iPod

I bought a new mp3 player the other day. I bought an iPod Shuffle. I bought a purple one. Come to find out, I was the only one at work with a purple iPod. I also liked the Shuffle because I could clip it on the chain that I wear around my neck that holds my ID badge.

I got home the other night and realized I did not have my Shuffle. I remembered I had laid it on my desk because I was eating left over lasagna for lunch and did not want to get sauce on it. When I got back to work the next day, it was not on my desk. I looked everywhere and I could not find it. No one I asked seemed to have seen it. I wish I knew what happened to it.

On my way out of the building heading home, I noticed the janitor had a purple iPod Shuffle. It made me miss mine even more.

Depression is no joking matter

I think my Pops is suffering from a severe case of depression. As I mentioned in my previous post, he wanted me to throw away my $50 gift card to Sears because his job sucked. The following conversation took place this morning before I left for work.

ME: Hey Pops. How’s it going?

POPS: (Sigh) I dread going in to work.

ME: Anything special happening today?

POPS: I really dread going in to work.

ME: Did something bad happen yesterday?

POPS: (another sigh) I dread going in to work. I don’t know how I can face another day.

ME: How come?

POPS: My job sucks.

As you can see, it was a quality moment this morning with me and my Pops. Maybe this evening, I can talk to him some more and find out what is bothering him.

Depression is serious

Depression is a serious matter...


Here is an actual conversation with my old man:



ME:Pops, I won a $50 Gift Card to Sears today. This is awesome

Pops: Bahh, I had a bad day, it's just a stupid gift card, you can't find anything at Sears under $50 bucks.

ME: Maybe I can find something for $50.

Pops: No, just throw out the card. I had a horrible day.

ME: Well if I buy something for a hundred bucks, I save fifty bucks. Right?

Pops: No, you want me to throw that card out for you? I had a terrible day.

ME: I may keep it, you never know what I might find.

Pops: I had an awful day today.

ME: You're probably right, I will just throw it out.

Pops: I had a dreadful day today.



Do you think he is depressed? Someone told me he had a good day a few years ago.

A typical day

7:00 AM: Wake up and shower. Realize I forgot to buy bar soap and am forced to use liquid soap from a dispenser.

7:30 AM: Nutritional breakfast consisting of Chocolate Chip Cookies.

7:45 AM: Head to work

8:00 AM: Check my email and voice mail. Cry for 15 minutes when there is none of either.

8:15 AM: Introduced to the new guy who says he is a mechanical pencil expert.

8:45 AM: New guy comes running up saying "Help, I don't understand mechanical pencils"

8:46 AM: Explain to the new guy how mechanical pencils work.

10: 30 AM: Judy comes by to tell me that I am getting a slight salary cut to pay for the new guy, who she says "may be the best mechanical pencil expert around".

11: 15 AM: Head to vending machine for lunch.

12: 15 PM: Answer support call from a middle school principal who says box of 1,000 pens are mislabled. Explain to him that I am pen support and not customer service. He asks me to transfer, I accidentally transfer him to the new guy.

12:16 PM: New guy comes running in yelling "I can't figure out how to work the phone and this guy needs a transfer or he is coming after me".

12:17 PM: Walk over to new guys desk and press transfer button and hit the appropriate number.

12:20 PM: Play with new secret high tech pen.

3:00 PM: Answer another support call that relates to a pen that won't click. Tell them to place spring back in pen and click.

4:00 PM: Head home.

4:15 PM: Come home and grab the pink medicine because the donuts I ate out of the vending machine have irritated my colon.

5:15 PM: After a brief time in the bathroom, watch the local news and realize they are interviewing the new guy from work. He is explaining something about companies that pay to move important employees to different cities.

6:15 PM: To Taco Bell in my Geo Metro.

7:15 PM: Back to the bathroom.

8:15 PM: TV Time

9:00 PM: Bed time - see ya tomorrow.