I just got done installing Google Talk on all the offices computers. It was decided at one of our weekly staff meetings that it would be a good idea. I thought great, you know what? Not a terrible investment actually, I can see how this will increase efficiency and aid in inter-office communication. How come [...]
I thought this time was different. Everything I had went through before should have prepared me for this moment. There were beeping sounds, lights were flashing, everything went black. I did everything I was trained to do, everything I thought was right, but it wasn’t enough. I needed help. I thought the first time it [...]
Today we celebrated the upcoming birth of one of our coworkers babies by taking time away from our desks and sharing overpriced carbohydrates and seltzer water with each other. Every office party we ever have consists of the same monotonous selection of cheeses, breads, plain non-fat yogurt and fruits. Without fail, people can walk into [...]
It was Friday, and naturally I was hungover. Thursday nights are an excellent time to sip/guzzle free wine at art gallery openings and I had capped the night off with rounds of $5 PBR and shot combos at a bar my friend works at in the Lower East Side. Tequila has for some reason been [...]
I don’t drink coffee. When I wake up, I enjoy watching other people rush past me to the corner store to satiate their craving for the molten hot, albeit highly aromatic, bean-based liquid. Likewise my decision making is free from the burden of deciding how many creams or sugars I need in my cup that [...]
I find myself waking up to the drone of the alarm clock, and like every other day, lean over and smack the top of it. I lay quietly, hoping I landed my blow on the snooze button like a soldier who just tossed a grenade and is waiting for the explosion. The silence reassures me [...]
It began in college. Two young men from different worlds came together to learn about life outside their homes, technology and, honestly, to party. One lived on a semi-tropical island, skim-boarded every day, and gave tourists rides around the island on a boat. The other hailed from upstate NY, ran track, played guitar and sang [...]