Fragmented Friday Freewrite

“ I don’t talk trash; I talk smack. They’re totally different. Trash talk is all hypothetical like ‘Your Mama’s so fat she could eat the internet’ but smack talk is happening like right now, like you’re ugly and I know it for a fact cause I got the evidence right here."
-Kelly Kapoor, The Office

Would you judge me if I told you a small piece of me wants to buy this shirt?



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Why? Why do I have to be the one to try to be funny? Or say something to fill the silence? This s the story of my life.

It's back to school time (I work at a university), so we had an orientation (or as they say on The Office, more like booorientation) to go over all the normal stuff & meet the new faces in our college. Well, as an introductory activity, the dean had us go around and introduce ourselves, say what we do, and then answer the question: "Do you think you are paid what you're worth?" Wow. Really? That's awkward. When he said it, there was a bunch of nervous laughter. So it started around the room and most people gave the generic, "I love what I do so it doesn't matter blah blah blah." Well, you know me, I can't just say something normal. So next thing you know, I'm up to bat and say, "Well I'm just a little shocked to hear all of y'all are getting paid...I thought this was a volunteer position." As soon as I said it I thought, what have I done?! Fortunately they all laughed and appreciated my quick wit. But still. I should work on giving cookie-cutter answers and not trying to be the class clown.
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I will leave you with this little pearl of wisdom: think twice when naming your pets.


Happy weekend, friends! :)