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felis_ultharus) wrote2005-08-31 05:20 pm
felis_ultharus) wrote2005-08-31 05:20 pm
Posting on the run...
So, we're doing English placement tests in these offices that were clearly designed by the Borg. They are identical on every floor, the cubicles laid out in exactly the same way, and the eerie thing is that there do not appear to be any managers or secretaries on the floor -- just rank-and-file employees.
At first I wondered if they were one of those anarcho-syndicalist banks, but everyone was too subdued. Even weirder were the kitchens -- they were identical right down to the colour scheme, to the art on the walls, to the amount of soap in the soap dispensers. Only the fridges were different -- on the upper floor, one was pushed back farther a few feet. Someone is going to hang for that, I'm sure.
Then the thought struck me that it's far more likely they share a collective consciousness, and the reason every floor, and every side of each floor, is identical is so that they, like the Borg, can continue to function even when 90% of the collective is destroyed. As the parts are interchangeable, they can take over one another's functions.
Security is insane there. I don't know whether to be more disturbed by the fact that security is so tight that it's taken two days to process the paperwork to get us passes so that we can use the bathroom at some point during our 8.5 hour days -- or that security is so lax that two English teachers were able to sneak in anyway and spend the whole day there without being noticed.
Anyway, here's one of the weirdest (and most fun) memes going:
Meme: Open WinAMP or Windows Media player, and hit shuffle to answer these questions.
What do you think of me, Random Music Player?
1. “General Joy” – Tori Amos
(why thank you!)
Will I have a happy life?
2. “Dazzle” – Siouxsie
(^_^)
What do my friends really think of me?
3. “Francis Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle” – Nirvana
(not sure what it means, but Francis Farmer was cool)
Do people secretly lust after me?
4. “Mississauga Goddamn” – Hidden Cameras
(this makes no sense – or should I be worried that this is the only song on the album that isn’t loaded with sexual imagery?)
How can I make myself happy?
5. “Dumb” – Nirvana
(“I think I’m dumb, or maybe just happy”...?)
What should I do with my life?
6. “Running Town” – Siouxsie
(I’ve read the lyrics three times in the last few minutes, and I still don’t understand it)
Why must life be so full of pain?
7. “Sweet the Sting” – Tori Amos
(hah!)
How can I catch a leprechaun?
8. “Mother Revolution” – Tori Amos
(this tells me nothing save that my randomizer loves Tori Amos)
Will I ever have children?
9. “The Consort” – Rufus Wainwright
(as this is a song about gay lovers, I’m assuming that’s no children, or at least the usual way ;) )
Will I die happy?
10. “tourette’s” – Nirvana
(that can’t be good)
Can you give me some advice?
11. “Evil Angel” – Rufus Wainwright
(neither can that :D )
What do you think happiness is?
12. “Greek Song” – Rufus Wainwright
(heh heh heh)
Do you have any advice to give over the next few hours/days?
13. “Sad Wedding Day” – Ashley MacIsaac
(okay, this about a guy who dies on his wedding day 0_o)
What will tomorrow be like?
14. “Fear is on” – Hidden Cameras
(eeep!)
What will next year be like?
15. “Sleepy Maggie” – Ashley MacIsaac
(either I’ll be very tired, or my next year will be conducted entirely in Scots Gaelic)
At first I wondered if they were one of those anarcho-syndicalist banks, but everyone was too subdued. Even weirder were the kitchens -- they were identical right down to the colour scheme, to the art on the walls, to the amount of soap in the soap dispensers. Only the fridges were different -- on the upper floor, one was pushed back farther a few feet. Someone is going to hang for that, I'm sure.
Then the thought struck me that it's far more likely they share a collective consciousness, and the reason every floor, and every side of each floor, is identical is so that they, like the Borg, can continue to function even when 90% of the collective is destroyed. As the parts are interchangeable, they can take over one another's functions.
Security is insane there. I don't know whether to be more disturbed by the fact that security is so tight that it's taken two days to process the paperwork to get us passes so that we can use the bathroom at some point during our 8.5 hour days -- or that security is so lax that two English teachers were able to sneak in anyway and spend the whole day there without being noticed.
Anyway, here's one of the weirdest (and most fun) memes going:
Meme: Open WinAMP or Windows Media player, and hit shuffle to answer these questions.
What do you think of me, Random Music Player?
1. “General Joy” – Tori Amos
(why thank you!)
Will I have a happy life?
2. “Dazzle” – Siouxsie
(^_^)
What do my friends really think of me?
3. “Francis Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle” – Nirvana
(not sure what it means, but Francis Farmer was cool)
Do people secretly lust after me?
4. “Mississauga Goddamn” – Hidden Cameras
(this makes no sense – or should I be worried that this is the only song on the album that isn’t loaded with sexual imagery?)
How can I make myself happy?
5. “Dumb” – Nirvana
(“I think I’m dumb, or maybe just happy”...?)
What should I do with my life?
6. “Running Town” – Siouxsie
(I’ve read the lyrics three times in the last few minutes, and I still don’t understand it)
Why must life be so full of pain?
7. “Sweet the Sting” – Tori Amos
(hah!)
How can I catch a leprechaun?
8. “Mother Revolution” – Tori Amos
(this tells me nothing save that my randomizer loves Tori Amos)
Will I ever have children?
9. “The Consort” – Rufus Wainwright
(as this is a song about gay lovers, I’m assuming that’s no children, or at least the usual way ;) )
Will I die happy?
10. “tourette’s” – Nirvana
(that can’t be good)
Can you give me some advice?
11. “Evil Angel” – Rufus Wainwright
(neither can that :D )
What do you think happiness is?
12. “Greek Song” – Rufus Wainwright
(heh heh heh)
Do you have any advice to give over the next few hours/days?
13. “Sad Wedding Day” – Ashley MacIsaac
(okay, this about a guy who dies on his wedding day 0_o)
What will tomorrow be like?
14. “Fear is on” – Hidden Cameras
(eeep!)
What will next year be like?
15. “Sleepy Maggie” – Ashley MacIsaac
(either I’ll be very tired, or my next year will be conducted entirely in Scots Gaelic)