bfg9000's Journal: Serfdom. Brought to you by the word "Sad".

Watching some boring show last weekend, these two old codgers were talking about history and other "mostly boring" topics. The one thing that interested me was the statement that "in the Middle Ages, the peasant class, who were known as the serfs, worked for the King for the first four months of the year, and then for themselves the rest of the year."

Sad, considering that Tax Freedom Day for us Canadians is fast approaching 7 months of the year. It's slightly better in America, though if you added up the user fees in the States required to equal the amount of services you get in Canada you'd probably be getting close to the same sad level.

But what's even sadder is that I am even worse than that. I work 50 weeks of the year for my 2 weeks of freedom (vacation). I wear black every day to work, so much so that it's commonly accepted that I'm a goth (which I'm not), but on my vacation I wear khakis and a light blue buttondown shirt and never stop smiling at people around me and opening doors for ladies. It's an unconscious change I never thought of until now.

This reminds me of my friend's .sig on all of his emails, personal and corporate (he works at a bank): ...did I mention that I hate my job?

Hilarious if it probably weren't true. That makes it sad. I'm sad for the guy.

I lost weight on my last one week vacation (I went to Mexico) and my blood levels were better. I got a tan and didn't touch a computer. I didn't worry. I woke up in the morning and had a cervesa and looked out the window at the sun. Then I did fun things until I went to bed happy.

Serfdom. Think about it.

I won't be able to post for a few days, I'm going to a wedding where I'm running the slideshow (Turned out Mighty Fine(TM) if I do say so myself).
 

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[bfg9000]

And I gotta say, I like your "Ideal topic icon" bit. That's good.

Thanks Sam, maybe Slashdot needs to allow user-created icons for Journals -- that way every journal would have its own look and feel, and mine would be weirdest of all except for the guy with the All-Goatse icon set. *shudders*

Don't let your oomph wear off too quickly. If you're like me, you need a plan, with sub-plans that have set due dates on their completion. If you're on a Mac, the OmniOutliner thing is good for that. The only problem

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neener neener .. my life is better than yours!

[YankeeInExile]

I live in Mexico.

I love my job. (Perl hacker for a botique market research company in the US.)

We're in the worst part of the year right now, climate wise -- but it will pass in about a week. High temperatures hover around 35. My birthday present from my sister this year was an air conditioner, so I am happy and cool.

Run away to Mexico! The chicks (and guys) here dig anglos, the cost of living is remarkably cheap and broadband is available in all the major cities.

Re:neener neener .. my life is better than yours!

[the_mad_poster]

The chicks (and guys) here dig anglos...

Especially in Tijuana where they bring in all sorts of neat... umm... "gifts".