Ring.
Ring.
“Hello,” I said.
“Sean,” said Smirk. “I need you to continue working on ‘Project White Elephant’ as I drive down to the data center to reboot a server.” Yup, it [1] was still down and being reconstructed.
“Um … ” I said. Smirk could hear the hesitation in my voice. This wasn't something I wanted to deal with right now.
“Well, unless you want to drive down to the data center and reboot the server.” Deal with “Project White Elephant” or drive 20 miles to the data center, spend two minutes rebooting a server and driving 20 miles back home. “Project White Elephant” or driving. “Project White Elephant” or driving.
“I'll drive,” I said, walking out the door …