I, Bureaucrat

1,000,002 in the quiet workers of our world series. Is that the boss on the left? Overseer? Or doing his own thing?

Hard to see the power tools in the hands of the church restorers. Kneeling before God and their terrestrial labor. Item 1,000,001 of the real work that holds society together.

It’s baked in! It is “the thing, itself”. Per se.

As a Top Three All Time S -Tier Bureaucracy, the Chinese Civil Service made its way to Heaven, itself.

Everyone loves the beach. But the sewage system underneath needs care, too.

An Ur-text. Rules, laws, policies. Someone must muddle through.

Why we’re here, people!

An early morning at the zoo. Celebrate Labor and Laborers! Squeeqeing the enclosures is noble work with a great view.

Just gettin’ it done early one morning. Fixing (only) the deep holes after (only) 2 years. The shallow ones remain. Not the Worker’s fault; management don’t care. Thru a windshield, darkly.

Come on in, boys, the water’s fine!!

As a Bureaucrat, I’m not sure how I feel about this Aisle of Misfit Office Supplies. Is this a graveyard, or Valhalla? A Last Chance Mercantile where even the scraps, the dregs, can Serve Once More? Or a Memorial, a tomb, a neglected grave of fallen idols? Look Upon my printer ink, Ye Mighty, and Despair!

"It's beautiful. I always enjoyed to make models when I was a boy. The exactness, the attention to every conceivable detail. It's beautiful." - Hans Gruber, Die Hard.

Grotesque, Boss, or Chimera? An interior decorative element.

A shame the spew of sparks didn’t appear as hoped. Loud, messy, dangerous. Keeping the city alive is 24x7 and grueling.

A blog post about Architectural Grotesques.