REVELATION.

have you ever been so bored at, say work for example, that you stared at a pen for half an hour? and yet, you still werent bored enough that you would actally go looking for work to do? eh, me neither....

its not to say that i dont actually have stuff to do, it just doesnt need to be done any time soon. we have a few things that we have to do every day, and those things are usually done by lunch time. everything else, well, we'll try and get it done by august.

so with the "free time" we sometimes occupy ourselves in ways that certain bosses dont like. its not that they think we are wasting time, or that we are "stealing" from our employer by not staying busy at all times. no, nothing valid like that. in fact, they do it too. it's a power struggle.
in fact, that is exactly how i got the coveted byu beard card--my boss is a prick. eh, maybe that's too strong. he's a stickler for rules, especially ones that he figures no one would ever argue with him about. so i did.

you see, i dont like shaving. at least not everyday. i prefer a little bit of stubble over the inevitable razor burn that comes after a few consecutive days of shaving. he, however, sees it as a sign of blatant disregard for rules and authority. i cant say that i like either of those, but i honestly didnt think it was that big of a deal.

sure, byu has this whole honor code thing that prohibits the growth of facial hair. but i really really really dont like bleeding all over my neck and breaking out all the time. so he tells me one day that i need to start shaving everyday, because i represent the university and the church and the transformers and the thundercats...er, not the last two. and of course i explain why i am clearly the exception to the rule. but he doesnt believe me.

so some time passes and i havent listened to him. so he sends in his minion to talk to me. "he that should not be named says you are not cheery enough at work and that you need to shave everyday or get a beard card" ...are you serious? oh happy day. i think i'll say that again. oh happy day. i had never considered actually getting a beard card. isnt it against the honor code to even try to legitamately do something against the honor code? im pretty sure i read it somewhere, in a book or something ("are you sure it was a book. are you sure it wasnt just...nothing?" "oh ya, thats what it was.") and to think it was my boss's idea! what a hoot.
i havent shaved since february.

(this is a tribute to my boss that doesnt suck)