Real Life Is Lame

BC&T,

So...an old friend of mine was in for the weekend and we drank a fair amount of alcohol and had a blast. How can I make "real" life seem worthwhile after seeing how fun-filled life can be?

-Dave, obviously

Dearest Dave,

Oh hell, I absolutely don't know what to tell you. I'm going to have to think about this one while I'm not sitting in a cubicle staring at a computer screen for 9 hours straight. I'll get back to you.

-Toot

Dear Dave,

Are you insinuating that real life is not fun-filled? I find this hard to believe, especially coming from a future teacher. Dave, you have TONS to look forward to as a teacher.

First, weekends AND summers off. You can live in the Lou in the summer and have jager-bomb concoction parties every night--that's fun-filled.

Second, you get out of work at 3ish EVERY FRICKIN DAY. And, you don't have to take anything home with you. I don't.

Third thing to look forward to in real life--weeknight plans. On Mondays, I watch WWE Raw. On Tuesdays, I have a small gathering for dinner and watch American Idol. On Wednesdays, I go over to a friend's house to watch American Idol(and Moment of Truth) with his mom and cat, Stanley. On Thursdays, I go to bed at 9. On Fridays, I watch 20/20 and go to bed at 9. See. Those are some FUN plans. And, if you add the Wheel of Fortune/Jeopardy hour from 6 to 7 into your week night routine...man, the fun is off the chain.

I know what you're thinking now, Dave. But, Baby Clark, I still have one more year of college left. That's a long time to wait for this fun-filled life I will enjoy as an educator of young minds. And, yes, a year is a long time. But, when you have cable tv in your dorm room and can watch Home Improvement(and Baywatch starting March 3 on Ion) every night, time will fly by.

And, don't worry, your friend will be back to partake in more alcoholic beverages with you soon--he knows he's always got a couch to crash/puke on at BC's pad.

Baby Clark



Dearest Dave (take two),

I've been thinking about this and have decided that well, heck, I'm in what you call "real life" right now. But ya know what? I'm enjoying it. Yeah, sometimes knowing you have to get up the next morning and do the same routine is less than favorable, but if you start a career that you like, you'll enjoy it.

What a lot of post-college grads fall into is just taking any job they can get. They might take it because it was the first thing offered or maybe because they absolutely feel the need to follow a boyfriend/girlfriend somewhere and again, just take any job they can get. This is called a "job." It's not a "career." A job is something you need, a career is something you like doing. And I think that people who just have a job to pay the bills aren't as happy as they could be -- their lives aren't as stable, and you won't be who you truly are until you find that real career path.

Take Baby Clark and I for example. We were lucky enough to get jobs where we wanted and we don't mind going to work every day. Now, I don't like getting UP every day. But once I'm there, I'm totally fine. That's a different story. But I like talking to the people I work with, I feel satisfied at the end of the day with what I accomplish, and I'm not totally drained once I get home from work that I just go to sleep. You can still enjoy life after the work hours, and that's what's important! So, like Baby Clark, if you are obsessed with Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, then being able to watch those every day after work is a plus.

And don't forget the weekends. Work hard, play harder.

-Tootalator