This is the thread for senselessly frittering away the last hour of a Friday afternoon

eating them anyway.

I had a Starbucks veggie crunchwrap for lunch today. The bounty of NJ highwayland.

I've been at work for 24 minutes. Is it too early to bump this thread?

I've been here for two minutes, so certainly not.

Screw this, I'm going out again to buy myself a sugarbomb bun and a cuppa hot chocolate. Being an adult is brilliant!

It's not bad. Also not bad is the fact that no-one here seems to be interested in what work I'm doing, or if i'm doing any at all. They've introduced performance-based bonuses to my package but they're not as motivating as one might expect. I start looking for a new job tomorrow now.

What is the job, Nick?

The one I'm doing? It's internet marketing, of a kind. I've learned quite a lot and gained some valuable SEO experience but it was never the ideal job and when I took it 6 months ago I was in no position to be choosy - debts to sort out, rent to pay and no other offers on the table. I don't have those hanging over me anymore.

I've been here six months, which seems to be just about long enough, and the whole thing is seriously grating at this point. The commute is too long and too expensive, the work is beyond tedious and not as well paid as an equivalent position nearer to home, my colleagues, although not bad people, drive me round the bend on a daily basis.

I'm gonna contact the company that very nearly employed me before but decided to go for someone with more web 2.0 experience - which I now have - before I start properly shopping around.

I know work is work and I shouldn't be so moany but I'm not looking for a dream job - just a marginal improvement.

only 40 minutes left. SAVE ME!

Dude what the hell time is it there? It is 1:51 p.m. here. Texas. Oh god.

It's 3pm. But I come in at seven and 'work' til 3:30 with a half hour lunch, so 3:30 makes eight hours.

only 40 minutes left. SAVE ME!

Uh, why should I? If it were 8 AM then maybe...

Oh, so you'd save the guy on the shore who hasn't gone swimming yet, but the dude who's almost drowned already get's a 'why should I?'?

Thanks a LOT.

I CAN FEEL IT
COMING IN THE AIR TONIGHT

i just want to go home. there is an extra cat at my house and it's so crappy outside. thai food and beer? wine? bourbon?

Tell us yr weekend plans, Oily.

tonight - battlenerd galactidork and videogaming

tomorrow - not much, I think. Probably laundry. Sitting around the house watching videos, drawing, and smoking out. Possibly a walk around the lake to scope the layteez.

I need to get my SNES back from the buddies' house so I can contine my Mario 2 action.

and sunday?

that's a long way to plan ahead

This weekend, Liberty City will be painted red.

so jealous. this would be a perfect video game night.

So long SUCKERS! Thanks for the distraction.

Two and a half hours to go here. BLARGH.

Moi aussi.

about 45 mins. here, but it's the last hour rush. attorneys trying to get their motions in before we shut down. every friday!

after work, me and andrew are going camping with friends. CAN'T WAIT.

in between phone calls and attorneys showing up, i'm reading CivilWarLand in bad decline by George Saunders. WEIRD.

Work in two hours. Just paid my mongous gas bill, started White Noise this morning. Tonight I'm gonna play basketball!

Goodbye ilxors

Dude, my bosses need to stop beating each other up.

Wow, these motherfuckers need a weekend off.

Yikes, I read that as "my bosses need to stop beating each other off."

got some beerz for the train ride home!

It's not afternoon here just but I've already mentally checked out. Ho hum. SO BORED!

Last day at this temp assignment. Day after my birthday and mildly hung over on scotch.

Yeah, I'm gonna be REAL productive.

Your birthday was yesterday?? Happy birthday!

Yes. I am 39, now. Only 364 days left to delude myself that I'm not REALLY middle-aged.

Is 40 still considered middle-aged?

Oh, it's considered genuinely old now, is it?

Hey - you know what I meant!!

haha, yeah, I just can't help but kick the shit out of myself.

Alright, here's the question of the day:

I can think of nothing more enticing for me today than buying a 22 oz beer, putting it in some opaque container, and having it as a road soda on the way home. Mind you, I live in LA, have a 22 mile drive to get home, and it will be Friday afternoon traffic.

Seriously - one beer. Not three or five, but one.

Should I do this - yes or no?

nah just have five and then get a taxi home.

That would be more expensive than flying from LAX to Burbank!

oh in that case do that!!

1 oz. per mile sounds auspicious

How about riding dirty with an open container of alkeehawl?

B.L.A.M., is there any reason you might have for getting pulled over? Tail light out? Expired registration, etc?

How much time does it actually take to get home?

I don't know - it sounds risky to me even though you'd probably be fine. I've always been very cautious with drinking and driving stuff.

Guys, I'm dying here. Three more hours. I can do this. I think.

B.L.A.M., is there any reason you might have for getting pulled over? Tail light out? Expired registration, etc?

You're instincts are good. Nah, my car is clean and tagged.

I'm almost 100% kidding. I'm not going to do this. It wouldn't be smart at all.