Two Things That I Love, One of Which Creates a Fundamental Problem for Me. (Part One) (440 hits)
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Submitted by Grownasskid (View user info) at 2006-08-07 15:31:27 EDT
There are two things about my job that I absolutely love:
1) My apartment is within walking distance of my office. This not only gives me a chance to listen to new CDs every week (I've conducted a survey and found that I am one of the 22 people in the greater Philadelphia area who still buy CDs), but it also helps me save money on gas. Plus, this convenience of location allows me to wake up minutes before work and still come in looking presentable. Anything that contributes to the quality time I share with my bed is a good thing (Note: Last week's heat wave gave me cause to re-evaluate my position on walking to work. I've decided it's still more good than bad, even if this means more frequent trips to the laundry mat and the title of "sweaty guy" at work).
2) Because of a flexible schedule and the close proximity mentioned earlier, I am able to leave work and get to my apartment by 4:30 every workday. If I were a liar, I would say that this extra 30 minutes give me time to peruse my true passions and are used to their full potential every day. Thinking about it, this statement isn't actually to far from the truth; I do use the extra personal time to do the things that are important to me. Those activates just happen to include things like not wearing pants while I sit on the couch, eating Goldfish crackers, and, if I am feeling especially ambitious, masturbating. Some would call this wasteful, and I can fully understand this point of view. To my critics I say this; in a world that has more than its share of problems and downfalls, we as people are doing the best we can to simply hold on. And I think most of us can agree that without something for people to look forward to, something to work for, life can go from a zesty, exciting proposition to a rather meaningless and drab slow torture. Basically, we are all looking for a distraction. For some it is a family, for some it is art. My distraction just happens to manifest itself in the form of late afternoon naps, early evening beers, and television, and if that gets me through the day, is it really any different than art or family?
But the reasoning I outlined above is the exact reason that every weekday, from 5pm to 5:30pm, I contemplate taking my own life.
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2006-08-08 07:10:23 EDT (#)
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Submitted by coley (user info) at 2006-08-07 21:10:54 (#)
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+2 masturbation and goldfish
Submitted by coley (user info) at 2006-08-07 21:10:54 EDT (#)
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+2 masturbation and goldfish
Submitted by ticklish_squirrel (user info) at 2006-08-07 16:53:44 EDT (#)
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I work all damn day only to go home to an ungreatful little bastard devil cat who wants to TAKE my life! Little fucker...
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2006-08-07 16:17:45 EDT (#)
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enjoying an activity is not the same as doing something that fulfills you, even if it's important to you.
to make your next post better: don't forget to post your suicide note on uber.
Submitted by leilani (user info) at 2006-08-07 16:01:27 EDT (#)
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there is nothing wrong with being a slacker.