After making the mid-year list, my book made it onto
@Vulture
's Top 10 Comedy Books of 2021 alongside the work of a lot of comedy writers I really admire and I'm real happy about it
I HATE BEING QUARANTINED
STUCK IN ONE STUPID BUILDING ALL THE TIME
I WOULD RATHER GO BETWEEN THE SAME TWO OR THREE BUILDINGS REPEATEDLY DOING THE SAME ACTIVITIES IN AN ALMOST IDENTICAL ORDER
NOW THATS LIVING
SURE THE STATE I LIVE IN IS EXPERIENCING HISTORICALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS BUT AT LEAST THERE IS NOT SOME SORT OF EXPLOSION-CENTRIC HOLIDAY COMING UP
YOU LIBERAL FOOLS SIMPLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A CLASSIC CASE OF TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS IN WHICH I GET EXCITED THAT MY BOSS HAS MORE MONEY AND MY SON DIES BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD INSULIN
I AM CONCERNED THAT THE RISING TIDE OF FASCISM, RAMPANT PLAGUE, AND EXISTENTIAL THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE EFFECTED MY ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY PERFORM DATA ENTRY
UGH I AM HAVING SUCH A CLASSIC HUMAN DAY
I GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC
I RAN SO MANY ERRANDS
THROUGH MY LACK OF ACTION I PASSIVELY ALLOWED FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
AND BUDDY YOU KNOW I DRANK TOO MUCH COFFEE
LET 2018 BE THE YEAR IN WHICH YOU LEARN TO ACCEPT PRAISE FROM THOSE THAT LOVE YOU AND STOP STRIVING FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PACK OF WILD DOGS THAT ROAMS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT NIGHT
MOVING IS AWESOME
I GET TO PACK UP ALL MY THINGS AND SLOWLY REALIZE THAT THE MATERIAL GOODS I SPENT YEARS WORKING TO AFFORD HAVE BECOME AN ANCHOR FROM WHICH I WILL NEVER BE FREE
OH AND I MUST FORWARD MY MAIL
WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CRITICIZE PARENTS FOR BEING ANTI VAX I GUESS.
THEY COULD SEND THE KID TO SCHOOL WITH A LIVE SNAKE IF THEY WANTED
YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BECAUSE ALL PARENTS ARE BRILLIANT HEROES JUST BECAUSE THEY HAD SEX ONE TIME AND CAN READ BAD ARTICLES BY THEMSELVES
HELLO ITS ME
THE GUY WHO THINKS HE COULD SURVIVE IN A POST APOCALYPTIC WASTELAND EVEN THOUGH I SOIL MYSELF EVERY TIME THEY CAST A WOMAN IN ONE OF MY FAVORITE FILM FRANCHISES
I WOULD BE DEAD WITHIN MINUTES OF THE INTERNET GOING OUT
TRYING TO PICK MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING A HUMAN
-HAVE TO WEAR PANTS PLACES EVEN THOUGH I WAS GIVEN NO CHOICE IN BEING ALIVE
-LIVING IN A SOCIETY THAT ACTIVELY ROMANTICIZES SELFISHNESS DESPITE BEING BIOLOGICALLY WIRED TO CRAVE COMMUNITY
-UNLIMITED SOUP, SALAD, AND BREADSTICKS
AH WONDERFUL I SEE THE JOB APPLICATION HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE MY BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED RESUME IN LIEU OF MAKING ME ENTER MY INFORMATION LINE BY LINE ONTO SOME SORT OF WEBSITE FROM THE 1800S
I HOPE THIS E-MAIL DOES NOT FIND YOU
I HOPE YOUR CHAIR HAS GROWN OVER WITH MOSS
I HOPE A PLEASANT BUT UNOBSERVED BEAM OF LIGHT HITS YOUR DESK PERFECTLY THROUGH THE COLLAPSED CEILING
I HOPE THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING
PEOPLE WHO FLIP BURGERS DO NOT DESERVE A LIVING WAGE, THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY DESERVE A LIVING WAGE ARE GUYS WHO SIT IN AN OFFICE CHAIR FOR EIGHT HOURS AND COMPLETE ONE SMALL TASK BEFORE STARING OUT THE WINDOW TO THINK ABOUT WHEN THEIR SPOUSE STOPPED LOVING THEM
LOVE TO HAVE LIFE FORCIBLY PUT ON PAUSE FOR A YEAR DUE TO THE MYRIAD FLAWS OF MY SOCIETY ONLY TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO DOING THINGS MORE OR LESS THE EXACT SAME WAY RIGHT AFTERWARDS
NO NOTES I GUESS
I AM A FREE THINKER
NO GODS
NO MASTERS
JUST A SERIES OF RICH GUYS WHO I TREAT LIKE AN UNCOMFORTABLE MIXTURE OF BOTH GOD AND MASTER
OTHER THAN THAT THOUGH ITS ALL ME BABY
I LOVE THE MODERN WORLD, ALL THE MAIL IS TRASH AND ALL YOUR PHONE CALLS ARE FROM NO ONE BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE YOU GET TO ASSEMBLE YOUR OWN FURNITURE REGARDLESS OF YOUR LEVEL OF CARPENTRY SKILL
ONE DAY YOU WILL SEE A BUTT
AND SAY MY GOD
I DO BELIEVE THAT IS THE BEST BUTT
AND YOU WILL HAVE NO HARD EVIDENCE OF THIS FACT
AND YET YOU WILL BELIEVE IT ANYWAY
AND THAT IS LOVE I THINK
OH BOY I AM SO BUSY
I AM RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE
I BARELY SLEEP
SOCIETY’S FETISHIZATION OF BEING OVERWORKED IS PERPETUATED BY BOSSES TRYING TO MAKE YOU FEEL GUILTY FOR ENJOYING YOUR OWN FREE TIME
COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE!!!
