LOL. Yeah. Routine is depressing. One usually forgets the small moments though which can make a day.
Edit: The man who tried to break routine though (in a day where people worked 12 hours slave labour) was voted down based on a flawed interpretation in russia and interests:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx
Instead, we reach, routinely so, for the dream.
Taken on a tribal society. He wanted people to choose and contribute with what they know and feels like doing. Instead. We live in a society where the man who have the mind to reach for most of the peanuts are encouraged to have the rest of us gather them for him.
It may lead to greater productivity, but does it lead to a greater quality of life?
(Or a better environment for that matter)