and the Livin's Easy

This string of sunny days has actually put me in a less cynical mood. I attribute this to a decrease in the number of things that piss me off.

1. Interns- they've mostly gone into hibernation since grad school is out. Those that have graduated are probably in the process of gouging their eyes out after looking at the slumdog job market currently serving our area. I can now enjoy my Metro commute without them chirping about how awesome life is when you work for free or talking about some lofty political theory that will never ever ever matter. Yes, I am reveling in their misery of realizing they will have to take a job completely unrelated to their major.

2. My boss- despite her 6 promotions in 6 years of employment at my soul-less corporate realm, she will be taking six weeks' leave to "work" out of our India office and then vacation in Asia. I find this out only after she turned down my request to go to the London office for one week. Apparently there's no budget (gee, wonder why). I'm not fazed by this because I will - in turn - get six summer weeks of coming in late and leaving early while she is out. And by the time she comes back, I will have a week before my trip to the Caribbean.

3. Cold weather- for all my love of snow, there really is no substitute for cold margaritas and a fired-up grill. I'm looking forward to a couple months of leaving the windows open, having BBQs, going to the pool, amusement parks, drinking outside, etc. The best part is that it doesn't get dark until 8:30pm.

4. Stupid people- they really are everywhere. However, they go away in the summer to take their stupid kids on vacation. This makes riding the metro and general driving to/from work far less stressful. I don't have to worry about packed trains or people trying to board a train via osmosis as the doors close.