Rolling, rolling, rolling...

Quoth Michelle from a comment:

As for you, how quiet is it at work now? Are there tumbleweeds blowing past your desk?

Well, first off I should say that I am fine. My voluminous complaints about work recently were largely an exercise in venting and I can promise you that my state of mind is far more at peace and content than you have otherwise discerned. Besides, Christmas is just around the corner and I do like a good Christmas (although I also think it's a bit of a shame that Christmas stole all the attention away from the Winter Solstice, which is a much better reason for a celebration in my calendar, but that's a rant for another time).

Secondly, it's funny that you should mention the tumbleweeds. This came up in discussion with a friend at work when the redundancies were announced and after the conversation I had a hunt around online and found some shops that sell... tumbleweeds (And no, I'm not kidding). Don't you just love the internet? I bought a couple of small fans a summer or two ago to prevent people around me from expiring due to heatstroke when the air conditioning failed. My current plan is to order some tumbleweeds (small or medium should do the trick I think) and carefully position the fans to blow them down the length of our (admittedly now rather small) office. I haven't put my order in just yet, since we're still at a stage where the wounds are fresh and I've learned in the past (to my cost) that not everyone shares my sense of humour. Of course there are some people that I've yet to witness sharing anyone's sense of humour.

But it's definitely on my agenda. Remind me to take photos...