Mondays.

For anyone who’s seen the movie Office Space, you know about the phrase “a case of the Mondays.”

Most of the time, I hate Mondays. I can’t sleep in on Mondays like I had been all weekend. I have to go to work. I have to be a productive member of society.

I’m very much like the Ron Livingston character in Office Space – if I had enough money where I didn’t have to work anymore, I would do nothing.

“And it was all that I thought it could be.”

Even though all those factors contribute to a bad start to the work week – it’s more of an issue of my co-workers being all fired up due to one emergency or another that’s popped up over the weekend. So I am usually greeted by large stacks of paper and “projects” that my co-workers have deposited onto my clean desk over the weekend. Not a good way to start the day – especially since I make the effort every Friday before I leave to clean my desk off. I won’t even get started on the barrage of voice mails that I normally have to deal with on a Monday morning.

But today, hasn’t been that bad.

I was in a pretty good mood when I got out of bed today. My hair has turned out exceptionally cute. I’m wearing one of my new favorite turtleneck sweaters from the Gap.

When I got to work, there were only a few things on my desk and I had NO voice mail.

The breakfast meeting (which I get from Au Bon Pain) did not have any leftover cheese danishes. If you didn’t know this about me, I can resist any sweet type of breakfast pastry in the known universe except the ABP Cheese Danish. It’s like crack – and I call it the Crack Danish.

So yay for the diet!

Then I get a package from my friend Sarah. It was filled to the brim with all the M.A.C. makeup that I have been desiring (and posted about a few weeks back)!! I can’t believe it! Presents on a Monday and I didn’t order for myself and wasn’t expecting!

Another good thing: the December 2005 issue of Men’s Health magazine:

A fact that many of you may not know…I love Adrien Brody. I used to walk by a men’s clothing store on the way to work and for a good year they had huge posters of my Adrien modeling the Ermenegildo Zegna clothing line. I always would say “good morning Adrien” on my way to work…

(silently….what, do you think I’m crazy?)

…but sadly, the ad campaign for the new line came out and there was no Adrien. I almost went into the store and asked them if I could have the old posters. But I’m not sure what I would do with three 5′ by 5′ posters. Well, I could…but I’m not sure Dan would approve.

So yeah, I’m very pleased with Monday today. Go me!