The Jezebel Spirit

Another dreary Saturday. Went to bed at midnight, which lately is late for me. Woke up it was raining, so stayed in bed and tossed and turned until 9:00. Basically I was tired of lying in bed. Got myself together somewhat despite the lack of caffeine. Showered, dressed, got bagels, went to A&P, where some idiot in a rush to get to the stop sign tore thru a large puddle and splashed my. I flipped them the bird. They stopped. I stood there. Decided it wasn’t worth it, and whatever karma comes of it will probably be visited upon their offspring. Genital slang.

I mean if you’re in a rush, why sit and wait for someone to do something after splashing them? Got my coffee, some meat, and the newspapers. Did a lot of laundry that never dries since it’s damp everywhere. Such ennui today. Very much like a song by the Smiths. Or more precisely, Morrissey solo.

Highpoint of the day was actually helping Julio pick out a suit to buy for a wedding next month. He bought a Sean John at Macys, much like I did last month. I did see a nice Navy pinstripe Sean John at another store in the mall, but they didn’t have my size, though the navy pinstripe was what I’ve been looking for a few months already. One of these days….

But I do have enough suits right now, perhaps I’ll get another one for the holidays. I do so love buying and wearing suits. 10 years ago, I had zero suits. Well one suit, but hardly presentable. Now, I can’t get enough. I think I have about a dozen. And maybe 5 pairs of dress shoes.

‘Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.’
Mark Twain.

Got to hang in at work, until the bonuses are given out. I’m not snobby. Some people are. I’m happy with the pittance I get. I earned it, not the 5 figures some get, not at all. But I’ve had jobs where I’ve gotten nothing. In fact one time, when I was working at Skyline Studios in it last days, I had to give out bonuses to everyone. They gave me a 10% raise. I said I’d rather have the bonus.

Of course they didn’t give me the bonus, just the 10% raise. A few months later when Skyline was crashing on the rocks, the made everyone take 10% pay cuts. Ergo, I got nothing.

At the present job it’s a weeks pay, which is better than nothing, though lately I’ve had to deal with so much nonsense, I sometimes wonder if it’s worth it. The president of the company, Mr. McGruff seems to like me, or at least, likes me because I’m the only one in the office that gets his sense of humor. For instance, during the week of rain a week or so ago, he walked past my desk and said, ‘Noah’. I said, “What’s a cubit?’. He was surprised I got it. I think to him I’m the court jester.

Sort of reminds me of a scene in ‘I, Claudius’ where Claudius is told that to stay alive he should play the fool. Though the courtiers are slowly killing the king.

‘What’s a cubit?’

10.22.05