Archive for January 3rd, 2008
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3
Jan
2008
Me Talk Pretty
I read Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris in one sitting. Granted it was on the flight from Portland to Frankfurt so I had to sit, but this book is brilliant even if David is not. There is a section where he takes an IQ test for the society of Mensa and the results are staggering and hilarious.
Here is a different bit:
“The tank refilled, and I made a silent promise. The deal was that if this thing would go away, I’d repay the world by performing some unexpected act of kindness. I flushed the toilet a second time, and the big turd spun in a lazy circle. “Go on,” I whispered. “Scoot! Shoo!” I turned away, ready to perform my good dead, but when I looked back down, there it was, bobbing to the surface in a fresh pool of water.
Just then someone knocked on the door, and I started to panic. ” ~ Big Boy
If that does not sell it for you nothing will. I got my 15 bucks worth out of this and would like to pass it on. If you want it I can inter-office mail it to you. Or I can give it to someone here in London. Raise your hand if you are into this sort of thing.
3
Jan
2008
Remove the Head or Destroy the Brain
Ok , this is probably not going to make any sense. It is 5 AM in London and I am wide awake. I was in the Tesco (local Übermarket) last night and they had these tv’s in the isles pumping news while londoners shopped for dinner. That is when I had some Deja Vu. I heard a reporters voice. Not just any voice with a British accent, it was that of Jeremy Thompson, the London news reporter who was also in Shaun of the Dead. In that movie he reports that the best way to protect yourselves from zombies is to “remove the head or destroy the brain, I repeat, removing the head or destroying the brain.”If there was ever a time that I feel like a zombie it is right now.[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=IhBGFqldAvk[/youtube]Here are some shots of WK london.
This is Noe Kuremoto. She is an AD or CD (I am not sure) on Nokia. She contacted me before I came over and took the time yesterday to introduce me to the whole office. She has mad flava! Flava flav kind of flava.
This is a shot of my place. Totally comfortable and a mere two blocks or so from work. This weekend I look forward exploring the neighborhood of White Chapel.
3
Jan
2008
Proud of something I had nothing to do with
I am proud that I work for a place that does good things. Cognitive choices of what we do as an organization are imperative. Much respect to Ginger Robinson, Christin Spagnoli, Christian Laniosz, Shari Eiesland, Shelly Stevens, Joani Wardwell, Chemin Reed and Chris Larson.
http://wkilab.com/wkholiday
