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the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2023.05.11

I went to the office despite being quite sick yesterday. The reason was an important town hall and social event we were putting on. A "post COVID" situation with forty staff in the office for the first time in the three years I've worked at this shop.

It tuned out there was a secret item on the agenda tonight. My two most senior managers pulled out a bass and a guitar and laid down a jazz track or two, accompanied by a previous recording of the two of them plus the guy who was managing the sound - who was on trombone.

It's funny how people can surprise you.

rand()m quote

I'm constantly amazed at how difficult it is to break free of the straitjacket of the immediately urgent.

—michael werneburg