I know I’m one of like a billion Americans that hate their job, and people hate to read whiny shit about how unhappy someone else is, so in contrast: I hate my job, and it’s really humorous. It’s more that I suffer from boredom at work instead of hatred anyway. And boredom, similar to my short stint in unemployment (the good ole days), makes me do some really weird things.

Unemployment made me talk to the cats too much, become obsessed with my step class teachers life, know the rotation of workers at the post office (and who I didn’t want to deal with), and get overly excited about getting to wear pants somewhere. Looking back on it I realize a lot of things like; talking to the cats was not that weird, I was in really good shape from step class, and how did James deal with me while I was in this stage?

Work on the other hand has made me do other weird things:

1. I REALLY enjoy checking the junk mail in my inbox: When I’m sitting at my desk with nothing to do, receiving an email is about the only thing I have to look forward to while the hours drag on. But I don’t really receive that many emails a day (especially not work related ones) so I take joy in checking the junk folder to see what I can find. I’ve since purchased a lot of very unnecessary things, and probably also given my computer a few viruses.

2. I plan months in advance: I have so much free time to sit and plan I already have my Halloween costume ordered, I have a list of who I am sending my Christmas cards to, and I know what I’m writing in my Christmas letter. I’m basically just waiting for the next 2 months to pass by so I can update the C-Mas card.

It’s not that no one told me real life was hard, it’s just that I thought it didn’t apply to me.