Terrence and myself talked about this today...If Kimberly had the choice to be wrong but happy or right but miserable, she'd pick the latter. That's just the kind of girl she is. Kimberly is having a real "9 to 5" moment in that second panel. -Isabel
Modern Commentary
Kimberly is happy she had a good day at work. The fact that she had a heart-to-heart with Brisbane the night before is nice but you can't underestimate the power of everything going right at work.
Then, suddenly Emily!
To recap, Emily used to be Kimberly's best friend back in high school. Then they drifted apart. Emily refuses to acknowledge that she's not still Kimberly's best friend.
That note in the first panel is clipart, I think. Or part of a font that we've long forgotten.
- Terrence