the OMG chronicles

when every morning is shocking

I know this guy.

For him, every morning is a shock to him.

He sees the daylight then texts me.

It’s the same thing every day.

HOLY SHIT JIM! DID YOU SEE THAT! IT’S SO BRIGHT! I FEEL HOPE! I FEEL LOVED! THINGS ARE GOING TO BE GREAT! LIFE IS WONDERFUL!

Twelvish hours later, he’s shocked once again.

I get another text:

OH FUCK JIM! IT’S TERRIBLE! EVERYTHING IS SO DARK! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! AM I DYING NOW? WHY IS EVERYTHING SO MISERABLE? WHERE DID THE LIGHT GO?

It’s the same thing every time.

I see two major issues here.

First?

Turn off the fucking caps lock. We don’t need the shouting.

Second?

If the same thing keeps happening all the time, what does the shock do other than keep you stunned, stuck and a victim of circumstance?

We all have our idiotic patterns.

Our partners continue to treat us in a way that’s shocking but happens as frequently as the shift from night to day.

Our jobs tell us that our workload will be reduced. That may happen for a bit, then we get shocked that we’re working on a w…