The Holidays Episode 2: Kringle Delivers the last post

Rumor has it that The Polar Express made its way to the mailroom for its annual drop off... and the rumor is correct. One student received a very special delivery from Chris Kringle this week. Although this student will not be revealed for his own personal security, we can say that the package was labeled both fragile and to be kept refrigerated. TJ happened to be in The Mailroom upon the time of the delivery, and although he is now under the EPP [Elf Protection Program], we do have some recorded footage from the man himself. Let's take a look.

And holiday cheer radiated from the receiver of the package. Again, we are unable to reveal the name of the receiver, but we do have found some documentation when the package was picked up. 

Moral of the story: 
Even Santa uses The Mailroom

From all of us at The Mailroom, Merry Christmas. 

The Mailroom blog has come to an end, but this historic landmark is open five days a week, Monday-Friday, from 10am-4:30pm. 

The Holidays Episode 1

The holiday cheer is ever present in the mailroom, from goodie bags to stockings, you won't be able to find the grinch in this neck of the woods. A couple of updates for you. 

THE... IAN STERK... has received November employee of the month. So, that makes 2 months for Ian. 

okay Hannah, we get it... Ian is the best employee. 

Good job Ian.

(you're so humble)

Hannah also pulled out the grandma card and hung stockings for all of the employees, in order of her favorites (i.e. Janelle).

Controversial Content:

The following may not be suitable for potential Simpson Students, faculty or prospective geese looking to make the campus their home in hopes of getting some food scraps. 

Tyler on Caf

Janelle has recently been having dreams that she is Spider-Jan being stalked and striddled by a giant robot. Jackie in Student Financial Services gave her a sticker and a note, as well as Taylor in Registrar. 

Caleb aka 100% posted a photo of the action on The Mailroom cabinets.

With the end of the week nearing, the mail load is some what dissolving and the finals week work schedule has been made. 

Also, shout out to Hannah: Thanks for the Christmas bonus!!

Match made in The Mailroom.

Tony used the mailroom this week to snag his lady friend, Rebekah aka Stoody, as his very own. And the best part is... it worked! Tony craftily put gether a surprise package while he was working and Stoody came in thinking she was collecting just an ordinary mailroom pickup, when little did she know what was in her box. The box was filled with candies and fun things that she loved and at the bottom she found a note and realized that the box was from Tony, asking her if she would be more than just his friend. And well... The rest is history. 

Match made in heaven just turned into match made in the mailroom. 

And while Tony has been in quite a good mood this week, Tyler on the other hand has been having some trouble with his singleness. And to top it off he had to work on the heaviest mail load day.

With so much going on this week, it has been another successful five days of mail, copy jobs, sorting and dating services. Only a few of the many services that The Mailroom offers. 

Hannah puts the SUPER in SUPERvisor

FIRST on today's topics we have supervisor of the month. Now this honorable title is not given out lightly, but rather through a rigorous process amongst a panel of 7 students, all who happen to work in the mailroom. This month it has been decided that Hannah will be the supervisor of the month. We are so proud of her accomplishments, even if she does remain single. 

And now... for a quick intermission...

Now back from Heaven, although it is likely that half of the Simpson ladies who are reading this are no longer able to concentrate after seeing single Tyler get HavenBound, not to mention that their touch pads to move the mouse are probably no longer functional because of the drool that they produced while watching the previous clip.

SO, for all of our male readers, or should I say "mail" readers, here is a bit of news from the athletics department of the Mailroom. Tyler, Hannah and Tony were spotted last night at intermurals as indoor soccer season is at hand. Let us take a look.

The Mailroom: Exposed.

Last Friday night, November 18, 2011, The Mailroom staff had quite an eventful evening at Simpson University's Film Festival: Exposure. Hannah showed up in a smashing blue dress with honorary mailroom member Roseleen who was sporty a black and white dress. Tyler, wearing blue, classily showed up as a single man [possible part of a game plan]. Unfortunately for him, Jaymee Dee, who he was hoping would show up to support her friend, actually went off to record in London for the week. Sorry Tyler. Nicole was looking exquisite with her date, and posed below with her twin sister Natalie and friends. Ian, dressed to impress, accompanied by his lovely lady, Becca, poses for a photo below surrounded by friends. Dustin Lowe [previous supervisor], took the job of presenting best editing with Donna Flynn during the awards ceremony. Tessa appeared in a film during the evening, "Pass It On" by Jen Stevens who took home the award for Best Christian Message. Greg was not found from this perspective until the end, during clean up crew, but we are sure that he had on his fanciest attire as well. Tony did excellent in Vancouver, WA during the cross country NAIA national championships. You can check out the full story at http://athletics.simpsonu.edu/Pages/AthleticsNews/2011/CrossCountry/NAIA.htm . Finally Janelle, co director Caleb and music director Matt, took home the winning title of Best Film along with Best Editing and Best Cinematography with there film "The Book of the Beginning". 

MORAL OF THE NIGHT: The Mailroom Staff ALWAYS looks good.

