Somebody's got the Monday Blues!

I think the saying is overrated. If I was in an OK mood but a little bummed coming back to work after an exciting weekend and someone came up to me and stated "Looks like some body's got the Monday Blues!" Would it be easier just to punch them in the face and be like-"What are you going to do about that punk? Huh? Don't have anything to say? What? What? What are you going to say now? Huh?" Ok, that would take it to the extreme (not to mention the fact that your boss will really think you are taking drugs no matter what you say and the cops will probably haul you off the premises-don't forget your lucky animals!!) But what do you say? Give a slight smile, turn and go back to your desk? Sigh a little-well, it is only 8am...shrug your shoulders and walk away? Personally, I take the middle ground-not so much freak out, but nonchalantly state how just because it is Monday morning and you had to be at work at 8am and woke up at 7:25, your hair is a bit disheveled and you can't remember if you brushed your teeth, you really aren't 'blue' just not quite right. Hey, it's Monday.

OK-tell me what you think: You walk into a dark movie theater knowing the movie has already started. You find it quite difficult to find an open seat, but try to make as little noise as possible. Crouched as low as possible as to not block the view of the 12 foot screen behind you, you frantically look for a seat. You find one at the top of the theater and throw yourself into it before you piss off anyone. You even decide to keep your coat on due to the fact you don't want to make any unnecessary noise while the beginning credits are rolling. To your dismay, you realize that there already is a disarmed coat laying on the back of your chair. Slightly confused, you grope for your own-yes, your coat is still embodied-who, pray tell, does this coat belong to? Then you hear a slight cough come from behind. There is a middle-aged man sitting directly behind you, and now upon closer inspection (and from the unbearable after shave smell coming from the collar of the coat)you realize this 'gentleman' has hung his coat on the chair in front of him. Ok, that's nice. But now I am occupying said chair. Would it not be the 'gentleman' thing to do to take the coat off the chair and hang it somewhere else-anywhere else? No. This is no gentleman, just a man who obviously has no upbringing into society. He is probably the little talked about brother who goes over your house uninvited, walking around your carpeted floor with wet shoes and puts his feet up on your brand new coffee table. I'm sure he also double-dips and takes a swig from your can of Coke.
Is it rude for me to continue to sit in the chair occupied by the coat of the man who finds it necessary to wear pungent smelling after shave? Or is it rude for the man to wear the aftershave in public? I mean, to leave his coat on the chair, knowing someone is now using it? It's not his chair. Did he pay for two tickets so he may use two chairs? Granted, I did not pay for one ticket, but still, I am an animate life form-the coat can not get up and walk away on its own (if that was the case I would not have taken the chair to begin with-I probably would have ran from the theater). I looked to my right and noticed an empty seat between the person I went to see the movie with and another movie patron. I was tempted to move seats, but then thought, No, I will not let this smelly bastard win this round. I will not move my seat, but enjoy this over-priced Hollywood creation. I tried to not let the coat bother me, which in the end it didn't. It was the man behind me that bothered me. The thought crossed my mind, more than once, to take the gum I was chewing out of my mouth and stick it in the arm of the coat so the man would ruin his $12.99 WalMart shirt. Then I thought-it wouldn't be the man that would be as upset as the wife sitting next to him that would have to try to remove the gum from the shirt. With the economy now, I can not let my anger win over, as others do not need to be affected by such trivial nuisances. So I took a deep breath and said to myself, at least I know I would not do that to someone.
The winner in the end-Me. I over came my anger by not doing anything and realized that I would not allow someone to be unhappy with me by doing the same thing. Therefore, let's all just be a little more conscientious of the people around us. You never know who they may be or what they may do.

That's all for today...

Ciao!