Posts Tagged People

Geography: A One Act Play

I guess work has to keep up with my personal life, so we’re being forced to move from our current space to another room on the same floor.  While I was packing I came across this conversation that happened a few years ago.  It was so good that I had to immediately write it up after it happened.  I am not kidding, this conversation took place.  Right after it was done I turned to another co-worker and asked, “Did you hear that?”   He didn’t even turn around, he simply nodded.  Too funny.

Person:  “Yeah, I need to redeem my miles, I’m going to go to Seattle.”

GBC:  “That shouldn’t be too bad.”

Person:  “No…hmmm…I’d say probably about an hour, hour and a half at most, it’s only Oregon…”

GBC:  “Uh, no…Washington state maybe?”

Person laughs.

GBC:  “Apparently you did really well in Geography.”

Person:  “Yeah, I took that class in college, I hated it, studying rocks…”

GBC:  “Wouldn’t that be geology?”

Person:  “Yeah, I took that too, I hated that class!”

GBC:  “I guess you did!”   GBC laughs.

Person:  “It was stupid!”

GBC:  “The class wasn’t the only thing that was stupid…”

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Thank goodness it’s Friday

This has been a difficult week.  I had to take Woobie to the vet (I thought he had a urinary tract problem), the vet said they didn’t see anything in the urinalysis. 

I was informed by the management company of where I rent that I’d have to move out since the owner of the property wanted to move back in.  The lease was up July 31st, but when I rented the place a year ago they made it seem like I’d be able to live there as long as I needed.  If I had known I could only live there a year, I would never have moved in there.  Now I have to find a place, pack, change my address again…all that garbage.  What a pain, and here I thought I’d be able to have a somewhat relaxing summer. 

Then there were a bunch of work issues I can’t go into here.  Add to that the usual buffoonery of certain people at work and you can see how it would be a trying week. 

I was going to go for a nice long run after work today, but I just don’t think I have it in me.  I’d much prefer to sit on the deck with a drink and a cigar, maybe have Frank playing in the background, and a book in front of me.

GBC

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Rough night

I must have slept in a strange position last night.  I had a dream that my neck was bent at an extreme angle, the muscles and tendons taut, on the verge of snapping.  I woke up in extreme pain.  On the bright side…I called out from work today and didn’t have to deal with any obtuseness or annoying personalities.  :)  

GBC

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