Hallmark Movies

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I think I’m feeling a little better today. Not perfect, I’m still congested and I’ve got a bit of a sinus headache, but I think sleep helped. I’m spending the day watching Hallmark movies and reading--at least that’s the plan. So far, so good as far as goals go. I’ve only done the Hallmark part so far today, but I’m confident I can fit in some reading too. I’m enjoying the day for sure. I’m not a fan of being sick, but at least I’ve got time to rest before I have to be back to work. I’d rather not take any time off from work for illness if I can help it. If I can avoid taking any sick leave for 7 pay periods, they’ll give me 4 more hours of vacation time which is a pretty sweet deal. I mean, that’s half a day of vacation or not calling out sick over the period of 98 days, especially since they do give separate vacation and sick time. That adds to a pretty good amount of time off per year, even as someone just starting out.

I really do enjoy the job. I know it’s rediculously dorky to say but it still doesn’t feel like work most of the time which makes it a lot easier to spend forty hours there a lot easier.

We’re watching one of the Hallmark Movies and mom says, “this is kind of just like that other one.” … Uh, duh, mom. They’re all the same. That’s like… the point? I mean, I still enjoy some more than others and in different ways, but they are pretty similar and the point is the familiarity and faith in the happy ending. Otherwise, what would be the point? They would be like any other movie you could see anywhere else. I guess that sounds sort of odd, but other movies always have the chance of ending badly or partly happy or whatever. You can’t really say for sure how things are going to turn out. The book “The Little Black Book” with Brittany Murphy was touted as a romantic comedy and it’s a great movie, but it doesn’t have the happy ending you get with a Hallmark movie. My point is that you can’t trust the majority of other movies, not really. But you can always count on a Hallmark Movie to give you a super sweet happy ending and that’s something I love. Sort of get that people like the unexpected. Sometimes that is something I get excited about, but I can’t binge on that the way I can binge on happy endings.

I’m going to go get some food. Maybe there will be a part two later.