Monday, November 08, 2010

Tales

Having sufficiently completed my assigned tasks from my assigned oversized closet, I closed my work bag with a short sigh. The elevator doors closed with it's unchanging chime and began it's unusually slow descent... landed I swung my heavy leg over my bike and began to pedal home... alone... in the cold wet rain... mostly uphill...

(Tales from a Melodramatic Office Worker)

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Deal with the devil

My face burned with the shame of betrayal - yes for I was betraying my fellow man. Supporting the very corporations and bourgeoisie that enslave both you and I! For that I am sorry... What now of my dreams of a new world? Where now is my revolutionary spirit? Had I traded my soul for... for this? I stared at it in my hands.

It was my precious - I held it carefully, oh yes very carefully and with both hands. I repositioned my fingers to take full advantage of it's radiant warmth. With closed eyes I inhaled deeply of it's rich aroma - a glorious wave of bliss came over me that, albeit momentarily, appeased my guilty conscience. It was my medium double double, my precious Tim Hortons.

(Confessions of a Conflicted Marxist Office Worker)

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Thursday, April 01, 2010

just trying to say something

first i was going to update my msn status, then my gtalk, then thought i might as well buzz my tweet, or tweet my buzz or whatever. this was all too complicated so maybe i'd just statusize my facebook, but then i bumped my knee into my desk and gave up. 

so it ended up on blogger. i'm bad at this whole social media thing

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