Things that Get Me Through the Work-Week: Humor

Humor is that magical thing that makes anywise unbearable situation that much better. With a little bit of humor, and the right mindset, anything that can be seen as mundane, boring, or even painful can be made all that more tolerable. It's what gets me through those tough days.

I'll give an example.

One of my good friends and co-workers was having a bad day. He looked like he was about to fall to tears, even as he worked hard as always. You see, his girlfriend he'd been with for over a year, and living with for 8 months, had been cheating on him. He finally called her on it, and they broke up. She spent the next night clubbing, and told him it was all his fault.

I was sure he wasn't gonna make it, and he being a usually hard worker, I felt very bad for him. Just when all seemed lost, however, humor came to the rescue.

Several of my other co-workers would talk to him, try to consul him, then follow it up with a quick joke. "I'm so sorry, man. That's rough. But hey, on the bright-side, now you don't have to sneak all those hookers in while she's asleep."

Not long after, my manager saw that he and another employee were trying to scrape something off a container using a knife. "Woah," my manager yelled, "hold the phone! What the hell is wrong with you?! Where the hell are your cutting glo- you know what, never mind. I'm just gonna walk away..." Both employees looked alarmed until they saw him snicker and keep walking. It was the first time that day I saw him smile.

So remember, people, put a little humor in your step, and your bound to get through that work week. Happy Wednesday, everyone!

That got a few laughs, to be sure.

First Post - Too Many Hobbies, and Summer Boredom

Oh look, just what I need: another hobby.

Sarcasm aside, I have way too many hobbies. Generally, this would mean that I have plenty of things to do to take up time. I mean, I've dabbled in woodcarving, painting, song writing, short stories, saber-smithing, combat choreography, gaming, Judo, and now blogging.

The main problems lies in that I have no idea what hobby I want to do at any particular time. I usually spend my days driving around town, hanging with my friends, girlfriend, working, or going to class. Combined, all that takes up most of my time. Too bad it's summer, when most of my friends have gone out of town, state or country, and class is no longer in session.

That just leaves me to my job, my few good friends that stayed behind, and my girlfriend (all of whom I'm convinced are sick of my hanging around by now).

Oh, and not to mention my couple hundred hobbies.

All is not lost, however. All my friends will be back by the beginning of August. In less then a month, class starts back. I'll be moved back into my own place, and I'll have plenty of things to keep me busy. What, with class, a part-time job, my awesome friends, my bad-ass girlfriend, and all the stuff in-between, who has time for boredom?...

Or, for that matter, another hobby.