I managed to get an extra week too today, by simply showing up to work one week early. ;) I just assumed I was starting today, but then re-read the message from the editor in chief and realized I’m supposed to start next week. So I told the culture editor, and he said “of course we need you this week too, you have to stay and work this week”. Ahh. One more week of cultural bliss. Every week counts.
Plus, the timing is excellent. All the book publishers present their autumn lists to the press these upcomming weeks, which means I get to go around to press conferences and pick up free books. Yay!

to be back in the culture section. Plus, there’s an added bonus: today, to my huge delight, I got to pick up my computer and move to a new desk in the culture section, at a reasonably safe distance from hiccup and mr talks-to-himself!! Ahhhh! The peace! I’m sure the entire world can hear hiccup clearing his throat and coughing every 3 seconds, but at least I don’t think I’ll hear the hiccup sounds. (he wasn’t there today, so I didn’t get to check).

I’m sure some people found it a bit strange that I picked up and moved to a different part of the office the second I started working in culture again. I’m s short term temp again now, and most temps just pick a desk wherever and stay there, it doesn’t make sense to move around every time we start working for a different section of the paper for a few days or weeks. I hope the weekend people weren’t offended. But I just couldn’t let an opportunity to get away from the 2 most annoying people in the whole workplace slip away from me! Ahh.