Freeway improvements just recently reduced my daily commute from 45 minutes to 15.  It’s been a bittersweet victory, given that my employer’s plan to move our offices to South Lake Union in 2010 will probably condemn me back to traffic hell.

This morning there was an article in our internal newsletter announcing that we would not be relocating our offices due to the “recent economic downturn.” Instead we’d be expanding into the abandoned building across the street, a spooky Art Deco-era hotel I’ve always liked.

Sweet! says I.

Psych! says The Man.

Thanks a lot for ruining my day, dude.

Oh well. Maybe it will be some consolation if I can ride the SLUT every morning.

Comic by the ever-hilarious xkcd.