Catch Ya Later, Downtown Charlie Brown!

As a result of some organizational changes at work, Wednesday is moving day into new office space for my company. For me and my friend/colleague, Kri, today marks our last day of occupancy in the shared office we affectionately refer to as "Downtown Charlie Brown." After today, not only will we be in a new building, but we will also be in separate offices.

Kri and I have been working together for nearly 3 years, but only lately have we worked in such close proximity to each other. With my responsibilities in Product and Marketing, and hers in Operations and IT, we balance each other out quite nicely, and make a pretty dynamic team. The proof is in the pudding. We get our work done, and always do so in a solid fashion - and we're known to have our fun in the process. Kri and I have mastered productivity in a way that still allows us to not get caught up in the stuffiness of our office environment.

Since news of our move broke, we've frequently discussed the impending separation anxiety that we expect from transferring into different offices. "No More Shenanigans," has been the unspoken theme of this relocation, but those who know us best are completely aware that no wall shall break our spirit.

This afternoon, our office neighbor and friend, Todd, walked into Downtown Charlie Brown with gadgetry in hand as Kri announced to me, "I have a surprise for you! In preparation for our move, Todd's gonna hook us up with web cams!"

I often joked how weird it will be to be in an office without the ability to just spout out some random complaint/question/statement to my office mate. Rooming with Kri had made me completely independent of utilizing instant messaging utilities, and even phones. I've been able to turn to her and mouth off whatever I was thinking at the moment.

Hence, the web cams have been set up to help avert the feelings of detachment. Those web cams have already proven their worth! Once Todd got them working, Kri and I were watching ourselves dance and make faces into the web cams like kindergartners. I pointed out how the chat screen reminds me of the Brady Bunch, so we attempted to recreate our own version:

Absolutely ridiculous.