The Office

CAFE BUSTELO
Inexpensive, redolent, and the can is iconic. Coffee is coffee.

CLOCK
Broken? It hasn't moved in . . . Oh wait: There it goes.

ELEVATOR
Not the right place to try your new standup material.

HEADPHONES
Plug into computer, rock out while you process important stuff.

LUNCH HOUR
"Your" time. Visit a gallery. Grab a sandwich. Do sudoku.

MANILA FOLDER
In the Philippine capital, these contortionists make tourists' heads spin.

PILOT G2 GEL PEN
Egads: writes so smoothly you'll think it's made of silk

PRINTER
"Paper jam." "Out of paper." What's up with this machine?

RAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK
Right foot wet. Rain suit cuff rides up over laces.

WORK
Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Why? Uh-huh.