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To a certain extent I hope you enjoy it, but to be perfectly honest it's not the foremost thing on my mind.


2002-12-20 13:51:00
"I read an article yesterday that if you fake hapiness at work, you're less likely to quit. (that's what makes it into top psychology journals, in case you were wondering). (it's actually interesting- this study refutes older research that concludde that faking hapiness at work made you more stressed out) Anyway, I decided to give it a go by eating lunch with 2 co-workers and making conversation: B: Did either of you see LotR? 1: I saw it opening night. 2: Not yet. Don't tell me anything. B: (to 1, attempting lame humor) I liked it, but I didn't like that they killed frodo, sam, and gimli at the end of the movie. I think they should have kept it more like the book. 1: I didn't read the book. 2: ... B: oh. 1: ... (long silence) B: Did you see Harry Potter? 1: yes. B: I really liked Gollum, but I thought Dobby and Jar-Jar were so annoying, even though they were all so similar. Why do think that is? 1: I didn't think Dobby was annoying. B: Really? I thought dobby was so annoying. They even had the same voice, but I really liked Gollum. Maybe because he was funny. 1: No, the dwarf was the funny one. B: ... (long silence) 1: Hey 2, did you take your kids to see harry potter yet? 2: Yeah, twice. 1: I still haven't seen it. B: Um, did you just say you haven't seen Harry Potter? 1: Yeah. Not yet. B: So the whole time i was talking about Dobby you didn't know what i was talking about? 1: ... 2: ... "