Latitude Offices Win Feng Shui Award

No one was more surprised than the staff of Latitude 38 when representatives of the International Feng Shui awards committee appeared at the magazines corporate offices in Mill Valley yesterday to present it’s most revered annual prize: the Ultimate Feng Shui award.

Although the Latitude staff has always considered its humble offices to be shabby, unattractive and, in some areas, chaotic, the committee pointed out that it is precisely that chaotic flair which qualified their offices for nomination, as the randomness of organization, especially in the downstairs editorial offices, is precisely alligned with the randomness of nature.

So, as much as the staff hates to admit it, it was actually by accident that they achieved such natural harmony. Feng Shui, after all, is defined as an ancient Chinese system of aesthetics believed to use the laws of both heaven and earth to help one improve life by receiving positive energy flow.

Upon receipt of the award, Managing Editor Andy Turpin was quoted as saying, "You’ve gotta be friggin’ kidding!"

As a consequence of having received this stunning recognition, Associate Publisher John Arndt sent a special delivery message to the company’s cleaning contractor stating that in the future he should dust only lightly, being careful not to upset the randomness of items placed on desktops, shelving and floor space throughout he building. Previous recipents includes Frank Lloyd Wright, Martha Stewart and Vera Wang.