Thursday, March 29, 2012

Imperative

Wake up.  Don’t hit the snooze button.  Time to go to work.  Get up.  Get out of bed.  Need to shower.  Get dressed.  Put on nice clothes.  Grab breakfast.  It’s the most important meal of the day.  Apple, bagel, yogurt, cereal, donut, bacon, take your pick.

Get in the car.  Get on the train.  Read the paper.  Listen to music.  Ignore everyone else.  Don’t give the homeless guy a dollar.

Get to the office.  Work.  Get some coffee.  Work.  Stare at the computer screen, check your email.  Make copies.  Get some printer paper.  Go to the bathroom.  Go to a meeting.  Go to lunch.  Go back to the office.  Get to work.  Stretch your legs.  Work.  Get some water.  Work.  Time to go home.

Fix dinner, watch a show.  Watch the news.  Go to bed.  Have sweet dreams.

Wake up.  Shouldn’t have hit that snooze button.  Wake up.  Time for work.  Get out of bed.  Shower.  Fix your hair, brush your teeth.  Go get dressed.  Put on nice clothes.  Eat breakfast.

Go to work.  Ignore the homeless person.  Try not to be late anymore.  Say hi to Linda.  Get a cup of coffee.  Check your email.  Raid the supply closet for paper clips and a few new pens.  Pay attention while your boss gives you feedback.  Have lunch with Brad.  Console him that the promotion didn’t work out.  Go back to the office.  Watch the clock, watch the screen, watch the birds outside.  Get back to work.  Pack up, head home.

Grab drinks with Shelly.  Talk about last night’s episode.  Go home.  Go to bed.  Have sweet dreams.

Wake up.  Get out of bed.  Take a shower.  Get dressed.  Eat breakfast.  Go to work.  Ignore the homeless.  Get some coffee.  Work.  Eat lunch at your desk.  Shop online.  Work some more.  Play a game.  Check your email.  Do some work.  Go home.  Go to the gym.  Watch the game while you run on the treadmill.  Make a mental note that it’s not your fastest time.  Go home.  Cook a meal, save your leftovers.  Go to bed.  Have sweet dreams.

Wake up.  Get out of bed.  Take a shower.  Get dressed.  Eat breakfast.  Get to work.  Have those leftovers for lunch in order to save money.  Sit in the break room and listen to Tony talk about his kids.  Get back to work.  Notice that your plant is drying up because you haven’t watered it recently.   Work.  Go home.  Order take-out.  Go to bed.  Have sweet dreams.

Sleep in, it’s the weekend.  Watch TV, go on a date, see a movie, try a new restaurant, ride your bike, try kayaking, see your friends, have sex.

Wake up.  Get out of bed.  Take a shower.  Get dressed.  Eat breakfast.  Commute.  Work.  Complain about Mondays.  Work.  Set your Facebook status to a joke about Mondays.  Work.  Email your coworker a cartoon about Mondays.  Work.  Eat lunch.  Work.  Tweet about Mondays.  Work.  Commute.  Dinner.  Bed.  Have sweet dreams.

Wake up.  Get out of bed.  Take a shower.  Get dressed.  Eat breakfast.  Commute.  Work.  Eat lunch.  Work.  Look for a new job.  Work.  Commute.  Work out.  Dinner.  Bed.  Have sweet dreams.

Wake up.  Get out of bed.  Take a shower.  Get dressed.  Eat breakfast.  Commute.  Work.  Eat lunch.  Work.  Celebrate Terri’s birthday.  Work.  Commute.  Dinner.  Bed.  Have sweet dreams.

Wake up.  Get out of bed.  Take a shower.  Get dressed.  Eat breakfast.  Commute.  Work.  Eat lunch.  Work.  Commute.  Dinner.  Bed.  Have dreams.

Wake up.  Get out of bed.  Take a shower.  Get dressed.  Eat breakfast.  Commute.  Work.  Eat lunch.  Work.  Commute.  Dinner.  Bed.  Have dreams.

Wake up.  Get out of bed.  Take a shower.  Get dressed.  Eat breakfast.  Commute.  Work.  Eat lunch.  Work.  Commute.  Dinner.  Bed.  Have dreams.

Work.  Eat.  Work.  Eat.  Dream.

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