Conversations with My Coworkers

Coworker: “I know I look old, but would you believe I’m going to be 30 in a week?”

Me: “Holy crap, you’re only a little more than a year older than me? I thought you were ancient, like the DB guy.”

Coworker: “Great, thanks.”

Me: “Know what I’m doing for my 30th birthday?

Coworker: ?

Me: “Going to Peru.”

Coworker: (dubious, like I’m trying to pull one over one him) “Are you serious??”

Why wouldn’t I be serious???

Sometimes I think I live in a different world than most people. I think I’ve just made really different choices.

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