Cheer Up, Ya Jerk

I was in a rotten mood yesterday. OK, I've been in a rotten mood for awhile now for various reasons, none of which I need to go into because for one, they are all throughout this stupid blog and for two, who wants to ruminate? My life is screwy just now and the second half of 2011 was challenging and, for various reasons, I've been pissy since last week.

Fortunately for me, I have friends who make me giggle with the things they say and one in particular who will try to draw me out when I'm in a particularly stomp-stomp-pout-fuck-you kind of mood. Yesterday he went above and beyond and drew me the following:

This is a lovely example of reciprocity betwixt friends. I was in a horrendous mood and was avoiding almost everyone for fear that I would act like a complete bitch (you know, more so than usual) to people. I was also upset because I was convinced that my old boss was mad at me (and had been for at least a week). Hunter knew what was going on and he drew me a picture to make me giggle and snap out of it. And it worked. I even printed it out and hung it discreetly in my cubicle so that I could glance over at it to laugh when I started thinking angry thoughts.

I say an example of reciprocity because last week, Hunter and I got into a bit of a kerfuffle over a link I'd sent him. He and I have some really big ideological differences we are both aware of. It isn't a big deal because we don't exactly sit around talking about religion and politics all the time. But Hunter was in a shitty mood and I was the the last straw or the flint that was needed and so he briefly took it out on me. It wasn't a huge deal and it lasted all of five minutes. Once I realized he wasn't just treating me like a dick and that he was in a bad mood, I started drawing him this:

 

Because that is what friends are there for. To make you laugh in spite of yourself and to snap you out of your worst moods. As it turned out for me, my old boss has not been mad at me and things are fine there. There are other things that haven't straightened out and I have some issues I really need to figure out and work through, but I also have a Happiness Fat Guy tacked to my cubicle where I can look over and smile. 

Bottom line: If you are prone to shitty moods whilst at work, try to have a friend who has access to a paint program who will waste time drawing you silly pictures.