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"How was your weekend?"
Jun. 2nd, 2008 09:45 am"Hi! How was your weekend?!"
this is how every Monday morning starts. Without fail. You walk to your desk, and 17 people look up from their computer screens, and pelt you over and over again with that question. I never thought about it before, but it's completely possible that those 4 little words are responsible for my absolute and unexplainable need to never just, you know, relax at home, especially on a Saturday or a Sunday. Because "Well, yeah, Friday night after happy hour I went hang gliding, and then on Saturday I got married in the morning and then later on we went to like 3 or 4 A-list parties, and then, you know, on Sunday we took it easy. Just went to brunch. Oh, and then at night I discovered the cure for cancer and watched the new Family Guy," is WAY cooler than, "Oh... yeah.... not much. Just hung out all weekend, whatever."
I feel the pressure to NOT sit in my house and watch the Little People, Big World marathon for 7 hours.... as if that isn't a worthwhile use of my time. You can't just sit on the couch all weekend because YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING GOOD TO TELL ALL THE DESK JOCKEYS ON MONDAY MORNING.
Of course, one can always buck the system. Declare "Forget it! Screw you, Weekend! If I want to spend you watching countless hours of reality television in my underwear, I will do just that! You are mine to spend as I please, thankyouverymuch!"
Of course, saying the phrase, "...in my underwear," is decidedly NOT office-appropriate. So, I suggest a new alternative; why not think of a new question to ask? Take the pressure off the weekend. How about, "How was your commute today?" That's simple, quick, and predictable, as the obvious answer is "It sucked!", and then you can make an "It Sucked" face, chortle together in that faux closeness that you cultivate with your officemates, and then you can be done with the interaction and slink off to your desk to surf livejournal.
...just a suggestion.
this is how every Monday morning starts. Without fail. You walk to your desk, and 17 people look up from their computer screens, and pelt you over and over again with that question. I never thought about it before, but it's completely possible that those 4 little words are responsible for my absolute and unexplainable need to never just, you know, relax at home, especially on a Saturday or a Sunday. Because "Well, yeah, Friday night after happy hour I went hang gliding, and then on Saturday I got married in the morning and then later on we went to like 3 or 4 A-list parties, and then, you know, on Sunday we took it easy. Just went to brunch. Oh, and then at night I discovered the cure for cancer and watched the new Family Guy," is WAY cooler than, "Oh... yeah.... not much. Just hung out all weekend, whatever."
I feel the pressure to NOT sit in my house and watch the Little People, Big World marathon for 7 hours.... as if that isn't a worthwhile use of my time. You can't just sit on the couch all weekend because YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING GOOD TO TELL ALL THE DESK JOCKEYS ON MONDAY MORNING.
Of course, one can always buck the system. Declare "Forget it! Screw you, Weekend! If I want to spend you watching countless hours of reality television in my underwear, I will do just that! You are mine to spend as I please, thankyouverymuch!"
Of course, saying the phrase, "...in my underwear," is decidedly NOT office-appropriate. So, I suggest a new alternative; why not think of a new question to ask? Take the pressure off the weekend. How about, "How was your commute today?" That's simple, quick, and predictable, as the obvious answer is "It sucked!", and then you can make an "It Sucked" face, chortle together in that faux closeness that you cultivate with your officemates, and then you can be done with the interaction and slink off to your desk to surf livejournal.
...just a suggestion.
