thw love,
Jonathan
ps. Eli bought clay. We've been making sculptures. It's fun. Everyone should get clay. Everyone should have fun.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Oscars
I won't be able to watch the X-Men movies again without picturing Hugh Jackman doing bad Musical Theatre. And that, for me is an improvement! Especially for the third one. Oooh. The Wolverine Origins movie is coming out and Gambit is in one scene! Steve Martin presented just now and he was funny!! everyone else's oscar lines are stiff and uncomfortable. He says his lines and there is life, and fun!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Unemployed and Bored
Not sure if anyone actually reads this at all, but I came across a quote today while reading and thought it merited a post for thehappyworkers.
"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward." -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Vonnegut is, and always has been, one of my favorite authors, if not my favorite. If you don't know him or are unfamiliar with him, go pick up SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, then read HOCUS POCUS or BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS and tell me you aren't in love with Vonnegut.
Anyway, diatribe aside, I thought this quote was fitting for us since I'm not quite sure how many people know how The Happy Workers began. Jonathan, Eli, Chris and I all worked at the same place and were all equally miserable with said job. With a little oompf, a dozen meetings or so and a few cinematic purchases, we took our frustration and turned it into what is now The Happy Workers. I can't speak for all of them but I know being a part of this group and making people, myself included, laugh, I have made it through some bad times these past few years. And I think with the current state of our economy everyone is feeling a little overworked, underpaid and all-around stressed. If that's you, and I'm hoping it isn't, here's what I think you should do: LAUGH. Do whatever you can to laugh and find ways to laugh. You never know what might come out of it. And hey, maybe we can help. ;)
Til then, I wish you all nothing but the best!
-Drew
"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward." -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Vonnegut is, and always has been, one of my favorite authors, if not my favorite. If you don't know him or are unfamiliar with him, go pick up SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, then read HOCUS POCUS or BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS and tell me you aren't in love with Vonnegut.
Anyway, diatribe aside, I thought this quote was fitting for us since I'm not quite sure how many people know how The Happy Workers began. Jonathan, Eli, Chris and I all worked at the same place and were all equally miserable with said job. With a little oompf, a dozen meetings or so and a few cinematic purchases, we took our frustration and turned it into what is now The Happy Workers. I can't speak for all of them but I know being a part of this group and making people, myself included, laugh, I have made it through some bad times these past few years. And I think with the current state of our economy everyone is feeling a little overworked, underpaid and all-around stressed. If that's you, and I'm hoping it isn't, here's what I think you should do: LAUGH. Do whatever you can to laugh and find ways to laugh. You never know what might come out of it. And hey, maybe we can help. ;)
Til then, I wish you all nothing but the best!
-Drew
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