Me, too…and I’m only an hour south of you. I’ll help you if you help me 
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Dang. I want to go whale watching. I need to move to Canada.
E.
or eastern long island
They managed to send out the final clue first thing this morning:
what kind of prize are they drawing for?
and I never took latin - so i’m lost there
Orca literally means “the shape of a barrel or cask” in Latin, likely due to the killer whale’s body shape.
Cite:
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/KillerWhale/sciclasskw.html
Thank you! I’m not yet sufficiently caffeinated to be able to think or search effectively.
They haven’t told us what the prize is. Probably some leftover stuff with the company logo on it though.
oh joy oh rapture where oh where can i get my hands on (yawn) such a valuable prize as that?
:D:D:D:D:D
Here I was thinking they were taking all of you to see The Sound of Thunder and then have several hours of group therapy afterwards.
This is interesting. HR just sent out another email:
So they won’t be emailing the details, there’s something that has to be handed out personally. Probably a ticket, and come to think of it, that’s a good way to deal with people who didn’t RSVP then changed their minds when they realized it was something cool. If you’re not on the list, you don’t get a ticket, end of story.
From my experience, coming within fifty feet of a sales rep will do it.
Have fun tonight - Here’s Hoping the weather cooperates and the seas are calm-ish
You are bringing you camera, right? and you will post pictures, won’t ya?
The prize is a WHALE! Maybe Luna. You do have a pool, right? Hey, somebody on the board recently wanted to know if they could buy a dolphin, now you’re getting an Orca! What are you going to feed it? Can I come up to see it?
Oh trust me, I’ve got my camera, the batteries are fully charged and the memory card is completely empty. As long as it doesn’t get drenched, I’m good.
Well, my building actually does have a pool, but they’ve also got a no-pets policy, so I don’t see that going over too well. Plus my neighbours would probably complain - all that fish, and the “fwoosh” every time he took a breath… No, I think I’ll just have to respectfully decline if I win, cool as it would be to have a pet orca.
are you ready? have you had your light lunch? did you remember sunscreen?
nudge, nudge
So…is it whales, Brenda, or something else completely different?
Did you bring polar bear repellent? It is Canada.
Last update before I go:
They handed out the invitations promptly at 10:30. It is whale watching (with Prince of Whales, hence the royalty clue), followed by a paesano dinner at the Macaroni Grill restaurant. The winner of the prize for guessing the itinerary correctly will be announced at dinner, along with some other surprises apparently.
I am ready to go: I’m sunscreened, I’ve got my sunglasses and layers of warm clothing, and as mentioned earlier, my camera’s ready to accept all the pictures I can take.
Bosda - That doesn’t even deserve a reply
More updates to come tonight.
So – that’s a “yes”? 
Well, that was definitely the best company-sponsored event ever. I’ll keep this short because I’m about to fall asleep at the keyboard, but there are many photos here. This one is my favourite. It was an absolutely gorgeous day - none of the colours in the photos have been altered in any way - and there were tons of whales because 3 pods had come together.
I didn’t win the prize for guessing correctly, but it was actually something good: a $75 gift certificate to an Italian restaurant downtown. The surprise at dinner was a quiz on whales where the table that got the most answers won. My table won, so I got a $20 movie gift certificate and the satisfaction of beating a table of 5 PhDs.
Oh, and it’s a really lousy picture, but if anyone’s interested, this is me.
More to come tomorrow, including the story of how I got completely drenched despite the survival suit.
You laugh, whenever hubby has occasion to talk to some phone slave in another state (like a bank) he tells them all about the polor bears at the door We can’t let our kitty’s outside in the winter because the polar bears will get them… I’m shocked at how many people believe him!