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Lightbox project

This is what I’m doing this morning.  Not nearly as complicated as the setup shown. Prototype Lightbox Setup by oomlout How to Create an Inexpensive Photography Lightbox (with pictures) – wikiHow being able to light a piece properly to show the true color and beauty of it can be difficult. A light box is a [...]

The Good, the Bad, the Insidious Racist

I had lunch with a racist yesterday. Not on purpose of course. I have found some of her remarks to cause my ears to prick up, feeling something untoward before. Yesterday I decided it is racism. I happened to be leaving for lunch at the same time as a coworker, Jn, so invited her to [...]

Oops, threatened a coworker

My exuberant, 20-something coworker, T, got carried away today and started throwing things over the cubicle wall at idiot 20-something coworker who can’t stop talking about Chuck Norris. I couldn’t take it anymore. Without thinking I said, “T, if he hits me in the head with something, I am gonna kick your ass.” The whole [...]

Turf Wars and Bachelor Row

On the other side of my cubicle wall are four young men. Two are bachelors, one is engaged to a coworker, the other is married. But my boss has taken to referring to that section of the office as Bachelor Row. We have a lot of interesting project names, so initially I thought Bachelor Rowe [...]

Ettiquette in the workplace

Even though I haven’t worked with men for two and a half years, or anyone really, and don’t have any Post books nearby to reference, I’m certain that coworkers are not to greet each other with, “Hey baby!”