A Glimpse of Monday Morning

The clock is blinking 9:45 a.m. and I’m sitting at my desk after having a meeting with co-worker. Hmm. Let’s take a glimpse into a brilliant Monday morning in the Crossover Graphics world. Outside it is already melt-your-hairspray humid and hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk (has anyone actually tried doing that?). But inside it’s perfect, even according to Sarah, one of our graphic designers who is perpetually cold. The lights are still off because the sunlight pouring in from the two large windows in the room provides a gentle, natural light.

Kate, our marketing director, just finished making a pot of tea out in the reception area. Yes, I said tea - it’s our office’s speciality. However, we are far from being tea snobs. Every few days, someone will dash up the road to the very prestigious McCafe at McDonalds for some iced mochas with extra vanilla.

Everyone just had a panic attack. Stephanie, the CEO, was checking Crossover’s Facebook group and discovered that Facebook won’t load. Wails of “all my pictures are on Facebook; I can’t lose them!” come from all across the office. Ben, our IT guy who’s loading software onto Kate’s computer, just laughs and assures us that a company as big as Facebook will be back online shortly with everything intact.

As Ben works on Kate’s computer, Kate suggests plans for an evening office outing. Sarah, who’s busy typing away on her computer, wants to gets pedicures. Ben grimaces and says anything involving food would be better.

My phone rings. Apparently my direct line used to belong to Farmer’s Insurance or General Motors because I keep getting calls for them. Or perhaps the huge lightning storm last week tangled up phone lines. Goodness knows what havoc the storm caused - it managed to fry my home Internet and phone last week.

The office has an interesting smell this morning. It turned out to be one of those wallflowers. It’s plugged into the wall near Lindsey, the receptionist. It’s suppose to smell floral, but we all agree it smells more like men’s cologne.

Keyboards clicking, voices buzzing on the telephone, people running and bouncing down the stairs, the printer whirring, papers crinkling, little clicks and murmurs and indeterminate rustles and ripples. These are everyday sounds, but they’re good sounds. Life sounds.

It’s Monday morning and there’s a brand new week ahead of us.

--Ashley High is an Intern at Crossover Graphics (www.crossovergraphics.com).