Blues From a Cubicle

Jesus Cake and other Officeland Nonsense

Posted on December 20th, 2007 by bluecube.
Categories: Officeland.

In the kitchen here at Officeland II the other morning, eyeing the usual leftover baked goods that were spread around, I saw a small rather enticing birthday cake with only one small slice taken from it.  I noticed that the cake said on it, “Happy Birthday Jesus”.  I figured that it was someone’s son or grandson, (as in Hey Zeus).  Later on I discovered that Officeland II’s answer to Annie Wilkes (Opus Dei Lady) brought it in.   ODL is really an interesting person.  She sometimes wears a crucifix around her neck (one of those big wall style types, not a tiny piece of jewelery), she is a very imposing woman, not someone I’d want to mess with.  She should have been a nun.  Nevertheless, I could not help but laugh at the Jesus Cake (as I have dubbed it), and no sooner had I started mocking the cake (”take this and eat, for this is my sugary flesh”) when things in my cubicle began flying about…

Oh, you think I made that up?

Several people saw an old travel mug of mine come falling out of one of my cabinets untouched by human hands as well as my briefcase come tumbling down off the file-drawer.

I said an Act of Contrition and am now hoping for the best.

In other news, today my boss is having a staff meeting, to discuss (among other things) our holiday luncheon.  Oy.  what holiday might that be?  I am going to suggest we hold off till Valentine’s day - you know a little something to get us through the mid-winter blahs.

Tomorrow at 2:30 pm I am out of here until the 3rd of January, 2008!!!  Will I make it till then?

Have a great day all, and if you find any Jesus Cake - don’t mock it!

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