being a man

holy crap - i got a whole night's sleep last night! the melatonin tablets may have contributed.

the day: a long workday in the herzeliya office, fairly successful. i took off early for lunch, preferring to eat alone so that i can read instead of not read and be unimpressed by the conversation... good thing. i won't say which part, but while the movies couldn't bring tears, the books? i didn't want to freak out the other customers, so i tore my eyes away and let the sounds of idiots honking their horns close off my inner tap. j. k. rowling is my hero.

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yogi made a remark about women maturing faster than men, and the thought irritated me from the moment he said it until the moment that pg agreed with me: maturing (mentally) has nothing whatsoever to do with age. and - to counter yogi's wonderful example of my being immature because i have piercings - being mature does not mean submitting to societal norms. being mature is about responsibility, it's about considering and respecting the world around you in addition to taking care of your own needs.

or is that only in my reality?

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the end of the workday involved lots of shouting, and then a long discussion on the drive back to tel aviv about recycling. what i said to mmf: "if you agree with everything i've said so far, and you acknowledge that what i have to say is perfectly correct, and yet you *still* refuse to recycle... well, then you're a jerk." the obligation to behave responsibly environmentally is not an obligation to other people, it's an obligation to other people and yourself, and your family, and your future. if you're not trying to offset your ecologically expensive lifestyle, then you're being a complete ass and that's not a mere opinion.

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the work in the other office was fun. an argument from an old google+ post was rehashed because the guy who started it was visiting one of the managers, and the others simply *had* to know all the juicy details. :S

on a better note, both offices were fairly generous with their new year bonuses (new year's is on wednesday) :)

we went out to the closest coffee shop for dinner and shakes. i'm eating a lot of salads lately, this no-carbs dieting kinda sucks. at least i'm not doing it long term... we returned to watch the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, which is a cool, fun film.

now... to get ready for an extra-specially early morning.