Man, I'm busy today. Which isn't a bad thing, when you stop and think about it. It distracts me from my disturbing thoughts and keeps me from eating. Both excellent side effects in my humble opinion.

Heh: Karen just showed up an hour early for our lunch date. Usually, she's late and I wind up meandering my way down the three halls to her office to meet her. Today, she showed up, grinning, at my cubicle. I looked at her, confused.

"What time is it? Aren't you early?", I asked.

Her face fell. She was so tickled thinking that I was the late one, I almost felt sorry for ruining her obvious attempts at making me look bad. Next time, I'll be late intentionally and let her gloat.