Ship Shape

In fifth grade, my teacher taught us how to make origami boats.

He destroyed me.

From that moment on, I make the boat allll the time. I’ll use almost anything that is the right size… gum wrappers, napkins, paper bags and tin foil.

Anything.

My hands are like a Jedi, experienced in the technique of origami boat folding. My master taught me well. I was at work chilling when I saw a paper just the right size on the desk. My hands itched and my leg began to bounce. The temptation was too great. I tried to distract myself, look at the computer, phone and time, anything to take my mind off of it. But it was too late.

I went to the dark side. They have cookies.

I grabbed the paper and my fingers went on auto pilot. I made the boat and exhaled. I looked at my work and saw that it was good. I didn’t want to toss the boat so I set it on top of my cubicle instead. It looked all cute and small. I instantly fell in love. I wanted it to stay there forever. Why not? I asked myself. Call centers are notorious for having items stay in one place forever not to diss on the cleaning skills. It’s just a fact.
So I mentally made a note in my head to see how long it’d stay there.

3 days.

I was thoroughly disappointed. I found out later the guy that shares my cubicle had removed it without thinking, playing with it during a call and willing it to disappear. Oh no he didn’t! I made another one out of a church flyer because I figured if someone was going to take it this time and open it, I’d recognize them at church and be like, “It was you!” Then tackle them or something.

7 days.

I gave up and told my supervisor my experience. He has challenged me to make a row of boats on all of the cubicles and see if they are removed then.

Challenge accepted.