Anyone have some luck to spare?

I left my handbag in the park. Can you see where this is heading?

Take 1 happy Le Driver.
Subtract 1 iPod. $400.
Subtract 1 Mobile Phone. $295.
Subtract 1 Wallet. Bank Card + Concession Card. About 5$ cash.
Subtract 1 pair headphones. $37.
Subtract 1 handbag. $34.

= 1 Sad (and poor) Le Driver.

The home phone has been broken since friday. Everyone is sick. A woman fell down and had to call an ambulance outside work today. Is it megalomanic to think I'm shrouded in an aura of bad luck, that affects me, and those around me? I like to imagine the aura is a wreath of dark mist. Do you?

And yes, the security cameras are as much (possibly more so) for the employees as they are for actual security. A work mate asked the boss jokingly if she'd watched us yet, and the deadpan reply was: "I haven't had time yet." Today, a girl at work stood beneath an overhang and asked "Do you think the cameras can see me here?". Another girl asked me: "Will they be able to watch us eat?". You probably can't understand how eerie it was without seeing the fearful, wide-eyed looked on their faces.

I think security cameras should be used to protect, not supervise. It's all a little too Panopticon for me...

This entry was posted on June 01, 2005 at 4:44 PM. |