<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anubis-/4301318475/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6027" title="4301318475_6f15ceaca2" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/4301318475_6f15ceaca2-300x141.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="141" /></a>On Day 258, I attended a farewell party for a colleague who just left us for <del>the enemy</del> a competitor.

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Even though <del> sleeping with the enemy</del> working for a competitor is an advantageous career move for him, it stinks for us because 50% of the testosterone on our team has fled.   In addition, we have lost 75% of our Practical Jokes Instigation.  (The other 25% is delivered by yours truly, of course.  he he he.)

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He may be saying "goodbye" to us, but he's saying "hello" to a brand new world, and we must cast our selfish motives aside and be happy for him.  And when you're a music geek like me, a <strong><a href="http://youtu.be/fup2KSfXTW8" target="_blank">Beatles song</a></strong> starts running through your head for a blog post title.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #800080;"><strong>Soul-scintillating highlight from an Evening of Goodbye/Hello:</strong></span>

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After working together for a few years, there is "work family history".  Which means lots of inside jokes.  Which means laughing until you're crying and your stomach hurts.

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And then Tiffany shared her eHarmony story which...

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I'll let her tell in the comments section if she is so inclined.  :-D

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I haven't laughed quite that hard in a long, long time.

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When was the last time you laughed hysterically?  What triggered the laughing mayhem?