Busy being busy

[linaewen]

It's one of those office days where I just have to sit here and deal with things as they come, and in between plug away at the tasks I have assigned myself to do today. Not a bad day, actually, as long as I don't worry about being interrupted, or look ahead to the rest of what is looming on the horizon that needs accomplishing. I'm only looking at the short list today, and that will be enough.

I successfully manned the mysterious and frightening phone switchboard today at the office, during breaktime -- once I am past doing it over lunch break I will be home free for another 6 weeks. Wheeee! I'm not a big fan of phones, I prefer to do business face to face, or in writing. ;-)

As I walked to work this morning, I was surrounded by the pleasant, pulsing buzz of cicadas -- I do enjoy hearing them! In honor of that enjoyable moment, I am reposting the poem I shared a couple of weeks back about cicadas:

We know that you are royally blest,
Cicada, when among the tree-tops,
You sip some dew and sing your song;
For every single thing is yours
That you survey among the fields
And all the things the woods produce.
The farmers' constant company,
You damage nothing that is theirs;
Esteemed you are by every human
As the summer's sweet-voiced prophet.
The Muses love you, and Apollo too,
Who's gifted you with high pitched song.
Old age does nothing that can wear you,
Earth's sage and song-enamored son;
You suffer not, being flesh-and-blood-less--
A god-like creature, virtually.
-- from an ancient Greek poem

Comments

[mochagoddess511.livejournal.com]

nice to see you noticing the little things, like the cicadas, in a time of hectic-ness.

((You))

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

These particular fellows were hard to ignore -- but I do try to notice what's going on around me, it helps minimize some of that hectic-ness.

Hope your weekend is very fine, my dear!

Hello

[faramirgirl.livejournal.com]

Well you know that if it was me answering more then on phone call at a time, the poor people would be hang up on but on out of meaness but because I would get confess on how to answer and to get to do where they wanted to go.

Love the poem. ((((lin4gondor))))

Re: Hello

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

If another call comes in when I'm on with someone else, I just ignore it. I cannot manage two at once!

[kimbys-place.livejournal.com]

Mmm, I do love that poem.

Sweet Lin surveys her list
She sighs softly, rests her chin on her fist
And begins to work her way through the deeds.
Methinks that a visit from Bean
And a wheel of cheese so keen
Is exactly what our darling Lin needs.
~ from a modern Kimby poem

(((hugs))))

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Methinks that a visit from Bean
And a wheel of cheese so keen
Is exactly what our darling Lin needs.

No kidding!

I your modern Kimby poem -- that's my favorite kind. :-D

((((hugs back))))

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

I loved it so much I forgot to write in the word "love" when I was telling you I loved it. ;-)

[my-cocoon.livejournal.com]

just in case I am delayed, I bid you a Good weekend my friend.

Peace,
Tom

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly, sir. I have PLANS for some writing, of the Boromir variety. ;-)

[boriel.livejournal.com]

just want to say hello and that i'm glad you were able to figure out the switchboard and not get too freaked out about it.

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Hi! Like my buddies at the office keep telling me, the worst that can happen is that they will have to call back. ;-)