my office is filled with people who like to cause mayhem from time to time.  that’s something i learned from the start, as i spent the first three weeks of my job dodging (and firing my own) nerf darts at unsuspecting co-workers.

after several months of warfare, a cease-fire was declared due to, for the most part, a lack of ammunition.  over the months, darts got lost, sucked into vacuum cleaners by janitorial staff, and hoarded in the desk drawers of non-participants in order to stop the firefight.

it’s been a few weeks since any major battles, but now a new weapon has been revealed.  it’s unstoppable because it’s intangible.  it’s a SONG.  one of our clients sent us the world’s most cheerfully annoying sugary jingle for one of their spots and one of our producers has taken it upon himself to play it LOUDLY at various points throughout the day.  i’ve heard it maybe 10 times now and i’ve already got it mostly memorized.

how do you fight a song?  you can’t.  you have to fight fire with fire.

another producer sent the song out to about 10 of us, so now we’re all armed with the world’s catchiest/aggravating jingle.  in about an hour, we’re going to perform a 10-person performance of the jingle in the round.  so basically, each person will start playing the song 15 seconds after the person before them plays it.  creating a solid 3-4 minute loop.

i have a feeling that this next phase of the war is going to go on until we all purchase noise-cancelling headphones.

wish me luck.  it’s already stuck in my head and i haven’t heard the song in hours.