Thursday, March 25, 2010

Rob-sessed

Last week “New Moon” came out on DVD. For all of the “Twilight” book and movie fans, this was a big event. Here in the Hamilton office, some of us were a little surprised it wasn’t a much bigger event, because some folks here (who shall remain nameless) have become, well…Rob-sessed.

For those of you scratching your heads, Rob is Robert Pattinson, the British actor who plays Edward Cullen, the lead vampire in the “Twilight” movies. With a cult-like following, Edward has stolen the heart of just about every teen-aged girl around the globe. Well, we would like to prove that the Rob-session stretches to a demographic far beyond the tween and teen crowd. In our office, grown women are absolutely swept away by the character of Edward and the physical being of Rob. In fact, he is everywhere…

For those of us who are taller in the office (I’m 5’8”), you need only stand up and scan the cube maze to get a glimpse of Rob. We have not one but TWO life-sized cut-outs of Rob in the office. They move around from cube to cube, depending on what is going on in the office and who might be visiting the offices on any given day. Some of those here who are stricken with the Rob-session keep it well hidden from the general public, so when we have visitors, the life-sized cutouts move!

Here’s one…

Bet you didn’t know Edward was also a Yankees fan!

That’s the "Twilight" Edward, but we also have the “New Moon” Edward in life-sized silhouette…


Sorry for the darkness of that previous photo. I pulled Edward out of this person’s office and got a little better photo…


There are also numerous calendars, so a new image of Edward can be stared at every month! This person has multiple calendars in her office, because why stop at one when you can have two? There are also lots of photos and clips from magazines that hang on display all over the office.


Sometimes a calendar just isn’t big enough, so there are posters, too. We have a lot of Edward around here. Here are two posters that just about everyone sees every day. They are in prominent places around the office.



Some have dedicated their cube walls to Edward Cullen, like this person…


Yes, people around here are ROB-SESSED. Aside from all of the images, these folks are really knowledgeable about the man. They know everything about him! Just walk into the kitchen around lunch time and you’re bound to hear the latest Rob gossip.

It just goes to show that our collections here at Hamilton can and do go beyond our wonderful products! Now if we could only make Edward figurines…

We’ll write more soon!

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