Showing posts with label The working people next door.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The working people next door.. Show all posts

Saturday, February 09, 2008

3 Final Vignettes....from NYC>>>>>

This is the office building across from my hotel. Of course, in real life, the building and windows were much bigger. For an entire week though, it was like living "The Sims at the Office" because I watched ......Monday through Friday.....people come and go to work.

I could see only two floors clearly....the lower floor was very basic....and had bright flourescent lights, cardboard boxes lining the walls of the office, white walls.....looks like $$ was a real concern.

The floor above them.... by contrast....had softer flouresecent lights, tan and burgundy walls....and large offices which were individually decorated. There was one woman....a rather large woman...who I especially liked watching.... she was at her desk by 7am and stayed there till 7pm. I guessed she was important since many people visited her....and she remained seated....while everyone else stood or took a chair....she had a Tiffany-type lamp on her desk which created a soft glow and an empty gumball machine next to a huge office plant.

One morning....around 630 am (I was up and showered by 6:20am) a man came into her office and looked at the papers on her desk. I wanted to tap on the glass and shout, "Hey you.....leave her stuff alone.....do you have permission to be looking at her desk?????"

I often wondered if they could see me. Perhaps the hotel windows were tinted....and they couldn't see in.....since I was on the 17th floor I kept my shades open all the time....even at night since I enjoy letting the city lights be my nightlight.

Heck....maybe someone blogged from the office the whole week......"okay she's out of the shower now and wrapped only in a towel....she standing there in her underwear studying her suitcase........she laying on the bed.....she's changing into a nice skirt and low cut blouse but grossssss....she's wearing tennis shoes....ahhh she taking a bag of high heels with her.....all is not lost.

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