making a first impression

I was concepting with my new partner for the first time a couple nights ago, and we started talking about a crabby guy in our department who seems to throw a lot of tantrums in the office.

“He seems like kind of a pain in the ass,” I said.

“Yeah, he kind of is.” He replied. “Did you know that he’s also a music critic for Heeb?”

“Ohhh, well there you go,” I said. “That explains it.”

“Take it easy,” he warned. “You’re talking to one.”

I looked up from my keyboard, confused. "You’re a music critic?”