Meghan Ball: [upon hearing I have not taken any days off this year] Coworker: What are you doing??? TAKE A DAY OFF! You know [company] doesn't care about you! Me: Listen, it's fine, even *I* don't care about me so– Coworker: *literally screaming* GIRL WHAT

[upon hearing I have not taken any days off this year] Coworker: What are you doing??? TAKE A DAY OFF! You know [company] doesn't care about you! Me: Listen, it's fine, even *I* don't care about me so– Coworker: *literally screaming* GIRL WHAT

It's kind of amazing how my causal nihilism drives my coworkers so crazy. It's either the funniest thing they've ever heard or they're yelling at me. Either way, hilarious But yeah no fuck me in particular, *points to self* this bitch sucks, have you seen me, jeez

You gotta have balance! Malaise, ennui, and melancholy are important for classic goths! When is the last time you’ve been off work so you can sigh heavily while looking balefully out of windows and reading novels????

The weather would need to start cooperating for that. You can't sigh heavily while looking balefully out windows when it's sunny and 90

May I provide you with a sufficiently gray sky via photo as a substitute? It is not much, but all I can do 😔

Oh shit, that's a damned good sky

need a cartoon bat saying “hang in there baby”

Oh no, the anti-goth equation

Alas!

Meghan - You're a goddamned delight. I would add something about cribbing my shtick, but even that is kinda delightful.

you don't suck, that's my friend you're talking about

Jen, you'd be astonished

no u

YOU COULD TAKE A DAY OFF FROM FLAPPING BALEFULLY OUTSIDE MY BEDROOM WINDOW ALL NIGHT

But why would I do that

I AM NOT HAVING A GOOD TIME NERVES ARE SHOT

Aw but my mid-year review was so good though

WHAT REVIEW FROM WHO I GAVE YOU ONE STAR ON EVERYTHING YOU KEEP DRINKING MY BLOOD AND THEN SHAKING ME BACK INTO CONSCIOUSNESS TO STAMP YOUR PUNCH CARD

Vampire council

Team Coworker

Don't encourage her, she also wants me to try wearing a color

Okay, that's just unnecessary, said the goth.

See?

Even so, PTO is necessary. How else is one supposed to maintain a good healthy supply of ennui and tragedy?

I work here, I'm full up on ennui

MEGHAN

It was so funny

I need a holiday but haven't had time due to workload to take more than a day here and there. I haven't been able to persuade the boss to let me have more time off because I work for myself, and I don't care about me either 😉

Less time at work = more time on here?

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