MANY THINK THAT THE BEGINNING OF FALL IS SEPTEMBER 21ST BECAUSE OF SOME SORT OF MOON THING BUT ACTUALLY THE BEGINNING OF FALL IS WHENEVER I CAN BUY A BIG SKELETON AT TARGET
HELL YEAH I HAVE TIME OFF FROM WORK
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS
I WILL TRY TO RELAX BUT ULTIMATELY END UP INTERNALLY CHASTISING MYSELF FOR NOT USING MY FREE TIME TO CREATE ONE OF SOCIETY'S MOST BELOVED WORKS OF ART
CONGRATULATING MYSELF ON YET ANOTHER IMPECCABLE DAY OF SETTING GOALS FOR MYSELF, MAKING A PLAN TO REACH THEM, AND THEN STARING IN SLACK-JAWED CONFUSION AT MY COMPUTER SCREEN AS NOTHING HAPPENS FOR 5 HOURS
BEING HUMAN IS COOL BECAUSE YOU GET TO ACT LIKE YOU ARE IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE UNIVERSE ITSELF EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE BASICALLY JUST A BIG PIG WHO CAN LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND GET SAD AND STUFF
2017 HAS BEEN SO MESSED UP THAT I'M SCREAMING "WE DIDN'T ELECT A PEDOPHILE" INSTEAD OF "OBVIOUSLY A PEDOPHILE WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN IN THE RUNNING FOR THIS POSITION"
HE DRINKS A WHISKEY DRINK
HE DRINKS A VODKA DRINK
HE DRINKS A LAGER DRINK
HE DRINKS A CIDER DRINK
HE SINGS THE SONGS THAT REMIND HIM OF THE GOOD TIMES
HE TELLS HIS DOCTOR THAT HE ONLY DRINKS LIKE MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK HONESTLY ITS JUST KIND OF A SOCIAL THING
OHHHHHHHH
TRYING TO DECIDE IF I SHOULD SPEND MY EVENING READING A BOOK OR BROWSING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR TWO HOURS IN STOMACH CHURNING GUILT WHILE THINKING ABOUT HOW I SHOULD READ A BOOK
IT IS IMPORTANT TO SPEND YOUR DAY DEFENDING THE ULTRA WEALTHY ONLINE
THEY COULD SEE YOUR POST AND DECIDE YOU GET TO BE THE GUY WHO TURNS A CRANK THAT GRINDS HUMAN BEINGS IN A FINE PASTE
AND WHEN YOUR DAY IN THE GRINDER COMES, THINK OF WHAT PROUD GOO YOU WILL BE
REMEMBER IT IS ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN
EXCEPT DAWN HAPPENS KINDA GRADUALLY
AND THEN AT SOME POINT ITS JUST LIKE HAHA WOAH ITS MORNING
ANYWAY CHIN UP PAL
I LOVE SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED HUMAN CONSISTENCY
WATER IS ALWAYS WET
PIZZA IS ALWAYS GOOD
NO MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE IT KILLS WE WILL NEVER HAVE A NUANCED DISCUSSION ABOUT TOXIC MASCULINITY AND HOW IT HURTS US ALL
EVEN THE WORST TOM HANKS FILMS WILL STILL BE PRETTY SOLID
YOU WILL SURVIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY OF YOUR LIFE BUT ONE
BUT ALSO YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THAT DAY IS
AND WHEN IT COMES IT CAN STILL BE REAL SPOOKY LIKE YOU COULD GET PULLED IN HALF BY TWO HAWKS FLYING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
THERE ARE BASICALLY NO RULES FOR DEATH
DID THIS HELP
I AM SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THE PACK OF WILD DOGS THAT HAS BEEN TEARING ME LIMB FROM LIMB PLANS TO CONTINUE DOING SO DESPITE MY IMPASSIONED PLEA FOR DECORUM
