Bunny Salute

Last week we conducted interviews to fill 4 new positions at PiCED. The morning of the interviews Ethan, Ruth, and I were joking around with ways to intimidate/freak out the candidates. Ethan thought he might talk to an Edward (of Twilight) poster as if he was a real person. Then Ruth suggested we wear bunny ears but act as if nothing was unusual. We liked this idea but had no bunny ears so we improvised and faked them with our hands. Of course, out of true professionalism, we would never actually be that silly...not. Ruth and I’s interviews finished about 10 minutes before the other groups, so we decided to entertain ourselves. We walked out of my office and paraded to the kitchen with bunny ears. We made sure Ethan and Nape could see us, but not the person they were interviewing. Needless to say, Nape cracked up and Ethan broke into a smile. Pule got back from running errands just in time and we gave her the task of walking past them with bunny ears too. Even Sandra added to the fun when she dropped by. She kept her face stern and serious as she walked around the office with bunny ears. Our mission was accomplished...

Thus, the PiCED office has officially adopted the “bunny salute” as our official greeting. Rather than putting in our hands at the end of the meeting and chanting “Goooo Team!” we bunny salute. It’s what we do.