Ay, Skunkeye is so flustered right now at work. The task at hand actually should be a piece of cake but this place is so bureaucratic, the technology is so inefficient, and there are too many damn micromanagers here. Basic things should not be so difficult to accomplish. I’m just taking publicity photos, for god’s sake. Meanwhile, I’m running all over building with a clumsy government-issued digital camera, trying to round up the on-air talent and find a halfway- presentable studio to shoot in, and searching for a workstation which supports something besides Windows 1952 in order to upload the shots. It seems – with all the high profile guests coming to our building - nobody here ever thought to keep any promotional photos on file. Coming from a PR background, I wonder how we are ever supposed to compete with other media outlets and market ourselves - so much red tape, inefficiency, and so many out of touch decision-makers.
Well, Dad left Monday after giving an impressive talk here in town. He’s speaking/doing some kind of junket in Texas and the West Coast right now. Mom returned to Korea this morning. It was a nice family visit. Denby arrived yesterday for a few days – I can’t wait to spend time with her!
Speaking of departures, Bumblefuck will be leaving the house and DC at the end of June. What’s even better is that D agreed to no more housemates after that, so it will be just the two of us. We are both neat, keep very different hours, and respect each other and the house. I’m so relieved – the Bumblefuck experience has been very hairy indeed.
But your readers will be the poorer without you being catty about a flat-mate's hair in the shower or BO on the sofa. I think you owe it to us to suffer some more.
Posted by: torn and frayed in manila | May 03, 2004 at 08:49 AM