Marines,
My XO has informed me, much to my joy, that I will probably end up supervising the unit's Marine Corps Birthday Ball, since he's not pleased with the way planning has gone so far, and thinks the committee needs more direction. Getting tapped for this is a ringing endorsement of the theory, "F*** things up early, that way people don't keep giving you more things to do." That philosophy works with my wife, but I haven't tried it at work.
Our ball is going to be in our hangar, due to the size of our unit, over 500 Marines. While I could barely contain my tears of joy over my assignment, I realized that Birthday Balls are kind of like the weather, everyone complains, but no one ever does anything about it. Not to mention, I realized I'd never actually paid attention to anything at any of my 10 previous birthday balls, other than what I could see through the bottom of a beer bottle.
That said, what made your past birthday balls good or bad? No, I don't want, "I got laid!" I mean what made the event good or bad. I don't want to have: boring ceremony--> boring speaker--> crappy DJ-->everyone leaves early. Can you guys help a brotha out here!
Phrog
My XO has informed me, much to my joy, that I will probably end up supervising the unit's Marine Corps Birthday Ball, since he's not pleased with the way planning has gone so far, and thinks the committee needs more direction. Getting tapped for this is a ringing endorsement of the theory, "F*** things up early, that way people don't keep giving you more things to do." That philosophy works with my wife, but I haven't tried it at work.
Our ball is going to be in our hangar, due to the size of our unit, over 500 Marines. While I could barely contain my tears of joy over my assignment, I realized that Birthday Balls are kind of like the weather, everyone complains, but no one ever does anything about it. Not to mention, I realized I'd never actually paid attention to anything at any of my 10 previous birthday balls, other than what I could see through the bottom of a beer bottle.
That said, what made your past birthday balls good or bad? No, I don't want, "I got laid!" I mean what made the event good or bad. I don't want to have: boring ceremony--> boring speaker--> crappy DJ-->everyone leaves early. Can you guys help a brotha out here!
Phrog