receptionist and I learned she'd been a flight attendant back in the 80's and 90's. BINGO - that was