and Words
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Won’t you come see about me?
I’ll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
Tell me your troubles and doubts
Giving me everything inside and out
Lyric excerpts from Musixmatch.
On a crisp Tuesday morning, I walk the short distance from my building to the nearby building with the cafeteria. I settle on a familiar table in a section of the large room. The dining room is sparsely populated; the collections of people resemble islands in an archipelago in a sea of tables. I walk the short distance to the grill station where I order breakfast on the kiosk, typically an omelet and a side of hashbrowns. I proceed to the espresso stand, where I order my tall latte and a pastry, often a bacon maple bar. Now, I play a tranquil waiting game; it’s a race between getting the coffee, the food, or my friends arriving.
Slowly people drift in and sit down. Some walk directly from their cars to the cafeteria; they place their coats and bags next to the table as they sit down. Having arrived at work earlier, others wander from their office to the cafeteria. We may talk about anything and often do. Topics typically center around technology and news. Occasionally, we bring up current projects; oftentimes, having a diverse set of geeks as a sounding board for designs or approaches. Sometimes we chat about deeply personal topics which dominate our attention.