Relocation of my personal thoughts to a real web domain is still pending..mainly because I don't want to use Madmanslitany again and thus have to think of a name that's new but which I can live with for the rest of my domain's lifetime. It's like naming a firstborn child. Seriously.
So, in the meantime, a filler entry dealing with the simple (...almost depressing) things which keep my office space a bearable environment for myself and my fellow yuppie coworkers:
1. Coffee, free and otherwise.Every office of a major corporation probably has free coffee. You'll probably realize this by the third day and start taking advantage of it to try to avoid dozing off in front of managers (a constant danger in meetings, really..especially after lunch..when all the lights are off..yeah...). However, it takes a more seasoned yuppie to figure out where the good stuff is; you realize by the third week that not all office coffee is created equal. Case in point; the coffee on my floor is the normal generic stuff which comes out of a pair of giant metal cylinders that look like the propulsion system of a small submarine. But if you venture down the flight of steps to the floor beneath mine, you will discover the promised land.
Okay, not really, but they have some old Flavia machines (
http://www.myflavia.com/myflavia/default.aspx) which can make several varieties of tea, coffee, and even hot chocolate and cappucino! I've been experimenting in particular with the uses of the Creamy Topping packets, my abuse of which has drawn the ire of my friend who actually works on the floor that the coffee machine technically belongs to (I personally think that as a matter of team spirit it belongs to all of us, regardless of race, religion, or what floor we actually work on)...
Unfortunately, I've developed a taste for not-so-free but oh-so-good coffee from the Malaysian Old Town brand (
http://www.oldtown.com.my/). The stuff is insanely strong yet wonderfully tasty..just what I need to get myself through a long day of work...
2. Free food.One of the things that shows you have good coworkers is that they buy you food. Well, not you specifically, but the people in my time have a habit of going on vacation and bringing back food from their trip which they then leave out for consumption by the team and anyone else who happens to be passing by our section of the floor that day. This has allowed me to taste Hawaiian chocolate as well as wafers which claim to be Italian but were made in Indonesia, bought in Vermont, and eaten in New York. Such exotic treasures can also be yours if you choose wisely...
I suppose I'll have to bring in food for the team eventually too. Oh well. But first, tomorrow all the dads and moms will be dumping their leftover Halloween candy..thank god I'm seeing the dentist on Saturday...
More to come..sometime...
