Comments from the rusty cage

Mon, 10 Oct 2005

Settling in ...

After mentioning in my last blog post, that I was a bit unhappy about my current work setting, I received good hints, on how to deal with this situation as well as mail from someone who experienced the same problem. Aigars, thank you very much for your ideas! I couldn't implement all of them, but I did what I thought was appropriate.
So, my formerly dull workplace now features:

Several tech/programming books. (I hardly ever look into them, but this sort of stuff somehow always gives me a feeling of home.)
My own tea cup + my own tea (Tastes much better than what the resident coffee machine coughs up.
A cute postcard I got from a cute guy after moving here.
Several sheets of paper, taken out of an (I assume) broken printer with notes scribbled all over them. I also had to organise the pen myself, but when I am working and need to take a quick note it's just so much easier to quickly scribble it on a piece of paper than type it in a file. Also, it nicely clutters up my table, which again makes it very homey ;)
Screw the paperless office!
Some food. I decided, that it makes me a much happier person if I can eat an apple or a cookie from time to time, so I usually bring some food with me now.

That way, and by turning the screen so I sit in the very corner (but still being able to see who comes in) I now manage pretty well to effectively blind out the rest of my environment and just occupy myself with the task at hand.
So, by now I'd say it's still far from an ideal work environment, but it's gotten better.

PS: irc also helps! ;)

PPS: Thanks to Erinn, I know now that my current tenancy is called subletting.

PPPS: Oh, and 7am is still much too ******* early!!!

PPPPS: I like Marc's new meme. :) My results:

Meike needs him . . . now who might that be? ;)
Meike needs to help hold up my arm . . . Uhm. Whatever rocks your boat, man ...
Meike needs some work . . . soo. not. true.
Meike needs it too . . . [...]

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