Myspace

When I started my new job, they told me I was supposed to get an office, but my position is new, and they ran out of space. They created a space for me at the end of a hall, and promised that walls had been ordered and would arrive within a few weeks. It’s been a LONG few weeks. As I’m sure you know by now, it doesn’t take much to distract me. Needless to say, I haven’t accomplished a lot with people walking back and forth ALL day right in front of me, each one concocting a clever salutation or comment. Some personal faves:

• Are we awake yet?
• It’s almost 5 o’clock!
• Is it Monday already?
• It’s hump day!
• Thank God it’s Friday!
• How do you like being out in the open like this?
• Are they ever gonna get you a regular office?
• Cute purse!

I’ve also experienced some pretty common exchanges. They go something like this:

• Passerby: Hi, how are you?
• Me: Good, thanks. How are you?
• Passerby: *

*Insert any of the following:

• Oh, I’m here.
• I’m awake, barely.
• I’ll know after I have my coffee.
• Better now that it’s Friday!

What is up with office rhetoric? Can’t we be more creative? I’m going to start asking people’s opinions about white belts. Fashion do or don’t?

Well, you’ll be pleased to learn that my walls finally arrived and went up this morning. I thought it might take longer but the installation guys worked very quickly. They used tools, banged loudly, and grunted a lot. It was testosterific!

Naturally, a new phenomena has emerged to replace the old one. Now each person who walks by must comment on my new digs:

• Hey! This turned out great.
• Wow, you have a lot of space.
• Not bad!
• I bet you’re glad these are up!
• Glad you got some privacy?
• You do have walls!
• Do you like this better?
• Now you won’t have people stopping and bothering you, right?

*sigh*