ALSO, shout out to conference services [our department], for the set up and tear down of Exposure. They work late, and they do great! 

LOWE

Roseleen and Hannah

Ian Front and Center

Janelle, Caleb and Matt before the event

Natalie and Nicole

Tessa

Tyler

President Mckinney and his wife present the award for Best Film.

TESSA'S APPEARANCE IN "PASS IT ON" BY JEN STEVENS
http://vimeo.com/32390100

JANELLE, CALEB AND MATT'S FILM: "THE BOOK OF THE BEGINNING"
http://vimeo.com/32377818

The calm before the storm, the head honchos, and Tony Moore.

It has been a fantastic week in the mailroom. Everyone is excited for Thanksgiving break, and the amount of mail has been what we like to call, "the calm before the storm" of the holiday season that will begin the first day back from break. Students tend to get an early start on bidding on eBay, thus we get more packages to sort. Thanks guys!

Also, a quick shout out to Conferences Services on the third floor of the Owens Center, a.k.a. the head honchos of the Mailroom, who are the newest followers of the blog. No pressure now, right guys? Thanks to Hannah, they found out about it in a meeting this week, although Emma [the wonderful lady who sits at the desk when you first walk in and answers the phone when you call and gives you treats when you are sad and always greets you with a smile] has been a follower for a while now, the rest of the crew are quite fresh to this arm of the Mailroom. Don't worry guys, we'll do a segment on you after the break, and even more of a concern that has come up... who will continue the blog next semester?!  ... Never fear! I'm currently finding a replacement.

Ian has been taking the time to learn the odds and ends of the closing shift. First we started with the basics, but yesterday we let him have a handle on 'Betty'... Although she had a tough day and Enrollment Services had a much larger amount of mail than usual... Let's take a look at Ian as he attempts to do presort. 

But... 2 years ago when the "more experienced" members of the mailroom were being trained... this is the mess that we made up...

So, things are definitely looking up.

Tonight, you will be able to catch members of the Mailroom at Exposure, Simpson's very own film festival, and an evening of looking good in formal attire.

Hannah will be going, single. We think that she has some sort of plan to meet one of the visitors. 

Tyler will also be going single... so ladies, if you're looking for a last minute date, Tyler accepts gifts or any girls that will dress up like Jaymee Dee.

AND TONY IS CURRENTLY OUT OF TOWN FOR CROSS COUNTRY. HE'S A CHAMP.

Here is an excerpt from the Simpson University Athletics Website.

"CEADERVILLE, Ohio. - Simpson's men's cross country team traveled to participate in the NCCAA Cross Country Championships hosted by Cedarville University on Saturday, Nov. 12. The meet took place at Elvin R. King Cross Country course.

The team competition went to Malone University, who had five runners finish in the top eight. Cedarville University finished in second place, and Cal Baptist took third. The Red Hawks finished in 20th place overall. Malone University's Anthony Migliozzi, who turned in a time of 25:00, set the individual pace. The first Red Hawk to finish was Tony Moore who finished 30th out of the 209 runners with a time of 27:04."

Stories from an undisclosed location in the Mailroom

BEFORE I DO ANYTHING.. I would like to make a shout out to Hannah for covering for me this morning last minute. She has officially put herself in the running to become supervisor of the month. Announcement of the winner will be made in the near future, stay tuned.

This week has of course been eventful in the Mailroom! Does a day go by without excitement in the Mailroom? Do pigs fly? Does Tyler have a girlfriend? Has Hannah finally found her man? The answer to all of these questions is no! But the slight problem is that I wasn't in the Mailroom at all today, so we are going to have to do some back tracking and relive the past. 

But on the other unfortunate side of things is that my favorite happening in the Mailroom this week may cause further embarrassment to undisclosed members of the mailroom, so I won't do that to Ian. So... a picture in place of a story will have to do. Any guesses on the story behind it? [Insert buzzer noise here] Nope, you're wrong. Nice try though! Let's just say that Hannah thought the box was for someone with the last name of Gor-GEE-OS... and didn't realize that it was a gift from Ian to his lovely lady.... oops, wrong delivery. 

A blast from the past came to visit, we almost didn't even recognize him when he walked in. It's true, it's Dustin Lowe, the previous supervisor, now only a mark of history. And with history, comes time, and he is looking a little less strong these days. I guess enrollment services doesn't give him as much of a workout as the Mailroom did.

"My favorite thing about the Mailroom is the workout that I get."- Dustin [2010]

"My favorite thing about Enrollment is the phone calls that I get to make to strangers." -Dustin [2011]

Dustin gazes upon his old stomping grounds, holding back a tear.

Yesterday as Greg and Janelle closed up the Mailroom for the day, and sent the outgoing mail through "Betty" [the weighing and stamping machine], she decided to act up a bit. The following clip is of Betty, after Betty had been shut off. The following clip is not normal activity. The following clip is when Betty should be completely asleep, instead, Betty threw a hissy fit.