The end of the whole mess
Well, folks, I guess this marks the end of the whole mess. I started this blog back in 2004. It was initially started as a way to keep in contact with my friends. I would rant about driving or family or dreams, but it quickly became quite clear what its purpose was. I wouldn’t have named it “The Mushrump” if I had known what it was going to end up being about, but then “The Mushrump” became sort of a code word for my colleagues. A place for humor to vent that which was bringing us so much frustration and anguish.
A few times I was certain I was going to be sued, fired, or ostracized. Afterall, I was working in a building FILLED with lawyers. Thankfully, their idea of tech-savvy was using a PDA and didn’t even understand what blogs were when I left.
Now that Mavvy has a new job, we, the characters of this blog, are all kind of sad. It was painful, it was trying, but we made some great friendships and it was fun establishing a solid headquarters for the ANTI-ICE movement.
I don’t know what to do with this place now. It was my home for four years and now there’s no one left to pass the torch onto. I guess that’s a good thing. It means that the people in the department now--Hasslehoff (oh, how I tried to change your name to ComicSans) and Sparklehorse—are both happy with their positions and have no need for a common venting ground.
There are no more pictures from the Dishwasher Monitor, no more tales of terror of Carol the Skeksi, no more mind-boggling, soul-crushing acts of destruction from Stepzilla. Just us five, the survivors, who managed to escape and move onto happier places.
I will never forget the laughter that sounded after a particularly trying event as my coworkers read the blog. They knew they weren’t alone and it was okay.
We could laugh and they couldn’t take that away.
A few times I was certain I was going to be sued, fired, or ostracized. Afterall, I was working in a building FILLED with lawyers. Thankfully, their idea of tech-savvy was using a PDA and didn’t even understand what blogs were when I left.
Now that Mavvy has a new job, we, the characters of this blog, are all kind of sad. It was painful, it was trying, but we made some great friendships and it was fun establishing a solid headquarters for the ANTI-ICE movement.
I don’t know what to do with this place now. It was my home for four years and now there’s no one left to pass the torch onto. I guess that’s a good thing. It means that the people in the department now--Hasslehoff (oh, how I tried to change your name to ComicSans) and Sparklehorse—are both happy with their positions and have no need for a common venting ground.
There are no more pictures from the Dishwasher Monitor, no more tales of terror of Carol the Skeksi, no more mind-boggling, soul-crushing acts of destruction from Stepzilla. Just us five, the survivors, who managed to escape and move onto happier places.
I will never forget the laughter that sounded after a particularly trying event as my coworkers read the blog. They knew they weren’t alone and it was okay.
We could laugh and they couldn’t take that away.
posted by Laura Mitter at
12:54 PM
2 Comments:
Awe--that was a heart wrenching farewell to the blog Colormist. I must say I will miss it greatly! It was an excellent outlet for the misery of ICE and while I don't miss ICE in the least, I'll always fondly remember the blog. And yes, something positive came out of the mess--an excellent group of friends that may not have found their way to one another otherwise. There's always a reason for everything and now that we've discovered what it was, at least we are all the heck out of there and on to bigger and better things!
HOORAY to everyone! We made it! We finally made it and all is well with the world. :)
Tootles,
Clark
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Anonymous, At
1:05 PM
Wow the end of an era... a bit sad I must say. It was a real gift to get to work with each of you and to find out I was not alone in my misery made me like ya even more. When I got access to the blog the whole work experience changed. Tolerable. Thats what it became. Thanks Colormist for your words of wisdom and the place to vent.
Wonder who'll get the evil chair now?
Peace Y'all,
Sharpie
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1:18 PM
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