2:31 PM - Halloween, at work
no costumes, no candy. And if it weren't for my calander, I wouldn't even know today was any different. Luckily, my desk calander, Peanuts, has a great picture of Snoopy sleeping on the top of a Jack O'Lantern, just like it's his doghouse.
Speaking of my desk, this seems like an opportune time to describe where I work, and, more importantly, where I plan to update this blog.
My cube is number 1069 in a carpeted field of small work spaces just like mine. I have two lamps, one for rainy days, and one for when I need to feel productive. The Banker's lamp at the end of my desk, with it's 55-Watt bulb casts a comforting light on my Buddha statue and my AM/FM alarm clock radio. Other than telling me the time, it serves no real purpose. I had adopted it on the off chance I could listen to day baseball games, but there is too much static surrounding me to get a real reception -- must be all the carpeting.
I have one of the only IP Phones left on the campus. After failing miserably, the VP, aka Bossman, took them all down, replacing them with the phones that weren't good enough to begin the whole ordeal. I like it because it times my phone calls. It amazes me how a call breaks down, and how, on average, the length of a call is constant based on who is on the other end.
I have two computers -- a Pentium III desktop and my mac mini. But I'll elaborate more on those another day.
While the top of my desk is organized and neat, it is the complete opposite underneath. There are cables everywhere making the top part of the desk possible. Also hidden under there is a 24-port switch, a usb scanner, and even an electric pencil sharpener!
I use pencil whenever possible, the pens they buy here are globby and, since I'm left-handed, annoying to write with.
Throughout the entire day, you can hear music here in my cube. The mini is a great jukebox of tunes playing all my favorites from Rusted Root to Tegan