Stack (351/365)

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Anything beats an expensive stack of paper.
~ Larry Niven

PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Stack

Oh the auditors. I wish they would go away ... far away ...

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Poinsettia (349/365)

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Poinsettia smiles in winter.
People know Christmas is nearer.
Yellow pistil with red leaves appear
In all greeting cards every year.
~ Charles Woo

PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Poinsettia

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Gingerbread (344/365)

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[Thelonius dunks the Gingerbread Man in a glass of milk]
Lord Farquaad: That's enough! He's ready to talk.
Shrek (2001)

PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Gingerbread

We have a vendor whom, every year, sends us a customized gingerbread house. I've never been brave enough to actually eat it, but it is pretty cool!

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Decorated (334/365)

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The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained,
enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
~ Charles Sumner

PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Decorated

The tree went up at work. That means I don't have to put one up at the house, right??

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Marlin (320/365)

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Marlin: Now it's my turn. I'm thinking of something dark and mysterious. It's a fish we don't know. If we ask it directions, it could ingest us and spit out our bones.
Dory: What is it with men and asking for directions?
Marlin: I don't want to play the gender card right now. You want to play a card, let's play the "let's not die" card.
~ Finding Nemo (2003)

PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Marlins

We have an intern in accounting - today was his last day. Yes, his internship is over, but more exciting, he is headed to Florida to try out for the Florida Marlins.

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Punch (319/365)

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I punch left-handed.
~ Mike Weir

PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Punch

Getting ready for our December 1st audit requires lots of punching.

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Clips (300/365)

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"Paper clips are gregarious by nature, and solitary ones tend to look very, very depressed."
~ dwardu

PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Clips

Why yes, I do separate my paper clips by size and type, but I also have one little section of my desk drawer organizer for all of those that don't belong anywhere else!

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Shred (294/365)

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Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.
~ Brendan Gill

PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Shred

I do a lot of this at work - a LOT!

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Statement (287/365)

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Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.
~ Ezra Pound

PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Statement

I am one of those freaks who enjoys balancing a bank statement. This is my favorite task of each month!

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Outhouse (280/365)

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We are also having an outhouse parade and outhouse races.
~ Brenda Phalin

TIME: 3:30 PM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Outhouse

There has been significant sewer/water work being done in Podunk - specifically the sewer/water supply to my work place. We've had several 2-3 hour water shut downs but had a full day shut down Thursday. Fortunately, my employer decided it was time to provide some temporary facilities!

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Boo (274/365)

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I don't enjoy the boo scare when you're watching a movie and then suddenly there's a big shark on the screen. The only thing they're doing is catching you off guard.
~ Sergio Aragones

TIME: 5:00 PM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Boo

The 1st of October all of the Halloween decorations begin adorning the tops of cubicles. This is my only decoration - the ghost who only looks scary because he resembles the Michelin Man on crack!

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Coffee (254/365)

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Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven't had our coffee, in which case we feel 107.
~ Martha Beck

TIME: 8:00 AM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Coffee

It's September. My 5 days of sick time is LONG gone and I needed to make up the 4 hours of time I lost yesterday due to Cam's battle with Neosporin. Thank goodness there was coffee!

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Calendar (244/365)

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Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.
~ Charles Kettering

TIME: 8:30 AM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Calendar

One of my very favorite things to do every 30 days or so is to flip over the calendar. It's a fresh start every month!

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Paper (236/365)

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The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.
~ Pablo Picasso

TIME: 3:00 PM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Paper

Sometimes it's the little things that make you smile!

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Mailroom (235/365)

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Frank the Pug: J! Wait up! I appreciate this shot man. Thought I'd never get out of that mailroom.
Agent J: Lose the suit!
Frank the Pug: Sure thing partner. No problemo. Just going for the look. But if I say so myself, I do find the overall effect very slimming!

~ Men in Black II (2002)

TIME: 5:00 PM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Mailroom

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Pallet (217/365)

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It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet,
than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
~ Epicurus

TIME: 5:30 PM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Pallet

Most everything we make ships out on pallets, and we keep oodles of them out by the warehouses!

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Bridal Shower (209/365)

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Marriage is like a hot bath. Once you get used to it, it's not so hot
~ unknown

TIME: 12:00 PM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Bridal shower

A co-worker is getting married this weekend and we had a bridal shower for her at work today. I was thrilled when I was asked to take photos - it meant the requirement for me to make small talk was greatly diminished!

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Scale (155/365)

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“The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.”
~ Arthur C. Clarke

TIME: 8:30 AM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Scale

There is a small group of us doing a "Biggest Loser" contest at work. Every week we weigh in and pay $2 to participate and every week there are 1st and 2nd place winners (based on percentage of weight lost) who win $7 and $3 dollars respectively. We are in week 6 of a 12 week contest and I am proud to say that I've lost 9 pounds in those 6 weeks. I even won the $7 first prize this week!

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Envy (91/365)

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“Who among us hasn't envied a cat's ability to ignore the cares of daily life and to relax completely?”
~ Karen Brademeyer

TIME: 1:30 PM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Envy

The cat? Noooo ... I don't envy the cat ... I envy my coworker who rode this Harley into work today!
SHE is my kind of woman!

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Froth (47/365)

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“Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own”
~ Adam Lindsay Gordon

TIME: 1:00 PM
PLACE: Cubicle Hell
SUBJECT: Froth

Maybe I'm just ready for winter to end, but when I looked at the pile of plowed snow in the parking lot, melted by sun and wind, I could almost smell the froth of the ocean!

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