Sinister: Get Out of the Office, & Into the Springtime

[Jarrod San Angel]

"Sunshiiiine, On My Shoulderrrr, ...Makes Me Happyyyyyyyy..."

                                   - The Late, Great(?) John Denver


  Bongiorno, Principessas!
  ***********************

How many of you are retail slaves or corporate workhounds?  How many of you 
want to punch the timeclock where you punch in and out and in and out.. each 
and (seemingly)every live long day?  Dreadful, isn't it?Is there any virtue 
to be found, fellow Sinisterines, in the Dilbert-esque, office cubicle 
lifestyle?  Because that's all I've known for nearly 16 months now, and I 
fear I'll go absolutely mad if I don't find something worthwhile or 
redeeming about the work I do.  Cold cash in hand and fatty foods in fridge 
would normally suffice as a relatively good answer, but if you're at all 
like me, you just can't help but keep your chin rested upon your palm, your 
sights fixed on what's beyond the glass window, always thinking how sweet 
life would be, if only it could be lived as the closing lines of Legal Man.  
"Get Out of the Office, & Into the Springtime, Get Out of the City, & Into 
the Sunshine.."  Ohhh, if only.
I'm rambling again.  I always am.

Well, the new Legal Man single shall be released to the salivating public 
tomorrow, and the knowledge of that is inspiring a lightness in my heart 
that I've got to spread.  I'm really looking forward to the long walk down 
to the indie record shoppe, where I'll place my hard (or hardly) earned 
dollars upon the counter, and then take my prized possession off with me to 
a nearby teahouse.  Like a kiddy at Christmas, I rip the cellophane wrapper 
off with a fearsome zeal, panting at the thought of what I'll find inside.  
Slowly I inspect the sleeve, noting minor details like the smell of the ink 
used to print it all up, and the texture of the paper used.  Then comes the 
cherished moment of sitting back with a cup of Green & Chamomile, reading 
the sleeve notes and lyrics.  A smile as widespread as the music itself 
blemishes my otherwise humourless face.  It's a hallowed, all too rare 
event.

Anyway, I'm currently working through hour number 7 here at the office.  I 
work as an Electronic Support Account Specialist in a Customer Service Call 
Center for EarthLink Network, Inc., located in good ol' Pasadena, City of 
Roses.  But lo, all is not rosey.  I'm begining to resent these four walls 
with a sickness previously unknown to me.  It's not that I'm a lazy soul, 
just one that needs creative and artistic fulfillment.. and I've just not 
seen enough of that these months.  How many of you, dearest readers, are or 
have experienced the same thing?  How does one get out of a rut like this 
and not sacrifice job security, financial security, and not anger the wife 
who wants to buy something nice at the end of the week and have her hair 
done?
Simplify, Simplify.  That's what Thoreau says.  I'd love to give that a go, 
but I'm afraid that's what the wife would want me to do, too.. "GO!"  =)

  I suppose I'll just do some job searching and scour the city with resumes 
galore.  That and daydream some more.
Perhaps I should become a Legal Man.  Tomorrow.

             To Better Days....   Jarrod San Angel


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