Foolishness and Love – Is there a correlation?

I was at the Salt Lake City airport the other day and while waiting to board my plane I noticed that I was sitting directly behind a young Indian couple who seemed to be in their 20s. While this normally may have been insignificant event, it wasn’t in this case due to what happened. From all appearances they seemed like a couple in love. Within 5 minutes of sitting there, I had already concluded that the girl loved to talk and the guy was extremely quiet as I don‘t believe I heard him mention more than 2 words the entire time we were sitting there. Initially she was talking normal to him in Hindi and English and then she decided he must hear the song she had written for him. Here I was sitting there minding my own business while eating my parfait, when this girl started to sing to him. I had to control myself with great difficulty as I was afraid I was going to start laughing out loud. I mean come on, you happen to be at the airport. Granted that she was singing in Hindi and probably thought that no one could understand her or maybe she just didn’t care, the fact still remains that there were other people there who could understand her. Just imagine if I had started laughing out loud after hearing her song, how she would have felt then.

This incident made me wonder if people who are in ‘love’ are really oblivious to the world around them and simply just do not care what people think. I mean it didn’t seem to matter to the girl one whit that the guy to whom she was serenading to didn’t even react to the song. I concluded the guy’s behavior to as being embarrassed of her actions; my guess would be that he was just dumbfounded and thinking what the hell is wrong with her…LOL. I for one just had to get up and walk away so I won’t be rude and start laughing right there.

When I described this incident to someone this morning, they thought it was rather romantic of the girl to sing to the guy. Now, don’t get me wrong as I’m as romantic as the next person….some people would argue this claim but that is neither here nor there at the moment…..I thought she was being plain silly to behave like this in public. So this difference of opinion is making me question if all people who are in love behave like fools? I mean is there really a correlation between behaving foolishly and being in love? Is acting in a rather foolish manner a requirement for people in love? All in all, I want someone to tell me what the hell is wrong with the people in this world???? Oh well, screw it all I say because the girl did make this trip rather interesting and provided entertainment for me what otherwise would have been a rather tedious wait.

Allergic to Work?

Is it possible to be actually allergic to work? This question has been on my mind quite a lot recently as I have been sick for what seems like the longest time. It has been pointed out to me that I was never sick this often prior to starting work at my current job. I am of the opinion that this is a good observation and considering we have absolutely no ventilation in our corner of the floor we are situated at, this very well may be true. You may ask, how do you know there is no ventilation there? Well, good thing that you ask. I know this because I recall last summer when there was remodeling going on our floor and they had to paint near our wing of the floor, the entire wing had to be evacuated. We all literally worked from home for 2 days as the odor was simply unbearable.

So, for the sake of the argument, let’s assume that I truly am allergic to the workplace as the particles in the workplace’s environment are truly causing me sickness. Having a corner cube doesn’t help much either. Now, the question becomes: how does one fix this problem and more importantly how do I go about getting compensation for the emotional, mental and physical torture I have had to endure due to the toll being sick has taken on me???? Maybe I should try to take advantage of this situation and ask my boss for a corner office with windows or better yet a satellite office where I can work from wherever I please. These perks won’t make up for what I have gone through but definitely increase the joy I could possible obtain during the upcoming spring and summer when I won’t have to slave in the office.

ESCAPE

It’s only the 3rd day of the New Year and already I am wishing that I could escape for a little while. Since this morning, I have been thinking that I would really like to go on a vacation to a nice island and have no connection/interaction with the world. Yes, this does mean no phones and no internet. Normally, the concept of having no phone or internet sounds archaic; today, however, it holds a strange appeal. I envision myself sitting on a beach, in the shade of course, reading a book and just relaxing. No one is there to bother me or distract me. One only sees water for as far as the eye can see. The waves are calm and soothing thereby providing the peace and tranquility that is so often lost in the daily hustle and bustle of life. I can sleep in the sun for as long as I want and just laze around doing nothing.

Alas, this is not to be as there is no such thing as escaping life but there is no harm in daydreaming about it and deciding how it would be if it could be.

Welcome 2008

I often times think that January 2nd is truly the day when the New Year begins. For most part, the first of January is spent wishing everyone a happy new year and recovering from too much partying on December 31st. It is on the 2nd of January when most of us resume our normal lives and we head back to work. So far, nothing seems different from last year other than a subtle change in the mindset even though I have the exact same lack of motivation for work today as I did last year.

It is quite funny how a single number change can alter our attitudes towards life. Many of us take the approach that the proverbial slate is wiped clean when the New Year begins thus we can start fresh. While this is a good approach to take and gives us motivation, it still is an illusion of the mind and only lasts a few days (if we are lucky) or few moments before reality sinks in and wipes away the rosy glow with it the realization that nothing really has changed since December 31st.