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October 5, 2004

emporte-moi, frégate

Came to work this morning to a water disater; a single night of freezing temperatures and woosh, the roof caves in. I shrugged and whispered the usual into my coffee cup, “Carry me far, far away! Here the office slime is made of our weeping!” But as I grabbed a few reports and started heading to the downstairs café, a voice rose in the corridor… “Now now, rats won’t leave the boat that easy… everyone, back to their place. Business as usual.” Umph.

The sweeping, vacuuming and weird gargling noises add an unusual touch to my regular activities, a not so inappropriate soundscape considering how closely personality tests data collection resembles Dungeons & Dragons character creation, except much more sinister.

To resume, not to tire you out – outside it’s cold and sunny, I feel happy and silly, and will soon be flying over the Mississippi!

Posted by nathalie at October 5, 2004 10:36 AM