Your leaking thatched hut during the restoration of a pre-Enlightenment state.

 

Hello, my name is Judas Gutenberg and this is my blaag (pronounced as you would the vomit noise "hyroop-bleuach").

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   today was a good day
Monday, October 25 1999
Our company celebrated its millionth signed-up member today at a gala company meeting featuring genuine champagne mimosas. All 29 of us who have worked at the company for at least a year were called to the front of the room one by one to receive $1000 travel vouchers. Additionally, I received several bonus checks for recent projects I've completed. My cynicism had difficulty withstanding such a concentrated pounding of good news.
For the rest of the day I found myself being both unusually productive and cheerful. I didn't even take a lunch break, normally a psychological necessity.
At the end of the day I put a project live that is likely to win me over $500 in bonus money. It was the first major success of our somewhat-marginalized educational czar, and he was clearly aware that he had mostly me to thank.
Then when I got home I found I'd received the latest copy of the bimonthy Utne Reader. A bimonthly magazine is such an infrequent treat that the receipt of an issue confers an almost holiday quality on the day all by itself.


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