December 2009
2 posts
Sitting pretty [single]
Have you ever noticed that when single people congregate, the attitude towards each person’s relationship status remains a relative non-issue, but if you introduce a couple in a happy relationship to the group, the dynamic changes dramatically? Suddenly, it’s no longer good enough that you’re enjoying your youth, meeting different types of people and not pressuring yourself to...
November 2009
6 posts
Notes I found...
To my dismay, when I am at the beach, I am usually accompanied by those who prefer to tan or read or do just about anything that sucks the fun out of not being at work on a nice afternoon. To distract myself, I do a lot of people-watching. Sometimes I take notes. Sometimes I forget about notes I take.As I was looking for an old grocery list this evening, I found the following excerpt on my iPod. I...
This needs to stop
Why is it suddenly considered quirky and amusing to refer to one’s significant other using “the” — a distinctly impersonal definitive adjective? The trend is by no means a recent one, but occurrences seem never-ending now that social networking sites are used by everyone and not just college students and sexual deviants.
It is near impossible to peruse the comments section...
Eavesdropping at work
I just sat and listened imagining that, if TV were never invented, this would be the equivalent of listening to an episode of Law & Order over the radio, slouching in a chair before an oversized piece of electronics, staring into oblivion while sipping some hot chocolate and wondering how I could actually be doing something that mattered instead of sitting here and listening to this pointless...
