her: Happy 7th of July!
me: What?
her: Isn’t today an excellent day?
me: It’s Monday, overcast, and storming.
her: Perfect time to get a jump on the week!
That is the fictional conversation I had earlier with today’s subject: the perky positive girl (PPG). PPGs wear permanent smiles and are optimistic to the point of being insufferable. I like to picture Mandy Moore in the first act of Saved. Miley Cyrus and Reese Witherspoon fit the description too. PPGs see good even where there isn’t any. It is nearly impossible to bum these girls out. Many have strong religious convictions, but that isn’t a rule. Plenty of PPGs would just as readily sidestep that quagmire.
So, how could I be attracted to someone so sickeningly sweet? I suppose it’s physics. I radiate a lot of negative energy. I can’t help it - I expect the worst. When a PPG enters my space I am acutely aware of it. I am yin and she yang. Less cryptically, opposites attract. Flirtatious arguing ensues and then I’m smitten. Like a battery, we produce a lot of energy (she’s the cathode in this simile) and that’s kind of sexy.
Lastly, PPGs are in HR terms ‘internally motivated’. They will use any means necessary to achieve their goals, and that makes them valuable allies - as long as you don’t cross them. You can bet that Bonnie Parker was a PPG during her run with Clyde. Think about how this could work in your favor.
Happy 7th of July Perky Positive Girl. You are right, is an excellent day and I want to stick it to you!
The best thing about the Fourth of July is that Will Smith movies come out on Tuesday instead of Friday. As such, I was able to catch the first showing of 
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