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One of the features of our new workspace is a nice kitchen, really a sort of a cafe. The kitchen in our old building was bleak gray, with no windows and not enough seating. This new one has plenty of windows, table and chairs, and amazingly, a fireplace with several extremely cozy armchairs, each with a swing out mini table attached. I've fallen in love with it, and have really enjoyed reading a book there on my breaks.

But today the firm added another amenity which has ruined the lunch room for me entirely.

A wide screen TV.

I am absolutely disgusted. Now every lunch will be accompanied by the blaring of soap operas, no doubt.

My lunches will now be taken in one of the empty offices.

Welcome to Lawrence Schimel

I got a very nice surprise when Lawrence Schimel (desayunoencama) popped up on my friends list, and I'd like to introduce him and welcome him to LiveJournal (he's just started, so give him lots of encouragement). I became aware of Lawrence's work when I received a promotional copy of a book he edited, Things Invisible to See: Gay and Lesbian Tales of Magic Realism, which I certainly enjoyed. Lawrence has many other books, short stories, essays and poems to his publishing credit, and then I was fortunate enough to meet him at a con (was it World Fantasy? Can't remember) where he certainly impressed me very much with his thoughtful and authoritative contribution to a panel he was on concerning trends in gay genre publishing. Make him feel welcome, people. He's somebody worth knowing.