Adult Temper Tantrum

Welp, I'm currently at work, bored per usual. With no outlet whatsoever to direct my boredom to, I've discovered I'm feeling extremely destructive. It's actually taking quite a lot of willpower just to not throw things around. It's not like I want to throw my monitor from the 8th floor window (although...), but I do have the urge to throw my pink Sharpie highlighter across the room. Suddenly, I'm realizing I feel about four years old right now, and the destructive behavior I feel is actually a temper tantrum.

So I've realized I'm going through what I will call the Adult Temper Tantrum.

It's "adult" because you're not on the ground crying until you're red in the face, or holding your breath until you turn blue in the face, or making your face turn any particular color in general. Rather this Adult Temper Tantrum makes you want to mess with people, particularly your co-workers. For instance, throwing a pen in your co-worker's general direction seems like a very good idea when experiencing an Adult Temper Tantrum. If the pen hits him or her, then great, but if it doesn't, you most likely still got his or her attention. Now they feel obliged to pick the pen up. It's not a huge inconvenience, but still a bit of a bother. It's an even better reaction if the pen is thrown back at you. Another common feeling resulting from Adult Temper Tantrums is the urge to take someone's cup of paperclips and just knock it to the floor and run away giggling. Again, this does not creat havoc or utter destruction, but it's enough of an outburst that you've let out your frustration and inconvenienced his or her life just enough for the next few minutes. Watching the unlucky co-worker pick up the paperclips is also a nice little bonus.

In short, the four year old in me right now does not wish to cause harm or break anything. I simply want to make something incredibly inconvenient for you and walk away smiling.