C: <--Over-Eager Smiley

I'm crossing off two topics today: one by request (thanks for playing along Erin!) and one just because I want to.

But first, I have a confession.  I ate an entire box of mac ('n? n'? 'n'?) cheese for dinner.  The deal I made myself before pulling out the pot was that I'd save at least half for tomorrow, but that only lasted about five minutes.  I'm already regretting it.

Oh, and yesterday I did BodyPump for the first time since mid-July.  I should've just invited someone over to beat me up instead, at least I wouldn't have had to leave my apartment. #ouch

#7:  As I'm sure many members of my generation would agree, I quite enjoy having nothing to do.  I love sleeping, I love vegging out in front of the TV, I love chatting up far-away friends on the phone, I love staring off into space, and I love wasting brain cells on the internet......when it's my own choice.  However.  When I'm at work and have nothing productive to do, it's simply the worst.  I'm not allowed to sleep.  I can't watch TV.  I can't call up friends.  (Or text, thanks to the no-cell-phone thing.)  And I've found there's a definite limit on the amount of time one can spend staring at random objects, or a computer screen for that matter.  News articles get old, games are blocked, and knowing the cyber security team can/will watch your every move makes you second guess spending any time on Facebook, Twitter, G+, etc.  I know I'll probably regret complaining about this once my work-load starts suffocating me, but for now I'm going to whine and moan.  (See #4.)

#3:  In honor of my day off tomorrow, let me make this clear: I ADORE the 9/80 schedule.  To bring everyone up to speed, 9/80 means working 80 hours over 9 days, giving you every other Friday off.  That's at least two 3-day weekends a month, my friends.  Who wouldn't love that??  PLUS, it breaks up the monotony of post-grad life instead of getting depressed about a relentless Mon-Fri, 52-weeks-a-year routine.  I'm tellin' you, if you ever start your own business, offering this type of bonus would make your employees love you forever and never ever leave.

This post was relatively bland, but I'll blame it on this first half of KU basketball crap I'm watching.  It hasn't put me in the best mood.  Maybe I'll come back later and spice it up a bit, or maybe I'll chuck my laptop at the TV.  The second seems more likely at this moment.
  1. As a rule, I'm thoroughly intimidated by people
  2. Basketball >> football
  3. Want to retain employees? Offer a 9/80 schedule
  4. America's unfortunate complaint culture
  5. People vs. Society
  6. The death of vocabulary
  7. Doing nothing during free time vs. Doing nothing during work
  8. Who likes self-righteous people other than themselves?
  9. One Direction? Pshhhhhhhhh. Ain't got nuthin' on 90's boy bands
  10. Things that stress me out: passive-aggressive tendencies
  11. The Self-Conscious Mind of Danielle
  12. God I love being graduated
Closing Thought of C:  If tomorrow you were forced to become [deaf, blind, mute, armless, legless], which would you choose and why?

Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 16, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    In regards to your closing thought, I'd choose mute. I think self expression does not always require speaking. I nearly chose deaf, but thats because I wouldn't mind not hearing my boys argue, wine, and complain all the time but then I'd miss out on music.

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  2. AarongillyNovember 17, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    Mute.

    Not even challenging.

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