Brown, Green, And A Little Bit Of Orange

As is typically the case for at least six days of the week for me, work was work.  I managed to maintain some measure of productivity today, which I would regard as a success.  My cubicle, even in the midst of temperatures as low as 60 degrees outside, still manages to reach 79 degrees.  All I can do is complain about it in this forum, being that my complaints in the office have yielded nothing and I’ve reached a point where I’ve stopped talking about it.  I just deal with it as best I can, even if it means leaving the office for extended periods of time. 

Christina asked me to summarize an autopsy report, which I’ve been known to do from time to time.  I don’t mind doing it and she knows that I have a way of writing and summarizing things, so really, this was a no-brainer for her and she knew that I would do it.  Because most of the office doesn’t write well, I doubt that she would have asked anyone else to do this.  It didn’t take me too long, maybe 45 minutes, and I know I did an excellent job, as is my standard.  All in a day’s work, as I tend to say.

As I drove home in the midst of a light, but steady rain, the song above happens to come on.  It made me immediately think of Diana, who left our workplace almost a year ago.  She and I have always shared this affinity for A Lighter Shade of Brown.  As far as I am concerned, On A Sunday Afternoon is their best song and contains one of the best samples ever used in rap music.  This song seamlessly blends Crystal Blue Persuasion and Groovin’ and makes for a true hip hop classic.  Sadly, hip hop classics aren’t being made today, which is why I tend to listen to older rap tunes.  Today’s music is utter garbage and nothing I would ever listen to voluntarily.

I texted Diana, whose favorite color is green, to let her know that that song happened to come on during my drive home and that it made me think of her.  I probably should have held off from sending that text message as quickly as I did because I know that seeing a text message like that might get to her head and make her head grow a little.  Well, it looks like my reaching out to her just because I heard a song that we both like has led to a lunch date for this coming Monday.  We really do need to reconnect, so that’ll be our opportunity.  I trust that everything will go well.  

I’ve been meaning to take that GameCube apart and install that ODE (optical drive emulator).  I don’t know if it’s laziness, but I haven’t been motivated to dust that off and take it apart.  Clearly, I haven’t turned that console on in a few months.  I’ll get to it eventually.

Being that I’m effectively working alone again, I won’t be called upon to help anyone at work in any capacity, except for maybe Christina as she deems necessary.  I can now focus on what I need to do without being slowed down by helping others.  Helping is costly and frankly, it had taken up way too much of my time.  I’m glad to be working alone again, as I am much more productive being my normal “lone wolf” self anyway.

Tomorrow is a new day.  We’ll see what happens, but I am hopeful that I have another good day.  One can only hope.  

At least I have a lunch date for Monday.  Maybe things are looking up?