Signs You're Overdue for a Vacation
- You dial "9" to get an outside line...on your cellphone.
- You have to set a really freaky ringtone on your cellphone to remind yourself not to answer it with your "work" greeting.
- Coffee that's been sitting on the burner for an hour doesn't taste so bad at four in the afternoon.
- You and the cleaning staff know the names of each other's spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend/kids/pets/etc.
- The Tivo overfloweth.
- The four major food groups are: Pizza, Subs, Chinese take-out, and Caffeine. And not necessarily in that order.
- You find yourself looking forward to coming in on weekends, because they're so much more quiet than Monday - Friday.
- You start to log the time you spent working out a particularly nasty problem, then realize you did that in your sleep.
- The dog barks its "stranger danger" warning when you come home, but the cat's actually started to miss you.
- You see an ad for an interesting movie, and you instinctively guesstimate when you'll be able to catch it on DVD.
- When you do meet your friends, you have to remind yourself that they don't look like their Facebook/Twitter/MySpace/WoW avatars.
- You've racked up enough frequent flyer miles to qualify for a free trip to Mars.
- Your expense account & reimbursibles add up to more than your paycheck.
- The mini-fridge under your desk contains more food than the full-sized one at home.
- Showering fully clothed with laundry detergent in place of soap doesn't sound like such a crazy idea anymore.
