From the Observation Deck

Do you ever have those days when you feel blah? You don’t know why but you just can’t seem to pick yourself up? Sometimes I blame the rain or the economy or the sun or whatever. Yeah, that’s not too productive. Well as the proverbial saying goes, “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.”

So let’s talk about what to do to get ourselves out of the slump. Today as I was scanning through my “favorites” to find all the various job sites I’ve bookmarked, I saw this video that I had saved just for laughs. I used to love hearing this song and now whenever I need to smile, I just play the video. Don’t let the rain, your job, your significant other, or anything else get you down—at least not for the next two and a half minutes. Seriously, how can you be down and say mahnahmahnah at the same time?

So as I was playing that video I saw another one that also made me giggle. One way to get out of a slump is to exercise. In this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E8xMcXmI9E, the dog puts on some pretty cool moves. Not sure he’d make it onto dancing with the stars though. Try it out. I did. And then I closed my curtains and danced around some more. My neighbors already think I’m weird enough. Enjoy!

If you’ve never seen the show Coupling, then rent it today. Make sure to get the British version—the Americans crashed and burned when they tried to recreate it. It’s kind of like “Friends” except a bit racier (most likely owing to the British sense of humor which I love). One of the three guys in the six member cast is Jeff. Jeff says things like “Women remember, Steve. It’s like they’ve got minds of their own.”

One of Jeff’s more famous monologues is the Giggle Loop. Jeff was talking about the Giggle Loop because he had an interview coming up. I’ve embedded the Giggle Loop video below so you can understand the concept. I’ve decided to write on this topic because it’s funny and because I thought all you job seekers could have something else to worry about. If you start laughing during your next interview just tell your interviewer that you’ve been pulled into “the Giggle Loop.” If they don’t know what it means then you’re better off not working there. Now the Giggle Loop should not be confused with the following:

• The Giggle Factory—a store in one of my favorite towns, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. (Say that five times fast—it’s fun.)
• The Giggle Machine—someone who makes you laugh all the time. Or maybe a little baby who’s giggling away. (Don’t tell anyone but I want to invent an alarm clock that wakes you up with little kids’ giggles. I could call it the Giggle Machine.)
• The Giggle Fest—a plethora of gigglers.

Watch the video and start giggling. But not in your next interview or at your friend’s Aunt’s funeral. And don’t do the Reservoir Dogs thing either. It’s not that cool. (You’ll have to click on the embedded link there if you don’t know what that means.)

http://www.vidivodo.com/video/the-giggle-loop-coupling/244949