Ever seen the movie ''Office Space''? If you've seen the movie but never worked in an office you cannot get all the ''oh so true'' references this movie makes to working in an office. Early in the movie, the main character (Ron Livingston) is having a bad day and it's monday. A lady will tell him: ''Ohhh sounds like someone has a case of the mondays!!'' in an irritating voice. Thing is, every office has a lady like her. She's the over-optimistic one that even though your family would have just burned in a fire, would still sport a smile while telling you to cheer up.
There are days where no matter what it seems everything that could go wrong, will go wrong. Murphy's law. Today I seem to be having one of those days despite feeling refreshed from a relaxing weekend. I just felt ''ewww... monday back to work'' this morning and this over optimistic lady threw me that exact line (Case of the monday...) with a smile I would've wiped off her face with shovel. I understand how brutal that is but I am far from Mr Morning. In fact, I hate mornings until I had my first coffee which doesn't happen until I finaly sit at my desk.
So i'm AM having a case of the mondays. Telling me in my face with a smile doesn't help in no way, shape or form. It's like telling your girlfriend: ''Hun, I think you're PMSing.''. You just lost about 200 browny points and have to deal with some more attitude and wise cracks thrown at you all day. ''No can do babe, I'm PMSing remember?''
So I got to my desk mumbling something along the lines of ''shovel... smile... wiped off... wanna go home and sleep'' still thinking about how right she was. I think it's what annoyed me the most, the fact that I am indeed having a case of the mondays. It's not even 9:20 that ''Mrs-over-optimistic'' shows up to my desk. I'm sitting there thinking: ''If she mentions monday once... I will snap''. So she's smiling, walks up to me and says: ''I have great news!'' she couldn't even finish I had already replied: ''Were tuesday?''. She laughs and says ''no, were monday''. *Resist urge to snap* ... *Sips way too hot coffee* ''Ok so what's up?'' to which she replied: ''I got the order for this customer! Can you place it once your case of the monday is gone?''.
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
*Chug coffee* *Smile politely*
''Yeah sure. I'll be right on it when my case of the mondays is gone.''
Her order is scheduled to be placed by friday PM, when my case of the mondays will be gone.
lundi 10 novembre 2008
jeudi 6 novembre 2008
And here we go...!
First blog post. Curse you Marie! It's because of you that I actualy started this. Well more specificaly, it's because of you that I will now publish what I write under my name. I usualy post and write a lot on the web but under the identity of ''anonymous''. Now well, you'll have the chance of reading my randomness.
Let's clarify a few things first:
- I'm no spell check master, so I make mistakes. Lots and lots of 'em.
- If you read anything that is in between the following symbol '' * '', it's an action.
- The cake is a lie.
- I love to bitch and whine. No, not bitch and wine. Whining to me is like a sport. The more you do it, the better you become! Why does this sound SO familiar?
- My mind is permanently residing in the gutter.
- I love to laugh.
- I love long walks on the beach during sun sets, love kids and ... wait ... this isn't the classified adds? My bad.
So now that we got that covered we can carry on. I work in an office and happen to have lots of free time and a green tan from the computer screen over exposure. Heh! This (blog) is mainly meant as a hobby, to pass time at work, share my ideas, opinions and craptastic stuff that tends to happen in my life. Hope you enjoy.
And here we go...!
Today I had a free lesson handed to me. Being extremely lucky while being retarded 101. Amazing class really. Most people don't need this class but I needed it this morning!
7:45 AM: Alarm clock goes off. I snooze it.
7:50 AM: Alarm clock goes off. I snooze it.
8:00 AM: Alarm clock goes off. I turn it off.
8:40AM: ''Crap, I should've left home about 30 minutes ago to get to work.''
So I take a quick shower (jump in, wash, rinse, get dressed half wet still) and hop in the car. It seems that on days where you are in a hurry, people with their full day availlable to them, in no hurry are on the road and in your way. So i'm trying to hurry up while remaining reasonnable with my speed. I finaly reach the access ramp to the highway while asking myself if it was asshole day on the road (myself included) and get on the highway. When I get on the highway, I accelerate to 120ish and follow traffic but this morning, i'm a bit of in a hurry but stuck behind other cars.
I look in my mirror and see further behind me a purple car, with was seems to be 2 hot women in it. Thing is, these 2 women are driving fast. Really fast! They're catching up... Cars finaly switch lanes in front me and the first thing I thought: ''Well I need to get to work fast and I don't wanna slow down these ladies...''. So I accelerate a bit more, 140KM/H. This car is still catching up rather quickly. ''Holly crap, looks like i'm not the only one in a hurry.''. *Accelerate a bit more* 160KM/H. I finaly passed all the slow cars in the right lane, have a clear way to get on that lane since my exit is in less than 1KM. Just as i'm about to swith to the right lane I look in my mirror and see that the 2 women in a hurry did catch up to me and are indeed hot... With their red and blue lights flashing from their inside mirror. It was an SQ (Sureté du Québec, just under RCMP here in QC) ghost car following me at 160KM/H.
CRAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP. I saw the signs, they're everywhere. 160KM/H = 895.00$ + 10pts off your licence. That's the first thing that went through my mind. So I slow down, put my flasher and get on the right lane ready to pull over. I'm still at 140 slowing down and the car speeds up, gets next to me and both are looking at me and they give me the hand-spinning-on-the-side-of-head-as-you-mean-are-you-retarded, turned off the lights and took off as I took my exit to get to work.
Me: *Shock*
So I was being retarded while driving, I fully deserved that ticket but for some reason, these 2 cops just showed me I was retarded and went their merry way and I got to work 30 minutes late instead of 1h late. (I calculate an extra 30 if I had gotten that ticket...)
I don't think i'll be speeding on a highway for a while now... The lesson was free and two fold.
1- Don't do crazy speed, it would've costed a lot on top of risking my life and others.
2- Always... Always carry an extra pair of underwear to work because the day you're 100% sure you're busted at 160KM/H on the highway, you too will need fresh new underwear once you reach work.
Let's clarify a few things first:
- I'm no spell check master, so I make mistakes. Lots and lots of 'em.
- If you read anything that is in between the following symbol '' * '', it's an action.
- The cake is a lie.
- I love to bitch and whine. No, not bitch and wine. Whining to me is like a sport. The more you do it, the better you become! Why does this sound SO familiar?
- My mind is permanently residing in the gutter.
- I love to laugh.
- I love long walks on the beach during sun sets, love kids and ... wait ... this isn't the classified adds? My bad.
So now that we got that covered we can carry on. I work in an office and happen to have lots of free time and a green tan from the computer screen over exposure. Heh! This (blog) is mainly meant as a hobby, to pass time at work, share my ideas, opinions and craptastic stuff that tends to happen in my life. Hope you enjoy.
And here we go...!
Today I had a free lesson handed to me. Being extremely lucky while being retarded 101. Amazing class really. Most people don't need this class but I needed it this morning!
7:45 AM: Alarm clock goes off. I snooze it.
7:50 AM: Alarm clock goes off. I snooze it.
8:00 AM: Alarm clock goes off. I turn it off.
8:40AM: ''Crap, I should've left home about 30 minutes ago to get to work.''
So I take a quick shower (jump in, wash, rinse, get dressed half wet still) and hop in the car. It seems that on days where you are in a hurry, people with their full day availlable to them, in no hurry are on the road and in your way. So i'm trying to hurry up while remaining reasonnable with my speed. I finaly reach the access ramp to the highway while asking myself if it was asshole day on the road (myself included) and get on the highway. When I get on the highway, I accelerate to 120ish and follow traffic but this morning, i'm a bit of in a hurry but stuck behind other cars.
I look in my mirror and see further behind me a purple car, with was seems to be 2 hot women in it. Thing is, these 2 women are driving fast. Really fast! They're catching up... Cars finaly switch lanes in front me and the first thing I thought: ''Well I need to get to work fast and I don't wanna slow down these ladies...''. So I accelerate a bit more, 140KM/H. This car is still catching up rather quickly. ''Holly crap, looks like i'm not the only one in a hurry.''. *Accelerate a bit more* 160KM/H. I finaly passed all the slow cars in the right lane, have a clear way to get on that lane since my exit is in less than 1KM. Just as i'm about to swith to the right lane I look in my mirror and see that the 2 women in a hurry did catch up to me and are indeed hot... With their red and blue lights flashing from their inside mirror. It was an SQ (Sureté du Québec, just under RCMP here in QC) ghost car following me at 160KM/H.
CRAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP. I saw the signs, they're everywhere. 160KM/H = 895.00$ + 10pts off your licence. That's the first thing that went through my mind. So I slow down, put my flasher and get on the right lane ready to pull over. I'm still at 140 slowing down and the car speeds up, gets next to me and both are looking at me and they give me the hand-spinning-on-the-side-of-head-as-you-mean-are-you-retarded, turned off the lights and took off as I took my exit to get to work.
Me: *Shock*
So I was being retarded while driving, I fully deserved that ticket but for some reason, these 2 cops just showed me I was retarded and went their merry way and I got to work 30 minutes late instead of 1h late. (I calculate an extra 30 if I had gotten that ticket...)
I don't think i'll be speeding on a highway for a while now... The lesson was free and two fold.
1- Don't do crazy speed, it would've costed a lot on top of risking my life and others.
2- Always... Always carry an extra pair of underwear to work because the day you're 100% sure you're busted at 160KM/H on the highway, you too will need fresh new underwear once you reach work.
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