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Fortunate Son

submitted on 21st Jul 2008. A part of Logbook. New entry

written by owen

Today we lost power on the entire third floor. I had forgotten how it is to work in a totally unpredictable environment - no silver spoon. It was right about lunch time, so I left my desk and proceded to talk to everybody who would pass my desk when I working and annoy me. First there was the girl from the office downstairs haven't seen her in weeks probably thinks I am avoiding her - she still doesn't know my name. Then there are the interns happy and bright eyed, born made to wave the flag.

Then there is the other woman that never leaves her desk, shes cool. We chatted about the view and the fact that office next door is built on something that somewhat seems like a slave plantation - silver spoon in hand. She was abducted, probably sold so I moved on, power still not back. Some guys opened the fire escape, disrupting the darkness and were apparently plotting a double suicide - bored I went to get pictures. However, they were chatting up the lunch lady. She was a brick house. It ain't me.

Then there is my most closest neighbor, cutting up veges in the office sink for lunch. Health nut. Reminishing on when they left high school, was it 82 or 79? We talked about kids and how it was when we were young, then now, apartments, gated communities and maps. Maps confuse her. I however take great pleasure in maps - Kingston has too many roads.

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Power failure is like the nail in the coffin in these hot times! Kingston does have a lot of roads, half of which I don't know. We need a GPS map!
Mon, 21st Jul 2008 at 10:31 pm

by Stunner
I can just imagine how many accidents would now result from GPS usage [indifferent]
Tue, 22nd Jul 2008 at 10:19 am

by owen
yesterday at lunch my friend ate a cucumber with hummus and that was all
maybe she drank some water too
Tue, 22nd Jul 2008 at 11:27 am

by Gods Child
hummus? is that some new kinda chicken?
Tue, 22nd Jul 2008 at 2:06 pm

by owen
no owen...hummus is made from chick peas...gosh all u kno about is computer stuff...lol...
Tue, 22nd Jul 2008 at 7:35 pm

by Jamila
if only it WAS chicken then I might not have been so concerned
Fri, 25th Jul 2008 at 1:11 pm

by Gods Child
power cut is always a good time to catch up. In a strange way when the power is gone we connect again with people and nature.
Wed, 23rd Jul 2008 at 2:27 am

by Dutty Bwoy
damn technology
Thu, 24th Jul 2008 at 7:14 pm

by owen
LOL!
i like jamila
Thu, 24th Jul 2008 at 4:57 pm

by Pepper
from now on all your comments must have a point, and 2 nouns
Thu, 24th Jul 2008 at 7:17 pm

by owen
hahah, roight.
Fri, 25th Jul 2008 at 2:40 am

by Tami
yes, it maybe hard at first but shes got a brain
Fri, 25th Jul 2008 at 8:51 pm

by owen
@ Jamila: Hummus not all that common in Jamaica, especially if you don't move with Syrian pplz. Kingston was so hot recently! Wow!
Fri, 25th Jul 2008 at 9:09 am

by mad bull
google is common in Jamaica though
Fri, 25th Jul 2008 at 1:11 pm

by Gods Child
yeah but I bet google tastes nothing like chicken
Fri, 25th Jul 2008 at 8:52 pm

by owen