TGIF. I mean, REALLY TGIF. October 12, 2007 ~ 10:44 am
Posted by Julie in : About a Julz, Academic Office Monkey , trackbackSome days, I wonder where my brain is. This morning, I woke up, watched the Weather Channel, and tried to decide if I was going to ride my bike or walk through the park to work. The Weather Channel said we would have rain until about noon, but sometimes the Weather Channel lies. A look out the window showed the sun starting to break through the clouds, so I decided to chance it.
Now, the merits of walking through the park would have been that I could probably get some excellent shots with the new camera. It’s fall, and the light when I head home is spectacular. I thought “Hmm, I can drop the bike off at the repair shop to get a tune up on the way home, and still have a nice walk through the park.” I packed my camera. I put my helmet and iPod on. I left the house.
Halfway to work I realized I had not packed any work clothes, since I was so freakin’ fixated on the camera. I ride to work in whatever pants I’m going to wear for the day, which is fine, but I always wear a sports bra and a ratty shirt to absorb whatever sweat I build up. Which meant that I would be wearing said sports bra and ratty shirt (today’s was long sleeved, two sizes two big - from my fat days, and advertised my undergrad’s chapter of Amnesty International) at work all day. It may be casual Friday, and I may champion casual apparel at work, but not this casual. Fuck. And it was too late to turn around, or I would be massively late for work. I rode on.
When I got here, I realized that although I had brought something that had to be mailed today, I had forgotten my checkbook (our mailroom will not accept cash, only checks. I have no idea why). Fuckity fuck. It has to go out today, and my post office at home blows, so that’s not an option. I was starting to wonder why I even woke up today.
I went down to our bookstore and bought a t-shirt with the college name on it. It fits, and apparel with the college name on it is okay for casual Friday. I guess because we’re advertising. I came back to my office and asked my supervisor if she had her checkbook with her, so maybe she could write the check and I could pay her back. She didn’t, because NO ONE CARRIES A CHECKBOOK ANYMORE, MAILROOM, but reminded me that there is a post office in walking distance from here. That’s where I’ll be spending my lunch hour.
So the day isn’t a complete wash, but still. It’s a damn good thing it’s Friday - I couldn’t take another workday after this one.
But hey, look, the camera takes pretty pictures, not just pictures of cats being tortured:
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I never dare changing my morning routine. I’d end up going to work with one of the kids still in the car or something. When I break the routine, things go horribly wrong.
Kind of like your day. Hope the rest of the day goes smooth for you.
What, is something in retrograde? Because there’s not much going right here today either.
“Fuckity fuck”…definitely my newest favorite word combo. Thanks!
Sounds like the 13th got a bit confused!
I’ve had those days. Not very often, luckily, or they would have me locked in a rubber room by now. Pretty, pretty picture!