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[tamarinne]

(http://myelvesaredifferent.blogspot.com/2007/05/blog-like-its-end-of-world-bliteotw.html)

 

Nothing much has changed, really.

 

I went into the staff meeting this morning.  We always go around the table and give status on our projects.  Today, everybody’s status was the same – “braaaains”.  Except for me.  I said, “The project is going well, I’ll have some new documentation by the end of the week.”  Everybody looked at me like I was an idiot. 

 

At lunch, I sat alone in the break room, eating my Lean Cuisine.  Everybody else sat at a different table across from me, eating brains from their lunch boxes.  (Except for Joan, who’s watching her weight too.  She was eating Lean Brains.  We used to be diet buddies, but I’m guessing that’s not going to be the case anymore.)  They very pointedly didn’t talk to me, they just had their own little conversation that clearly excluded me.  At one point one of them said “braaains” and then they all looked at me and laughed.  I tried to laugh like I got the joke, but I’m pretty sure the joke was on me.

 

As I type, Jennifer is standing outside my cube talking with Danielle.  Jennifer always used to talk about her gross medical problems.  Now they’re talking about brains, but I’m pretty sure that Danielle is still grossed out – I haven't heard her say “eww”, exactly, but her responses definitely aren’t the enthusiastic “braaaains” I normally hear from her.  I stuck my head out to ask them to keep it down, and they walked away, muttering insultingly about my brains.  I think that's what they were saying, anyway.

 

So I’ve been practicing answering the phone with “braaains” instead of “hello”.  I’m thinking maybe on the way home, I might stop by the store and see if I can pick up some brains.  I mean, maybe they don’t taste *too* bad.  Maybe I can get used to the flavor.  But if I want to get ahead in this company, I’m going to need to do a better job of fitting in.

 

“Braaaains.”  God, it’s like being in high school all over again.  *sigh*

Comments

[reedrover]

::laugh::

Good one.

Too bad it's friends-only, because tamnonlinear's was pretty good too.

[tamarinne.livejournal.com]

I'm actually on her flist, so I saw it. Hee!

[reedrover]

Oh, good! Our comment-conversation is getting pretty silly too.

(Have you met in real life? If not, please be assured I will attempt to fix that as soon as I can.)

[tamarinne.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, to tell the truth. But I can't wait to meet her (again), getting to know her through LJ she seems like a pretty seriously cool lady!

[tamnonlinear.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'd be glad to meet you too.

The really frightening thing is how many flimsy excuses reasons I've found to use this icon since I first created it.

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

This is the first one I saw, and still my favorite so far. :-D

[herooftheage.livejournal.com]

“Braaaains.” God, it’s like being in high school all over again. *sigh*

Really? One bad thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach - all the damn vampires. These zombies don't seem so bad.

[learnedax.livejournal.com]

You know, my friends page is jammed with undead ruminations, but this is far and away the best one I've seen.

It's like Shaun of the Dead Office Space.

[lizbetann]

Now *that* would be a brilliant movie.