Happi<\/a>. The irony, of course, being that I was a depressive at 26 years old. Oh, and that my editor and I were voted most likely to take a sniper rifle to the rooftop.<\/p>\nBut that was 10 years ago. We’re both still here, much more at ease with who and where we are. I’ve grown up a ton in that span, but I remain pretty childish about some things.<\/p>\n
In general, I don’t like to write about the goings-on at work. I find it interminable when people tell stories about their offices, because those tales are so wrapped up in an intimate knowledge of the people and processes in place. So, if I provide a pretty scant take on what goes on from day to day at work, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to do; it just means that it can be esoteric and would likely bore you.<\/p>\n
That doesn’t explain why I persist with those Montaigne posts, but hey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This weekend marked my 10-year anniversary at my company. Our standard celebration calls for the anniversaree (?) to bring in bagels for the office, so I hit the Bagel Train this morning and treated my coworkers to some magic. Since our lives consist of milestones, this anniversary led me to reflect on my workplace and … <\/p>\n
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