<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440912431693949386</id><updated>2024-10-06T20:03:20.240-07:00</updated><category term="corporate"/><category term="corporate jungle"/><category term="corporation"/><category term="cubicle"/><category term="jungle"/><category term="monkey"/><category term="office"/><category term="office humor"/><category term="work"/><category term="humor"/><category term="humorous"/><category term="job"/><category term="professional"/><category term="workplace"/><category term=".workplace"/><category term="cube"/><category term="desk"/><category term="disgruntled"/><title type='text'>The Corporate Jungles Of Cubonia:  Researcher&#39;s Log</title><subtitle type='html'>Cube Monkeys are disapparing at an alarming rate.  Corporate mergers, downsizing, higher &quot;productivity&quot;, mandatory overtime and a lack of vacation time or chances for advancement are slowly eroding their environment, often leaving them with nowhere to go.  &#xa;&#xa;Here is the tale of one brave researcher&#39;s adventures in the corporate jungles of cubonia.  This expose will remind you that Cubonia is OUR responsibility.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8440912431693949386/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Cam Solas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01005755560790957783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM-CHqoiY5iht5-USrse0S2RtLZjaRN7f01JNKvrn9QgPBlbfcalPD-mAhfrb3oml0NKe_Gi_Bptp_RHxzb_FRodhDkvR_skkU9-fltN5L_hmOz5KWDVw53Lj5rT4wAgOJsgSrocqRwWf2120Dm0GoABvaTPPF1twK5WL4WblbNd_PA/s220/163261365_211871363869828_6532579572356480937_n.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440912431693949386.post-7485122809883035363</id><published>2007-12-03T21:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-03T22:00:38.324-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term=".workplace"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporate jungle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cube"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cubicle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="desk"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="disgruntled"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="jungle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="monkey"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="office"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="office humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="work"/><title type='text'>Life and Death in Cubonia</title><summary type="text">Today I was taken to the desolate and arid side of cubonia, which is a mazelike, empty land.  This area holds a place in tribal legend:  The legend of Waah.  The legend of Waah holds that this land was once fruitful and filled with cube monkeys, in older and happier days, but slowly they all disappeared, and with their leaving, the land became arid and desolate.  This legend encompasses the idea </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/feeds/7485122809883035363/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/2007/12/life-and-death-in-cubonia.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8440912431693949386/posts/default/7485122809883035363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8440912431693949386/posts/default/7485122809883035363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/2007/12/life-and-death-in-cubonia.html' title='Life and Death in Cubonia'/><author><name>Cam Solas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01005755560790957783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM-CHqoiY5iht5-USrse0S2RtLZjaRN7f01JNKvrn9QgPBlbfcalPD-mAhfrb3oml0NKe_Gi_Bptp_RHxzb_FRodhDkvR_skkU9-fltN5L_hmOz5KWDVw53Lj5rT4wAgOJsgSrocqRwWf2120Dm0GoABvaTPPF1twK5WL4WblbNd_PA/s220/163261365_211871363869828_6532579572356480937_n.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440912431693949386.post-8571225445802263557</id><published>2007-11-10T14:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T22:48:17.803-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporate jungle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cubicle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humorous"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="job"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="jungle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="monkey"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="office"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="office humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="professional"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="work"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="workplace"/><title type='text'>Mystical Beliefs</title><summary type="text">I should note that while “asking” is important, it is only the gesture itself that has value. All decisions are made by those of the highest castes, who often utilize mystical visions of imaginary (the dead?) spirits to invoke their will. These spirits have a number of names, common ones being “SeeEehOh”, and “visseprezident”. They will claim to have talked to various unseen forces and have been </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/feeds/8571225445802263557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/2007/11/mystical-beliefs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8440912431693949386/posts/default/8571225445802263557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8440912431693949386/posts/default/8571225445802263557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/2007/11/mystical-beliefs.html' title='Mystical Beliefs'/><author><name>Cam Solas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01005755560790957783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM-CHqoiY5iht5-USrse0S2RtLZjaRN7f01JNKvrn9QgPBlbfcalPD-mAhfrb3oml0NKe_Gi_Bptp_RHxzb_FRodhDkvR_skkU9-fltN5L_hmOz5KWDVw53Lj5rT4wAgOJsgSrocqRwWf2120Dm0GoABvaTPPF1twK5WL4WblbNd_PA/s220/163261365_211871363869828_6532579572356480937_n.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440912431693949386.post-4705326216111540693</id><published>2006-11-20T23:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-10T14:22:26.282-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporate jungle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cubicle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humorous"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="job"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="jungle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="monkey"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="office"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="office humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="professional"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="work"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="workplace"/><title type='text'>Just Ask</title><summary type="text">In the rare bits of previous research I have been able to dig up for this insular breed, I had discovered that they had rudimentary language skills, but was frankly amazed at the complexity of both culture and language. While each caste of the tribe speaks a common form of cuboneese, each caste has also developed it&#39;s own personal dialect. I believe that the dialects are part of the foundation of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/feeds/4705326216111540693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/2006/11/just-ask.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8440912431693949386/posts/default/4705326216111540693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8440912431693949386/posts/default/4705326216111540693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/2006/11/just-ask.html' title='Just Ask'/><author><name>Cam Solas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01005755560790957783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM-CHqoiY5iht5-USrse0S2RtLZjaRN7f01JNKvrn9QgPBlbfcalPD-mAhfrb3oml0NKe_Gi_Bptp_RHxzb_FRodhDkvR_skkU9-fltN5L_hmOz5KWDVw53Lj5rT4wAgOJsgSrocqRwWf2120Dm0GoABvaTPPF1twK5WL4WblbNd_PA/s220/163261365_211871363869828_6532579572356480937_n.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440912431693949386.post-152745781110264461</id><published>2006-11-16T22:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-10T14:22:41.652-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporate jungle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="corporation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cubicle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humorous"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="job"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="jungle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="monkey"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="office"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="office humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="professional"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="work"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="workplace"/><title type='text'>First Impressions</title><summary type="text">Week 1:I have arrived in cubonia today in order to closely study a dwindling tribe of cube monkeys in their shrinking and endangered habitat.I have been assigned a guide by the tribe, the lovely Zena, whom they call &quot;Reesepchuness&quot;. I am told that, loosely translated this term means both &quot;polite guard&quot; and &quot;getter of things&quot;. Apparently cube monkeys operate on a caste system, or at least, a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/feeds/152745781110264461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/2006/11/first-impressions.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8440912431693949386/posts/default/152745781110264461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8440912431693949386/posts/default/152745781110264461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cubonia.blogspot.com/2006/11/first-impressions.html' title='First Impressions'/><author><name>Cam Solas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01005755560790957783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM-CHqoiY5iht5-USrse0S2RtLZjaRN7f01JNKvrn9QgPBlbfcalPD-mAhfrb3oml0NKe_Gi_Bptp_RHxzb_FRodhDkvR_skkU9-fltN5L_hmOz5KWDVw53Lj5rT4wAgOJsgSrocqRwWf2120Dm0GoABvaTPPF1twK5WL4WblbNd_PA/s220/163261365_211871363869828_6532579572356480937_n.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>