Posted by Dinah on February 24, 2008, at 12:43:09
In reply to Re: New office » Dinah, posted by seldomseen on February 24, 2008, at 10:30:14
You're nicer than I am. I complain vocally at most changes.
He's only made two major permanent moves, although he also keeps an extra office where the furniture is part of the set from his main office. At the extra office, I'm either too close (per him) or too far away. Which is what I do now, since after you're too close the only place to go is too far away and even further than that. I hate that awkward spacing there.
His first office I loved almost as much as I loved him. I used to tell me he could rent me the space and didn't need to be there. Warm but subtle pink or maybe peach shade on the walls, with filtered indirect light through the poured glass windows. When the light was right and reflected off the walls, there was the rosy glow that I would associate with heaven. The space between him and me was perfect. And there was a cool patterned rug on the floor so I could roll the balls on the rug into the curves at the corners and back in my imagination when I felt uncomfortable. Best of all, if I rocked back and forth, the world outside shimmered because of the waves in the window. Glorious old building.
The one I see him at now has the same furniture as before, but the additions are all angular art deco (I think). And it's got what he considers a wonderful view, and admittedly there's no direct sunlight. And he keeps the overheads off and uses lamps. It's ok, but it seems more like an office than a therapy office. And it's not terribly convenient, and parking is expensive. Instead of rolling the balls, I try to connect two different parking garages that are close together so that my imaginary car can go through both as it goes up or down floors.
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