So horribly bored!

It's only been an hour and already I'm so bored I could cry...am yawning as it is and have perfected the closed mouth yawn and the silent lion roar yawn (that's best done when no-one's looking directly at you).
Got more pages to proof read ( three pages to be exact). So what else would I need for umm...15 minutes?
Also had a chance to interact with the lovely production person. This time I used only proofing marks (the standard ones) and didn't add any margin commentary. Now, my editor can't make out what the marks mean...hehheeheehehehheeh *cough*...the mental laughter is making me choke
Ok, so it's been another half hour and I'm still bored. Have checked the corrected copy (that took about ten minutes and only coz I was streching it)...now what?
I should go home and sleep.
Was clearing out my desk...there's this amazing joy you feel when you hand-shred paper isn't there? I love the sound...particularly coz it makes weird boss look up -- startled. Hah!
And now he's proofing pages...and studiously avoiding me...so that's my cue to leave! He probably thinks I've written satanic language on the hallowed pages of his rubbish mag...Am definitely inventing an excuse to stay home after lunch -- but that's still 45 minutes away. May be I can say I got the 24 hour flu? Upset stomach? Family emergency? Yeah, that sounds vague enough...or a migraine attack...hmmmm...
And fat old ugly production guy is checking out the babe who walked in...yuck! he actually turned around in his chair....am going to go throw up now.
Will do a comic character sketch (in verse?) of these weirdos soon...so watch this space!
OMG! weird boss has no clue about forwarding mail and is pretending he does. He also calls the en-dash the big hyphens and is astounded by the em-dash. he just asked someone to insert the dot dot dot (and I thought we called those elipses!) And yes, he is the EDITOR!!!!
Not sure if this is comic or really sad...
And the shrill lady in the corner is in a very shrill mood today...Is there a hiring criteria for weirdness? And if so, what does it mean that they took me in?? OMG!
So long fellow slaves! Have a nice day!


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Submitted by Flame Lily FX on Mon, 02/26/2007 - 19:16.

Your post is just sooooooo funny! I can identify with your yawns but I can say that I have now perfected the art of sleeping with my eyes open in my boring job lol! Thankfully, I can rely on taking 20 steps to the shredder in order to get my energy fix for the day lol!!!!!! You can take my soul but you can't take the shredddddeerrrrrrrrrr!!!!! lol :)

God, I'm jealous cos your job seems dead exciting compared to mine. Sounds like they've got working to the max!!! LOL

Take care. :O lion yawns lol x