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April 30th, 2010

Pictures of my new office

I now have the keys to the new office and will be moving some things in over the weekend. Here are some pictures of the office in its empty state. Warning: Those who find dull pictures uninteresting should look away now.

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Above: Empty office. Note heater and powerpoints. The computing department will be on the left I think, and the drawing department on the right. The location of the filing department is still to be determined. It looks a bit dark – that is because the lights aren’t on, it was cloudy and the windows are tinted a bit.

(Click ‘read the rest of this entry’ for more of this kind of thing.)

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Above: Office seen from other end. I think this end would look nice with a sofa. Note the intercom. (Apologies to those who now have a piece of paper saying ‘heater, powerpoints, intercom’ that will confuse them in coming days.)

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Above: View from the window looking to the right. Note dual carriageway, allowing traffic to travel in either direction. The cranes in the background are building Basildon’s Olympic stadium or somesuch. The sign is advertising Safestore, my landlords. My address will be Suite 14, Safestore, Basildon. Prestigious or what.

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Above: View from the window looking the other way. I will use this view to inspire entries for ‘the dullest blog in the world’.

Thank you for taking the time to look at these pictures. You may now continue with your activities.

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  1. Phill says:

    You not only have a heater, you have a fan. So if you are feeling too warm and too hot simultaneously (say if you are suffering from flu-like symptoms), you can sit in the middle of the room with the fan and the heater turned up.

    Not that you would be at the office if you were suffering from flu-like symptoms, but still.

    It seems like it is indeed a good office though.

    April 30th, 2010 at 9:08 am
  2. Peter Phillips says:

    Nice office – love the blue carpet – just right for the incoming govt…

    But I think the border outside could do with some leylandii or a few pansies at least!

    April 30th, 2010 at 9:08 am
  3. Bob Hackett says:

    Great to see success happening. If, on the other hand, things get tight in a possible double dip recession your superb building descriptors must earn you the right to become an estate agent. Such talent!!
    Of course, with a new government your office may soon become too cramped with all those filing cabinets, so here’s to your every success.
    Keep well,
    Bob

    April 30th, 2010 at 9:39 am
  4. ramtopsrac says:

    I had also spotted the ceiling fan, but could I humbly suggest the services of a window cleaner? With such a wonderfully quiet dual carriageway it is a same to spoil the view with grubby windows.

    Shall expect regular updates on the view of the cranes (which way they are facing, what they are lifting etc) a la Blowers on TMS when at Lords :-)

    Enjoy it – a whole kingdom to call your very own!

    April 30th, 2010 at 10:00 am
  5. Dave says:

    The ceiling fan doesn’t work as far as I know – it is a relic of the past life of the office. If I need a fan I think it will be a case of providing my own.

    The windows are to be replaced I am told as they aren’t functioning properly. So I mustn’t get to attached to them.

    April 30th, 2010 at 10:14 am
  6. Jaded for Jesus says:

    Yes, I’m delighted that you have a new office, though the pictures were just a tiny weeny bit dull. In fact, might I suggest that you offer them to anaesthetists as a relaxing, non-invasive pre-med? Worked like a charm on me and could save the NHS squillions. ZZZZZzzzzzz

    April 30th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
  7. chris clark says:

    I think you should leave it as it is a statement about the emptiness of life. I disagree with Jaded the more I look the more I see…is that a paperclip lurking?

    April 30th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
  8. M. Schutz says:

    Now the space just needs consecrating, and the creativity can begin!

    (Levity does derive from “Leviticus”?)

    April 30th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
  9. Sara says:

    Looks exciting. Needs plants, though. And one of those big year planner things. You could creatively stick the little stickers on in nice patterns over the months. And now you can invite us all to your office Christmas party.

    April 30th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
  10. The Churchwarden's Terrier says:

    Thank you for that update Dave. I was worried that my blog was a bit boring, but I feel better now. I also fret about your windows. Not functioning properly? What does that mean? And what are they to be replaced with? If you open the window, will you be able to hear yourself think? yours, worriedly….

    April 30th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
  11. Lou Henderson says:

    The second pic shews far better than the first the pleasing effect of laying carpet tiles alternately north-south and east-west.

    May 2nd, 2010 at 9:14 pm
  12. TimT says:

    Looking upon those roadway and industrial pictures fills me with an indefinable and somehow melancholy longing and a love for all of nature. This is possibly because I am looking at those pictures while listening to Vaughan Williams early-20th-century symphonic work ‘The Lark Ascending’, written as a celebration of all things pretty and natural. Maybe you could play that in your office?

    Then again I suppose feelings of indefinable and somehow melancholy longing and love for all of nature aren’t exactly what you want to inspire a funny little cartoon. Maybe play The Monkeys instead.

    May 3rd, 2010 at 12:28 am