Greg tuned into a meeting today live from the office. I know - not a photograph of the office used so often as a comedy background; I mean the actual real thing! He was there!
I often think about my desk. It’s still stuck in March 2020, with its homemade cardboard calendar, pen pot, and stack of Chicago Manuals of Style (5th edition). Captain Assertive, my plastic pirate is there too, gazing into space, next to my JMW Turner mug and my spare smart-watch strap. The Captain must be wondering if I’ll ever come back across the high seas.
“Is there a thick layer of dust?” asked someone.
“No it’s not too bad, actually,” he replied, swiping a finger along the familiar wooden desk in front of him. With his headset on, he looked like a sort of astronaut reporting from abandoned moon base alpha.
I suppose we’ll all be going to abandoned moon base alpha, someday soon.
“Anyone else around then, Greg?”
“No,” he said wistfully, “It’s very quiet.”
I’ll bet it is.
The Five Dates
Back to School Day: 0 days
Back to Sixes Day: 0 days
Haircut Day: 14 days
Big Travel Day: 49 days
Liberation Day: 84 days
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