THINKING ABOUT GETTING ONE OF THOSE JOBS WHERE I SURRENDER MY MORALS, MY FREE TIME, AND SOME DEGREE OF MY HUMANITY IN EXCHANGE FOR VERY AVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE
SO NICE TO VISIT HOME
HUG YOUR FAMILY
SEE YOUR FRIENDS FROM GROWING UP
HEAR THAT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH GOT ENGAGED
OH GOD
TIME IS HURTLING FORWARD AND SHALL NEVER STOP
OH COOL MOM MADE BANANA BREAD
WAYS TO CLOSE A WORK EMAIL:
-LETS TOUCH BASE LATER
-I WILL CIRCLE BACK AT EOD
-LETS HAVE A SYNC ABOUT THIS
WAYS YOU CANNOT:
-HAVE A GREAT SUMMER
-EVERY MOMENT I AM IN THIS OFFICE IS PAIN
-IF ANYBODY SEES BONES IN THE BATHROOM IT IS NOT BECAUSE I ATE ANOTHER TOILET CHICKEN
EASY THINGS TO ASK ON A FIRST DATE TO KNOW IF SOMEONE IS WORTH FURTHER INVESTMENT
-HOW MANY CHILDREN CAN YOU GIVE BIRTH TO AT ONCE
-DO YOU THINK I COULD FIGHT YOUR DAD
-WILL YOU ASK ME TO TAKE OFF MY TRENCH COAT
-HEY WHAT IS THIS VOID WITHIN ME AND WHY DOES IT GROW DAILY
TODAY WE CELEBRATE FAMILY AND TOGETHERNESS BUT TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT I WILL SCREAM CAPITALISMS TRUE NAME AS I CLOTHESLINE SOMEBODYS FATHER FOR A NINTENDO SWITCH
LOVE LIVING IN A COUNTRY WHERE RICH PEOPLES DUMB KIDS HAVE A LITERAL MOUNTAIN OF CHANCES TO SUCCEED WITHOUT DEBT OR CONSEQUENCE BUT IF I MISS A PAYMENT ON A MEDICAL BILL THEY GET TO BREAK MY KNEES OR WHATEVER
ARGUE WITH THE PRESIDENT ALL YOU WANT BUT THERE IS NOTHING MORE AMERICAN THAN BLINDLY FOLLOWING A DUMB RICH GUY INTO HELL BECAUSE YOU WANNA DO MORE EXPENSIVE RACISM THAN USUAL
ITS THE WINTER OLYMPICS GAMES!
FEATURING YOUR FAVORITE EVENTS
TRYING TO GET OUT OF BED
ARE YOU SICK OR JUST KINDA TIRED?
LUGE
GETTING NOTHING DONE BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS AND REPEATEDLY SAYING "OH THATS JUST THE HOLIDAYS" EVEN THOUGH ITS ABSOLUTELY YOUR FAULT
LOVE THIS PERIOD OF TIME WHERE EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE ARE THROWING IN THE TOWEL ON ANY ATTEMPTS AT PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT UNTIL THE NEW YEAR
VOWING TO SPEND THE LAST SIX DAYS OF THE YEAR IN AN UNAPOLOGETIC BACCHANAL OF EXCESS
SURE ANIMALS USUALLY DIE BECAUSE SOMETHING IS EATING THEM OR WHATEVER BUT AT LEAST THEY NEVER LIE AWAKE AND WONDER IF THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE TO GRAD SCHOOL
HABITS OF HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE
-GET UP AT 4 AM
-DRINK TEA
-LIE
-JUST TWEET LIES NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU DO
-WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TOPSOIL WHO CARES MAN
-EAT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST
LOVE WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME "DON'T THINK SO MUCH" LIKE OH MAN THANK YOU I WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND SET MY INTERNAL MONOLOGUE TO OCEAN SOUNDS INSTEAD OF WORRY MAN I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT
WHENEVER I WORRY ABOUT EVERYONE BEING MAD AT ME I JUST REMEMBER THAT THEY DONT THINK ABOUT ME AT ALL AND THEN MY WORRY BLOSSOMS INTO A BEAUTIFUL NEW EMOTION I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS WET FEAR