work diaries 17APR: I drive out of hatred of driving

In the past driving to work was all about how fast I could get there. Speed around the slow cars, do anything to get around the car in front of you... even if... that meant... being one car ahead of the next car.

Now I don't hate my job, it's fun. I get to be creative but it has it's issues like working 3 days straight etc. Most people hate to go to work. Most people can't wait to get out of work. I find myself more and more wanting to get out of work.

What I can't understand now, is driving fast to get to work. I realized after doing this, that a ticket for speeding to get to a place where I'm trying to make money makes no sense. I also realized that no matter how fast I got to work, the e-mails, desk, people in the office and parking spaces will always be there. They aren't going to magically go away if I get in early or just because I got in to handle things faster doesn't mean they will stop coming. The next day I have more e-mails like those people didn't know I got into work early the day before.

What the hell, I do these things to have a relaxing Friday in khaki shorts and a golf shirt. I do this so you don't email me with issues and actual work to do after 5pm. How hard is that to understand? Stop emailing me when I drive 90 mph to get to work on a residential street cutting off moron's who are enjoying their new CD's in their car. I'm still staying in the office till 10pm every night writing e-mails to try and make myself sound smart to everyone around me. Everyone sends an e-mail and puts in their own words the same damn thing that everyone else is saying so you can pretty much expect a laundry list of replies that basically say the same damn thing. "I feel that this is not going to be good for our company cause it costs alot..." "the cost of this issue I feel will be detrimental and put us over our budget..." "I don't think this cost is justifiable within the parameters of the margin..." Come on people, throw in your favorite Fraggle Rock episode and why you like it to help break up the monotony.

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parking lot, wave of SUV's, sales event on PCH so many cars with no people in them SUV's for sale in the middle of the road, on $05 freeway, stop and you can't go again so many SUV's with AC on, little girls that can't see over the steering wheel, you want a Suburban? test drive one right now, just get out of your little HOnda and hope in. It's right there next to you on the $01 freeway heading North.

The higher off the ground you are the more of a man you can be. The higher your throne above the other cars the more power you instill with your manliness, lion maneliness on your throne of porcelain, are those 30 meter rims you got spinnin on your tonka truck? man, man, I am a man I can shake my fist at someone that can't see me from my aztec style truck that looks like Voltron's foot and towers above your puny little car.

is today over yet?