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Back in my K-12 days, I would get myself through the tedious school weeks by finding any minor thing to look forward to and focusing on that, no matter how uninteresting it was. "We're watching part 3 of the *Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton Taming of the Shrew in English on Thursday? YESSSSS!" As life as a working office professional surprisingly has much in common with life as a high school student, I've started to employ similar strategies to prevent myself from going all brainsick.

Here are some recent things that have given me an alarming amount of happiness:

• I discovered that, because construction on the new police station a few blocks from my house is complete, the southbound 32nd street bus stop on Halsted is back, meaning I no longer have to walk all the way from 31st street to get home.
• I could never find a recycling bin for pop cans at the Potbelly Sandwich Works closest to my work (y'know, the one two blocks away as opposed to the one three blocks away). I just found that they have one by the trashcans near the counter.
• School is not in session yet at the college I work at, though the offices are open. This means that the second floor of my building, which is mostly classrooms, is empty. I am enjoying using the second floor bathrooms, which are nicer than my more local ones anyway, in total privacy.

Yes, this is the life I've always dreamed of. Can't wait to see how many trackbacks I get for this particularly riveting post.

* If Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were still a celebrity power couple today, would they be referred to by the press as "Lizard"?