| 9 mar 2001 so this is my first entry. i have a lot to say, but i'm going to go slowly. give me time to feel out this whole process and get used to it. it's like kramer from _seinfeld_, you know... he started out a totally dimwitted fellow, but as the show progressed, michael richards (the actor) got a better idea of who kramer was and how he should behave, and he sharpened his character to where kramer is now (or was). big company meeting coming up in 7 minutes. i always keep my clocks ahead by 7 minutes, so i give myself enough temporal insulation to when i need to get my ass going. yeah, you might argue that i just gradually get used to always being a specific time ahead, but i tell you, it really works. i will admit that it's a little strange that we have to pretend to fool ourselves sometimes. we should be bigger than that, right? this meeting is called the "all-hands meeting." what, are we trying to be a submarine or something? "all hands on deck?" is that it? so we're like a ship? "this ship has sailed!" - ross "i don't need your stupid ship!" - rachel i love _friends_. well, it used to be much better. back when there was tension. my favorite shows always have someone pining over someone they can't have. it's a rooting thing; you root for the guy to get the girl, or vice versa. ok. time for a smoke, then off to the meeting. |