I wonder what I'd do if they all did just what I said?
I'd shout out an order, "I think we're outta this man, get me some.
Now boy don't make me wanna change my tone, my tone."
Straight up what did you hope to learn about here?
If I was someone else would this all fall apart?
Strange where were you when we started this gig?
I wish the real world would just stop hassling me
-- Matchbox 20

Heather's topic -- Work boredom -- is it a chronic disease or just a random occurence?

Number one, man, you know it's true. Of course there are days when all of us are so busy we can't see straight and we leave work thinking, dude, where did my day go? But for the most part, we all get bored on the job. I don't care if you love your job, there are still times, almost every single day, when you wish you were somewhere else. I mean, come on -- the eternal question -- a la Office Space is if you had a million bucks, or all the money you could ever want, what would you spend your life doing?

Working? Me thinks not. I'd be straight up traveling around the world and bankrolling my off the hook ad agency in which I'd dabble as Creative Director/Copwriter but only for fun and only to keep my brain active. (Don't worry, Holli -- you can be Chief Creative Officer!)

So now my question to you is, what fills your work boredom time? Ok, I know surfing, but what sites do you frequent??

Amy

Happy Father's Day, Daddy! I love you.

where I've been or what I've won
Stand on your corner a thousand time
Lose what I got, keep what I find
It's about you, It's about you
-- Train

Ok guys, I need your input here. This site should be about all of you, too. So, I've got an idea. Post a comment to this entry with a random topic that should be discussed. And I'll rant on it, then send me your rant on the same topic and we'll post both. Ok? Ok!

My only rules are, nothing dirty and nothing about religion. So get cracking! What do you want to talk about??

Amy

and I'm all up in your face
With a rhyme that I embrace
-- dc talk

Hello my loyal and faithful subjects!

I'm back now. Yes, it was a great trip. If you haven't seen Charleston -- you need to. It's beautiful, and, as predicted, I didn't want to leave. I'm all about using my first couple of millions to buy a historic waterfront home there.

Speaking of my millions, I must remind myself that I ain't there yet, and that's why I press on with this whole work thing. I'd like to work 3 months, be off 3 months. How else am I ever going to get to go see all the places I want to see and do all the things I want to do?

I want to live life now and not wait until I find out that I'm 60 and still haven't done all that I want to. So my question is -- how do you do it??

Really, how can you do it?? If you're not the heiress to the Downy Fabric Softener fortune, or if you're not born with the last name Kennedy or Gates, how do you do it? How do you travel the world and see what you're missing in the four corners and seven continents and see the seven wonders?

(If I live to see the seven wonders
I'll make a path to the rainbow's end
I'll never live to match the beauty again
The rainbow's end
-- Fleetwood Mac)

The reality of life is that you have to work. You have to make the bling bling so you can pay those bills, bills, bills and so you can save up for these trips that you'll only get to take once a year, and only be off somewhere in the neighborhood of 21 to 26 days a year (that's close to the number if you're like me and haven't been working for years and years).

Two consecutive weekend days off is not enough. I think we need to revolutionize the work place. You know, someone somewhere had to invent the five day work week. Why can't we invent the 3 months on, 3 months off thing? Or at least a variation. I'm all about 7 days on 7 days off -- I think I could totally get on board with that. But, alas, I'm not a nurse (and couldn't be if I tried! Got super r-e-s-p-e-c-t for you gals and guys that are, too).

So I guess we have to take our few precious days off and thoroughly enjoy them while we can. Thankfully I'm at a place now that has PTO -- which means I don't have to be *cough, cough* "sick" and I can just take a day. But, if that's not your situation, give yourself a break every now and then and use those "sick" days.

Back to life
Back to reality
Back to life
Back to the present time
--Soul II Soul

Amy