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

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.

But, then again, there are like 6 liquor stores and convenience stores b/t my office and the closest freeway.

And it takes about 1.5 hours to get home on a Friday afternoon.

WANT GO HOME.

Thirty minutes.

Hungry! Want fritters.

Good idea.

So sleepless and bored I can't keep my eyes open. If it weren't for the fact that my car is supposed to be repaired by 6pm, I'd tell my boss I'm sick and go home right now.

2.5 hours - BEGONE!

(also, to my commuter bus, please don't break down on the side of the beltway like you did yesterday. that was some bullshit.)

Four and a half hours to go!

*dies*

Kinda makes you wish it was two weeks ago, huh?

7-11. Never forget.

2.5 hours for me, too. then forever on the train ugh. i am not even working, just sitting here. i just had a nice lunch. i am so freaking bored.

3.5 to go.

I would like a siesta.

2 more...
i am about to have my own siesta since there's no one here to stop me.

NO! No it is not okay to play Margaritaville three times in a row at your cube adjoining mine.

(more of a let's bitch about our irritating co-workers post, I guess)

Sing a very long song to yourself many times in a row.

...and the voices of those who stand looking....

....There's still time to change the road you're on (I think so!)....

6 minutes!

TO BE A ROCK, AND NOT TO ROOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!

Sing a very long song to yourself many times in a row.

I used to do this with Bohemian Rhapsody, and bob my head to the "Galileo Galileo" bit

The songs that go through my head tend to be the instrumental versions of jazz numbers. One favorite is Wes Montgomery's recording of Sonny Rollins' "Airegin" from "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery."

So, if I type what's in my head it comes out more like.

Dzeee daah dee dwa dee! Dwweee dat badee bwa da dwaa deeeee. Dwwaaa wa waaaaaaaa. Waaa da waaaaaaaa. Boodadidamadayaaayaaa....

Typing out shit like that? That's what I call senselessly frittering!

30 minutes! I sure am glad there are many bars in this part of town.