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Think you have it bad?

Even though we've returned home, I still have some fun times to share. It turns out you can publish a book from your blog (these website operators are so clever about getting money out of us, aren't they?) and so I'm planning my first book "Adventures with Connie, 2009". I want to make sure a few more entries get included. To wit:

My blog about Tbilisi wouldn't be complete without telling you about our entry for "The World's Worst Cubicle" contest currently being run by Dudley Dawson of the San Franciso Examiner.
http://www.examiner.com/x-3040-Life-in-the-Cubicle-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Worst-Cubicle-in-the-World-2009--Week-2-finalists

After viewing the week 1 and week 2 finalists, I knew these entries couldn't hold a candle to the work area of one of Irakli's friend that we visited in Tbilisi. So I submitted the following entry. Entries are judged on 10 criteria, and this "cube" takes the cake in most of them:


Dear Dudly: I respectfully submit my entry for world's worst cubicle. Do the words "hole in the wall" normally conjur up delightful images of tasty yet small local restaurants? Not any more. Here's why this cube...excuse me, hole in the wall, is the worlds' worst cubicle according to your own criteria:


1. Size. Have you ever seen anything smaller? Enough said.

2. Lack of privacy. Anyone coming to use the copier can see everything on my screen, including work related items, porn, and my own personal emails.

3. Proximity to foul odors. I'm located one floor down from street level, where it's damp, not to mention the fumes from the overheating copier.

4. Messiness. There isn't enough room to be messy.

5. No storage. There's only the edge of the copy machine, and a table next to the 'cube' too. At least we were able to hang those wooden shelves on the wall.

6. Risk of electricution: Note the wires everywhere. One bad rainstorm, and one big electrical short, and I'll no longer have to suffer working here.

8. Attempt at Color/Design. Does puke green qualify?

9. Monotony. At least my cube is unique.

I've viewed each entry in your contest, and having any of those cubes would be heaven to me. I challenge your submitters to swap places with me for just one day.

Respectfully Submitted,
Your humble servant,
CSF

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