hipmtfn (ttAR): on the explorer and the farmer ...

from tyler's recent post on the explorer and the farmer ... he posed the question - "how are you exploring and farming in your own life?"

context? ... during the first advanced riskology meeting held last month, tyler shared the following -

"One conversation that stuck with me was about the sharp divide there seems to be in our community between praising the risk takers of the world and demonizing the risk avoiders. ... but I think we all agreed on a really important point – the world takes both types to function. Somebody ... made the analogy to the explorer and the farmer."

- for which i realized as i signed up -

"... thanks so much for acknowledging the benefits of both! (believe me, people think i’m crazy to be back in cubeopolis. maybe i’m just a bit of a crazy explorer – exploring cubeopolis!) ..."

cubeopolis ... my affectionate term for the work arena -

def: (the manner of naming greek city-states, that is, “-polis” -meaning city, citizenship or of the people) cubicle city, may also be referred to as cube farm.

i shall continue to enjoy and
to explore the farmer-occupied cubeopolis,
aka cube farm!

and then there is cubicide, whether physics supports it ...

BATCH 3: from june '08, when cubicide was introduced to the family of cubealabras (and cubicide may be unlikely because of physics as we know it, but still ...)

cubbaticle: def - extended absence from cubicle; also self-cubolishment
cubolish: def - ban someone from the cubeopolis for instrusive or irritating behavior
cubaphobic: def - cubaphobes who often take cubbaticles; may be related to proximity of cuberts.
cubert: def - pervert of the cubeopolis; also closely related to cub-icky
cubicky: def - closely related to cubic hair
cubebration: def - ubiquitous birthday celebration in which no one knows the birthday person or how to sing
ice-cubed: def - when your management refuses to acknowledge the problem with the air conditioner
cubeometer: def - measuring device to make sure the ice cubed problem has been solved in cubeopolis so that cubesters don't freeze their cubits off
cubits: def - unit of cubicle memory storage; used for quantifying institutional memory contained in a bureacracy. (e.g., "All the baby boomer staff in Permitting are retiring this year. Do you have any idea how many senior cubits we'll be losing? at least 8 Gigacubits and 12 lifers!!")
cubentrification (also cub-entrify): def - movin' on up in cubeopolis or cube-politan
cubpid: def - office matchmaker (among and between cubesters)
incubeus/succubeus: def - skanky but somewhat attractive male/female co-worker who's constantly asking you out in your cubicle and apparently had the word "no" deleted from his/her vocabulary
roundacube: def - going around the square table and telling everyone all the pointless activities you've been involved with; see also "deadwood," "slacker," and "cubicide"
cubicide: def - attempting death by swallowing a whole cube of Post-Its®, hanging suspended from the ceiling above the cubicle and using a paperclip noose, or asking for a raise
cuborandum of agreement/understanding (also COA or COU): def - little pieces of paper that people, who actually have to follow the terms contained therein, neither agree with nor actually understand.

cubeopolis ... not to be confused with cubeopolus

BATCH 2: may '08 contributions to cubealabras

cube-capra (def: Some know it as the dreaded "environmental regulation." However, in Latin America, where the common folk are known to speak casually of "res ipsa loquitur" and "carpe diem," it is referred to simply as the mysterious, corporate life force-draining monster known as...)
cube-ectomy (def: emergency removal from cube)
cube-tied (ya don't say? ... if an employee no longer wants kids, he would have his cubes tied?)
cube-turbation (def: (i) when a cube-ster's equilibrium has been thrown off; (ii) when a cube-ster is (dare i say) getting off; (iii) when a cube-ster is bothering another cube-ster)
cube your enthusiasm (def: ... why oh why does this amuse me so?!)
cuber mensch (def: a super employee)
cubricity (ya don't say? ... if you find it difficult to slip between assignments, one would say that you lack sufficient cubricity)
pre-cubescent (ya don't say? ... my co-worker threw such a fit, i'd swear she was pre-cubescent. such cubenile behavior, indeed.)
cubenile (ya don't say? ... my co-worker threw such a fit, i'd swear she was pre-cubescent. such cubenile behavior, indeed.)
cube-enius (def: sacto floyd)
cube-fax (def: the act of sharing written information in 1995.)
cubeopolis (def: the manner of naming greek city-states, that is, “-polis” -meaning city, citizenship or of the people)
cubeopolus (def: cubicles in greece the manner of the zoological classification suffice, e.g., -us, having or form of , ex. "Wonder Twins powers activate! Shape of a bucket, form of an octopus!")
cubec (def: a cubeopolis full of Canadians)
bar-b-cubed (def: what cubecs are called if their city burns down?)
royally scubed (ya don't say? ... if the insurance companies fail to pay the bar-b-cubed)

cuber
pronounced koo-BEH
ya don't say? ... voulez-vous cuber avec moi?
definition(s) ... s’il vous plaît

c'est mercredi.
qu'est-ce qui faites-vous un mercredi pour le plaisir?

the introduction of cubic hair in the cubeopolis vernacular

as of sept '07, i started working in a cubicle.

... so i have decided to keep a running tab
of what a few of us would like to affectionately call ...

cubealabras
[words (Sp.) = palabras. words about cubicle life? cubealabras]

BATCH 1: november '07 - maiden voyage ... we have the following celebration of cube-ictionary and cube-isms...

cube-occupant (def: one who lives, works (or both) in a cubicle)
cube-i-licious (def: a cute cube-occupant)
cube-politan (def: the rows/aisles of cubicles - the "grid" - the "pedestrian-oriented-design")
cube-o-rama (def: fun times in a cubicle)
cube-opolus (def: cubicles in greece)
cube-ster (def: a hip cube-occupant who likes being in cube-politan)
cube-meister (def: self-proclaimed master of cube-politan)
cube-every-day (def: the life of a cube-occupant)
cube-otomy (def: when you move on from your cube-every-day)
cube-cicle (def: frozen spears hanging from roof eaves)
cubic-hair (ya don't say?: who put this ... in my coke?)
cube-opoly (def: someone who is the only cube resident)
vac-cube (ya don't say?: does nature abhor a ... ?)
cubic's rube (def: what a cube-ster would pull out to twiddle around)
cube-itis (def: a medical condition after cube-every-day)
cube steak (ya don't say?: what's for lunch?)
cubes (ya don't say?: some men pay adult entertainers to show them their ...)
cubee (def: what a medical marijuana card carrying cube-ster smokes at his/her desk)
cube socks (def: what a cube-occupant may wear during lunch hour kickboxing class)
cube-ee-doo (def: best dog on t.v.)
cubicle bill (ya don't say?: if Tarantino wanted to make a movie about a vengeful samurai starring cube-politan, what would he call it?)
cube-tastic four (def: favorite super heroes)
cublished (def: when you publish a cube-alabras)
cube-onymity (def: when the cube-occupant has managed to remain anonymous in cube-ipolitan)

what is cubeopolis?

almost 2 months after rejoining the conventional workforce - a large organization, aka (at least to me) as cubeopolis ... which had initially been (incorrectly) referred to as cubeopolus (and so i was later rightfully chastised by the oracle).

nevertheless ... i did join cubeopolis in mid-september; here is the ever evolving cube as it once was back in november 2007.

cube-occupant
cube-i-licious
cube-politan
cube-o-rama

cube-opolus
cube-ster
cube-ometer
cube-meister
cube-every-day