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Poppinjay · 12-23-2005, 07:30 AM

It Christmas Eve Eve. I am at work. Ihave nothing to do, but I also have no vacation, so I must sit here, like a short jail term.

I am so bored I started reading a French magazine we publish. I have at least a reading competency in French, but I couldn't make heads or tails of the magazine. Then I realized it was in Italian.

Yes, I am bored.

I looked at the publisher box in the mag. It listed our offices here as the WORLD HEADQUARTERS. Wow. I have a corner office in the headquarters of a worldwide publisher. 3rd floor. The real fancy pants get the 5th floor.

Now for the reality, there is a hole in my ceiling where the heating vent is supposed to be. Fruit flies have apparently been hatching in it. It is covered with pieces of paper so my desk items don't get blown away.

I do have the corner office view, of a four lane road driven mainly by people who slept through driver's ed. And every day, fire trucks. Without fail. Three, four times a day. The building is owned by Bancomerica and most of it is taken up by welfare offices.

Give me a present. Post anything, web comics, time wasters, pictures of your hot, hot sister...

Well, leave them off, I'm at work.

I realize that you may be very busy with the last minute Holiday rush, but what you need to understand is that I don't care. Help a brother out.

Fly · 12-23-2005, 07:41 AM

here........merryxmas from fly..........

that oughta pass the time eh?

Poppinjay · 12-23-2005, 07:45 AM

I should have bought one of those when I had the chance.

I feel lilke playing "The Birmingham Jail".

Giant Hamburger · 12-23-2005, 07:55 AM

I feel you...

Willravel · 12-23-2005, 08:30 AM

Yea, me too.

Willravel · 12-23-2005, 08:31 AM

EEK! Double post! Apologies.

Meditrina · 12-23-2005, 08:36 AM

I feel your pain, poppinjay. I started searching for something to keep you busy. This is the only thing I came across so far.

http://www.pillsbury.com/AALL/default.aspx

Charlatan · 12-23-2005, 09:01 AM

Think Steve McQueen in the Great Escape...

soul_wisdom · 01-09-2006, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlatan

Think Steve McQueen in the Great Escape...

Outstanding gift, and such a great movie.

12-23-2005, 07:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Poppinjay You had me at hello Location: DC/Coastal VA	Reality bit me. It Christmas Eve Eve. I am at work. Ihave nothing to do, but I also have no vacation, so I must sit here, like a short jail term. I am so bored I started reading a French magazine we publish. I have at least a reading competency in French, but I couldn't make heads or tails of the magazine. Then I realized it was in Italian. Yes, I am bored. I looked at the publisher box in the mag. It listed our offices here as the WORLD HEADQUARTERS. Wow. I have a corner office in the headquarters of a worldwide publisher. 3rd floor. The real fancy pants get the 5th floor. Now for the reality, there is a hole in my ceiling where the heating vent is supposed to be. Fruit flies have apparently been hatching in it. It is covered with pieces of paper so my desk items don't get blown away. I do have the corner office view, of a four lane road driven mainly by people who slept through driver's ed. And every day, fire trucks. Without fail. Three, four times a day. The building is owned by Bancomerica and most of it is taken up by welfare offices. Give me a present. Post anything, web comics, time wasters, pictures of your hot, hot sister... Well, leave them off, I'm at work. I realize that you may be very busy with the last minute Holiday rush, but what you need to understand is that I don't care. Help a brother out. __________________ I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet

12-23-2005, 07:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	here........merryxmas from fly.......... that oughta pass the time eh? __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

12-23-2005, 07:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Poppinjay You had me at hello Location: DC/Coastal VA	I should have bought one of those when I had the chance. I feel lilke playing "The Birmingham Jail". __________________ I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet

12-23-2005, 08:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
Meditrina Junkie Location: LI,NY	I feel your pain, poppinjay. I started searching for something to keep you busy. This is the only thing I came across so far. http://www.pillsbury.com/AALL/default.aspx __________________ "Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." ~Alex Karras

12-23-2005, 09:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Think Steve McQueen in the Great Escape... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

12-23-2005, 07:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Giant Hamburger Gastrolithuanian Location: low-velocity Earth orbit	I feel you...

12-23-2005, 08:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Yea, me too.

12-23-2005, 08:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	EEK! Double post! Apologies.