“Are you not entertained?!”
-Gladiator

Let’s face it: work can drag.  Actually, and not to be overdramatic, but work can slowly suck the will to live right out of you and leave you an empty, hollow shell. 

While there is no known cure for this rotting of the soul, there are several ways to retard the symptoms.  Some of the most popular of these techniques include: inventing sports to be played with office supplies, faking long “important” conversations with coworkers the topic of which suspiciously changes to something rather trivial when the boss leaves the area, or surfing the internet until you feel your brain turning to putty between your ears.  Personally I blog and read books online, although Hennessy and Daae to chat it up a lot when we get the chance!  Another tactic is to strategically let my work pile up in the morning so I have something to do all afternoon, while still appearing to be busy will the boring office maintenance stuff I have to get done every day.

Today there was a new way to make the hours tick by!  The university is holding a three day conference of lectures you can attend on the clock.  Wise, Susie, Doll, and I all ducked out for three glorious hours from nine until noon and then I had to meet with Maetani at one so basically my entire day has been spoken for.  Then I get to do it again tomorrow…and again the day after!  Friday the 13th unlucky?  I think not!

The introductory speaker I could have done without but in a way she was amusing: basically she talked about herself non-stop for an hour and in no way tied it in with the topic of the conference, made her personal life applicable to any of her listeners, or managed to be inspiring. Maybe that doesn’t strike anyone else as funny but I appreciated the irony of a demotivating motivational speaker.  Or maybe I was just really glad to be out of the office. 

The amusement continues tonight with ANTM!   This week: makeovers!  Last week the ghetto un-fabulous contestant Angelea didn’t make the top 12 (for which I was deeply grateful,  being unable to get over her bad fake hair, and bad green fake nails) but the other one I’m disliking strongly will probably stick around for a while because even thought she’s an absolute wench she certainly looks modelesque.  I wish bad photo shoots upon her. 

Oh!  Last week’s intellectual gem?  Angelea stating, “That girl is really pulling my buttons.”  I laughed with unholy glee.