Her: doing any better?
Me: Just a bit. You can’t stay distraught forever, that’s the nice part. It’s very tiring. I’m listening to sad/angry music and it’s helping.
Her: haha. you are being just a tad emo. everyone’s a little emo sometimes
Me: Yup. But you get what I mean though, right? Something really gets you down, so you just have to let it take you for a little while. You just have to BE miserable so that you can get sick of it and get out of the funk.
Her: yep
Me: That’s preferable to not getting it out of your system and remaining chronically grumpy
Her: how very sensible and healthy of you. . . . i’m a classic passive aggressive. i should just embrace the funk.
Me: It’s the most efficient way of dealing with being unhappy, I suppose.
Her: lol
Me: Make yourself sick with your emo wallowing.
Her: well it can be pretty satisfying too
Me: Yeah in a really stupid self-pitying way.
Her: you should totally listen to the Rent soundtrack too. whatever works. it’s fun!
Me: Then once you see that you’re actually enjoying being miserable you’re happy again. Very strange.
Her: yep. and you”ll get sick of the music and switch to other stuff

“No Woman No Cry” — Bob Marley
“Desperado” — The Eagles
“Say Goodbye” — Dave Matthews Band
“Go Your Own Way” — Fleetwood Mac
“Danny Boy” — Harry Connick, Jr.
“Norwegian Wood” — The Beatles
“The Breakup Song” — Greg Kihn Band
“Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” — U2
“Don’t Let Me Get Me” — Pink
“I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues” — Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
“(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” — B.J. Thomas
“Heartache Tonight” — The Eagles
“Layla” — Derek and the Dominoes
“Cry! Cry! Cry!” — Johnny Cash
“Total Eclipse of the Heart” — Bonnie Tyler
“Song for the Dumped” — Ben Folds Five

Blek. Now it’s time for lunch. Then some happy music.

Ah, the irony. They were playing “Desperado” in the cafeteria . . . it made me laugh.