Plotting Maestro Mugs

Desk bins: Exposition, Complication, Climax, Resolution.

'Noticeboard? I forgot it was there to be honest.'

Orchestra.

'I went into that meeting with a hidden agenda and then forgot where I put it.'

A Day In The Kitchen

Bassoons.

Keeping all the balls in the air - skills

"What a tragedy... he still had two years of his super left..."

"I guess someone got up on the wrong side of the podium today."

"Still suffering from writer's block?"

Businessman wearing many hats.

Woman simutaneously playing the cello and washing man in bath's back

"I see the downsizing continues."

Creative entrepreneur at work

'...your hindsight on this project was far more accurate than his foresight.'

"Streaming"

"I'm right here. Focused!"

'Now listen: Based on the position of the kennel and the length of the leash, only the shaded part of the garden is dangerous...'

'I will never cease to be amazed at how deftly she balances the demands of career and family.'

"I can't solve for X. I have a fear of the unknown!"

"Speed reader...?"

Children playing in the street

"Hello?"

'What does the internet have against my people?'

"I think she marked yours in blue pen because she used up all her red on mine."

Business Vacation.

"It seems that your body is adjusting itself to the amount of multitasking you've been doing."

One Thing / Another

Online Sales Company. I'm excited about the company Olympics. I hear supervisors will be in the decathlon because they're used to multitasking. The people making express deliveries will be in the sprints. Of course the people who package orders will be boxing. What about tennis? Those are the folks who handle returns.

'Right now my plate's full juggling school and parents.'

'That's my mom... she's sort of a CEO, an action committee, and a janitor all rolled up into one.'

"For your information, officer, I was not ‘texting’ – I was reviewing candidate applications for fellowship grants!"

"I don't perform well under pressure."

"For his next picture, my client wants creative control, script approval, and a percentage of the gross. Is that clear?"

Woman at a desk with a "MOM" nameplate