It's Been a Brain-Busy Week...

-People who get energized by overcast days disgust me.

-I kinda miss the days when I actually watched TV.

-My memories of my paternal grandparents are happily unhampered by politics/religion/all of the other things that have separated me from my relatives as I've grown up.

-Everyone has that one friend/coworker who serves as a stress-test for the group by being happy and bubbly by default. When the bubble pops, brace yourself.

-I miss having work-friends. I'm friendLY, and I know people in the building, but it's not the same as what I was spoiled to have at the library for all those years.

-I apparently need to take the time to get into The West Wing.

-Okay seriously, in what world is speaking someone's name in their general direction constitute a "greeting"?

-You know you're building up a tolerance to energy drinks when the taste no longer turns your face inside-out.

-Apparently, when I'm sufficiently exhausted/frustrated, I turn into a little kid inside my head.

-I would probably feel worse about not hanging out with my family if anyone was reaching out to me trying to make plans. Especially since I don't have kids and am a totally free agent every Saturday.

-Some days, I feel like a lactose-intolerant cheesemaker when it comes to expressing affection via words.

-I feel truly incapable of thinking about gender (mine or anyone's) in anything BUT a detached, objective manner. All I know about my own is that it is a set of barbaric impulses to dominate and control against which I must constantly struggle.

-I can't imagine treating "I have a bachelor's degree in [X]" as a legitimate point in a debate, much less USING it as such. If your education confers greater knowledge of the subject, DEMONSTRATE IT THROUGH YOUR ARGUMENT.

-Do not flee from the limitations and conventions of your art when first you lay your hand to the canvass. It's possible to build a house with one's bare hands, but using all of the tools at one's disposal is much more likely to build something which will do what you want and need it to do.

-That sad moment when you want to introduce a coworker to a favorite comedian, but their best material is not safe for work.

-Only in America is "Please drink responsibly" needed for alcohol commercials.

-It's discouraging when friends who rely on medication for mental well-being suddenly lashes out and you can't tell if it's you, them, their meds, or the reason for their meds.

-A lack of training on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.

-Few management actions hurt team morale like drafting the responsible employees to fill ini the gaps left by irresponsible employees who are still employed for some reason.