PM Asides

The AM asides are in the post below. I wasn’t sure how much I’d write, so creating a morning and afternoon version of this seemed prudent.

12:38pm: How come one person’s bad mood always takes precedence over another person’s good mood? There’s no particular story here. It just seems that gravitas matters more than frivolity, like the darker emotion is necessarily deeper. Does it have to be that way? Can the good cheer be more fundamental?

1:11pm: Just discovered that I can play Pac-Man on Google’s home page. I think we all know what I’ll be doing for the rest of the day.

1:35pm: Horrified to learn that I’ve been missing the French Open. Much cheered to learn that Alabama is the #12 most corrupt state in the country, according to the Daily Beast. That’s better than being #2 in the Crushing Free Speech Protection competition.

2:19pm: Just spent ten minutes explaining to my boss why I shouldn’t watch horror movies and how my cat can predict weather.

2:52pm: More food coma. Perhaps I should just give up eating? Glanced at a couple of pictures the boy has sent me recently. Smile at the flower shots.

2:58pm: Scary email from coworker. I hope she doesn’t make a mistake. The fear helps shake off the food coma.

3:26pm: More questions from another coworker with more seniority. Egads. I think they’re missing the forest for the trees.

3:49pm: Tootsie Rolls are addictive. My tummy hurts.

4:34pm: Every so often, I curse Robert Shapiro’s name for creating legalzoom. The desire to save money is ridiculous when it comes to legal affairs. Remember, you get what you pay for!

4:40pm: Just a quick game of Pac-Man. I’d forgotten how heavy-handed I am when I play video games. I was slamming the arrow keys just now.

4:56pm: Ow ow ow Tootsie Rolls. Why must you be so delicious?

5:00pm: Clean up desk. Use bathroom. Go home. Pet cat and post deep thoughts.