It all started innocently enough

I have Simon to blame for this. Over the years I've accumlated a variety of strangely fascinating toys, mostly gifts. Since I'm of the belief that such things are meant to be played with, I usually take them into work and place them on my desk. People come to my desk to play when they're stressed. It's my contribution to a happier work environment and I like it.

But thanks to Simon the work/play dynamic has begin to tilt in favour of play. Ordinarily I wouldn't view this as a bad thing but it seems to be escalating. How? Well it all started off with one of these. It's an extremely cool construction kit consisting of a number of magnetic rods and steel bearings. Perfect for building that geometric fantasy you've been dreaming of. Simon kindly sent me the 42 piece kit as Christmas present (thanks again Simon!). It's been something of a talking point since it landed on my desk. One of my nearby co-workers was also particularly taken with it. Yesterday we were both merrily ignoring our assigned tasks and instead trying to build a vaguely bridge like structure when it struck us both. We needed more pieces. After a quick hunt online we found a site that not only sold the sets, but also offered a next day delivery service.

This morning we received the 184 piece set. This afternoon we did very little work. Early this evening we reached another conclusion: We need more pieces.

I'm sure it can only go down hill from here...