life in the big smoke

i love random emailing at work while you pretend to be busy. it has kept me entertained and occupied all day. which is a good thing, as its been a well shit day. getting broken into at the office isn't exactly conducive to a good mood. especially when your personal space has been trashed. oh wait, especially when it has been only 2 weeks since the same thing happened at home. real fun. god the grump pant has won convincingly this week; am entirely out of sorts. great times in the big city when crime becomes a daily aspect and presence in your life.

example 1:
kugels visiting the times office, having a little chat with former varsity friends about their recent engagements in the conference room behind my desk:
"I was like ... I just want to sit down and enjoy the fact that we are ENGAGED. And that if we die today, we won't be UNMARRIED."
fuck.

example 2:
From: EMN-Announcements
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:43 PM
To: ~EMN
Subject: PA Test

Hi All
There will be a PA test tonight at 20:00. This will be done by playing a soft music and will last for about 30 minutes. This is a preparation for the oncoming Evacuation drill.
Frans
Security Manager - MNET

--To which a certain lady with administrative skills replied... “Len how can they do this now, does that mean I need to be here tonight?”