2003-12-03 - 1:07 p.m.

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To quote Methodman:

"She's like Ella: the bitch threw the Fitz like Gerald."

L'esprit d'escallier, of course.

0 of you fuckers have been accounted for.

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2003-12-03 - 10:45 a.m.

Cry Me a Fucking River.

One of my underlings went Rubber Room Rambo on me today. Blasted into my office with a flurry of paperclips and Prismacolours, this morning before I had my first fucking sip of coffee.

�I WAS HERE TILL 11 O�FUCKING CLOCK! WHY ARE WE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE TO STAY LATE�.� Bla, bla bla. I let her ramble herself out, which she does quickly because a �not talking� me usually means the calm before the storm.

After she�s done, I let the moment hang, for dramatic effect, then in a disturbingly calm voice say, �Remember about 10 or so years ago, when you just turned 13 and the summers seemed to last forever? Your days and nights were free forever.�

�What�s that gotta do with anything?�

�Do ya remember how that felt?�

�Yeah. Kinda.�

�Well�I DON�T. CAUSE WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING WITH YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS WAITING FOR JUNIOR HIGH TO START, I WAS FUCKING WORKING 15 HOUR DAYS! Now�if you have a complaint, tell me. I�ll make sure the Big Guy hears them.�

�Urrgh. Nevermind.�

�I thought so,� she turns to leave and I say to her back, �If yer staying late, order dinner on the company nickel. And Djinn...�

�Yeah?"

"It doesn�t get easier quickly.�

�So I�m finding out.�

So I�m finding out. She�s 3 years out of art school and she�s bitching about long days. She works at one of the world�s largest ad agencies and she�s bitching. My first job in the biz was at a newspaper doing paste up and imagesetter maintenance. It was a round trip of 150km for $7.25/hr. I never fucking complained, why? Cause I knew starting at the bottom was the best way to learn.

I paid my fucking dues in blood and time. I have more printing and Photoshop experience than every last person in the office combined. I�ve worked in nearly every facet of litho, flexo, multimedia, etc., so no. I don�t give a rats fucking arse if you have to work OT. Ya don�t like it, FUCK OFF.

Simple as that. Fuck. Having henchmen works different work muscles.

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