Thursday, August 11, 2005

Deadline Press 2

Yes, a deadline is approaching, it's coming down to the wire - AND, of course:

* There is probably a family event this week.

* The coffee machine is empty.

* The network's running slow.

* Your prime application hangs up.

* A crash, somewhere, sometime, after hours & during prime time.

* You realize that you are falling asleep - standing up - at noon.

* The printer is out of ink.

* There is a suspicious spot on your face that looks suspiciously like stress-activated acne - or SOMETHING LETHAL (!!!) - but there's no time to check it out.

* The copier says "Toner Low" - which doesn't matter because its jammed - which doesn't matter because it's almost out of paper anyway and - you're not going to get more before the deadline hits because - the paper order has been delayed by the holiday weekend that you're working through.