Tombstones

Today at work, a transaction was announced that I worked on. As result, in a month or so I will be a getting a lucite tombstone to commemorate my work on this deal (for those of you not familiar, this lucite tombstone will say "Company X has been acquired by Company Y and that Investment Bank Z advised Company X Example tombstones). A tombstone is called such because in a way, it marks the passing of a company. But personally for me, it marks the passing of my hopes and dreams. Each ounce of lucite in my tombstones has been extracted from me in blood, sweat, and tears. Dramatic I know. As I sit in my cubicle at work at 3am wondering what the hell I'm still doing there, I look at those tombstones and weep.

In other news, there was an article in The New York Times about companies that monitor customer service calls. For me, the most amusing part was that: "some Indian call centers show their operators episodes of Seinfeld and Friends to teach them about American culture." The comedic possibilities are endless. Of course, these Indians might also end up believing that there are no black people in America.

Hours spent at work today: 18
Optimism survey says: NO
Meanwhile, Confucius says "Man on toilet is high on pot."