A List
Last night I was considering how to write about my day and decided to begin by describing the myriads of little fireflies that were flitting about in the backyard. Like little shooting stars. Fireflies are quite lovely. They make darkness safe. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. However, it was 9 pm and I was exhausted and tired of it being Monday. Today really is that much better but I really can't figure out why; did random events events compound to create this day from the utter depths of hell or did I simply wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Help me people. For information purposes I have compiled a, shall we say, LIST of yesterday.
6:30 - Alarm VIBRATES and BEEPS under my pillow.
6:45 - Improper alarm usage causes snooze to activate.
6:45:15 - A half-naked girl runs from the bathroom and begins to desperately dig for the aforementioned alarm.
6:46 - Alarm refuses to turn off, battery is wrenched out.
7:03 - Two perfect eggs are turned out for the girl and her mommy. Additionally the most wonderful, amazing pomogranite tea is brewed and poured into a sleek brushed metal travel mug.
7:15 - Girl leaves for work.
7:16 - Girl remembers she has training and rushes back inside for directions.
7:23 - Girl leaves for work, II.
7:46 - Wreck on highway.
7:58 - Parking Garage eats ticket.
8:03 - Girl runs out of garage, clomps LOUDLY into building, pushes open elevator door, attempts to smile, fails, resorts to observing toes of loud shoes.
8:05 - Girl sheepishly clacks to the front of the NEW EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAM.
8:07 - Girl is FORCED to ask for a pen.
8:07:10 - Girl's voice doesn't work.
8:08 - 10 seconds of awful hacking.
8:08:30 - Pen is acquired.
9:00 - First break.
10:00 - Second break.
11:30 - Girl signs insurance forms and begs HR representative to rush the Optical Eye Insurance. Bloodshot eyes catch attention of representative. Representative asked if Girl has been drinking excessively. Entire class chuckles. Girl blushes. Informs said representative that contacts are 6 months old. Form is rushed.
11:32 - FREEDOM!! Girl calls mommy to confirm lunch and mommy promises to call Girl when she comes to campus area.
11:50 - Gym pass acquired.
12:00 - Girl arrives back to her office to continue her new employment.
1:15 - Where is mommy?
1:17 - Mommy has forgotten about her 1st BORN DAUGHTER.
1:18 - JMARK is not available.
1:19 - Mommy promises to arrange dinner so that Girl doesn't have to suffer through northbound traffic just to turn around.
1:22 - Faced with no date, Girl goes to the CBA to find something to eat.
1:23 - One $5 brown salad remains.
1:24 - Tears of anger and self-pity begin to fall. And girl begins to walk to the Drag.
1:26 - Girl spots Baja Fresh. She hasn't been to one in Texas yet.
1:27 - After teetering across the street girl walks into Baja Fresh and scopes it out. Everyone except one middle-aged sad looking man has a lunch date, however the brave girl presses forward to the front of the line while focusing on keeping her head high and looking very important and capable of having lunch alone.
1:30 - Girl takes her first bite of tortilla soup with chicken added for $.70; a landmark event in that this is the first time she has eaten by herself within the confines of a restaurant setting.
1:30:01 - It tastes good in spite of being alone.
2:20 - Girl stops in library to say hi to an old professor and check email. Professor agrees to write letters of recommendation. Email is MOST EXCELLENT.
2:30 - Work resumes
5:00 - During the hike across campus, girl discovers from mommy that everyone decided to take a nap and she has to drive in traffic.
5:10 - Girl is accosted by strange, sleep-deprived CS major from old job.
5:15 - Girl gets lost in parking garage.
5:20 - Mangled ticket a bit of a problem.
5:30 - FINALLY the Girl reaches the highway only to discover that everyone has decided to park on it today.
5:35 - Girl makes HUGE MISTAKE and turns on radio.
6:10 - Detour through backwoods P-ville a bit of a problem as Girl runs into construction. Several times.
6:30 - Girl reaches home and promptly locks herself in her room. Cries.
6:32 - Girl booted out of room in midst of pity-party because someone needs shower stuff.
6:33 - Undeterred, Girl finds another room to lock herself in and cries.
6:45 - Mommy picks lock and sits on Girl, Sister comes in as well. Girl decides it takes much less effort to stop crying than continue.
7:15 - Daddy decides to not go to his birthday dinner, makes drive pointless, but Girl and Family plus David put 6 people in a 5 person car and set off for Saltgrass.
8:15 - Steak is a wonderful thing.
8:45 - Brother forgets Girl's left-over steak.
9:15 - Girl decides to go to bed and after a reshuffling ends up in the king with a few ambien.
Of course this is not a complete list of the day and I didn't put in all the times I called on the Lord which i'm sure was the goal. :) At some point in the near future I will include an exposition on eating by oneself in a public setting. A little more research is necessary first though. Time to walk, as opposed to riding, down 3 escalators and find the warm, summer sunshine. ciao, ciao.
6:30 - Alarm VIBRATES and BEEPS under my pillow.
6:45 - Improper alarm usage causes snooze to activate.
6:45:15 - A half-naked girl runs from the bathroom and begins to desperately dig for the aforementioned alarm.
6:46 - Alarm refuses to turn off, battery is wrenched out.
7:03 - Two perfect eggs are turned out for the girl and her mommy. Additionally the most wonderful, amazing pomogranite tea is brewed and poured into a sleek brushed metal travel mug.
7:15 - Girl leaves for work.
7:16 - Girl remembers she has training and rushes back inside for directions.
7:23 - Girl leaves for work, II.
7:46 - Wreck on highway.
7:58 - Parking Garage eats ticket.
8:03 - Girl runs out of garage, clomps LOUDLY into building, pushes open elevator door, attempts to smile, fails, resorts to observing toes of loud shoes.
8:05 - Girl sheepishly clacks to the front of the NEW EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAM.
8:07 - Girl is FORCED to ask for a pen.
8:07:10 - Girl's voice doesn't work.
8:08 - 10 seconds of awful hacking.
8:08:30 - Pen is acquired.
9:00 - First break.
10:00 - Second break.
11:30 - Girl signs insurance forms and begs HR representative to rush the Optical Eye Insurance. Bloodshot eyes catch attention of representative. Representative asked if Girl has been drinking excessively. Entire class chuckles. Girl blushes. Informs said representative that contacts are 6 months old. Form is rushed.
11:32 - FREEDOM!! Girl calls mommy to confirm lunch and mommy promises to call Girl when she comes to campus area.
11:50 - Gym pass acquired.
12:00 - Girl arrives back to her office to continue her new employment.
1:15 - Where is mommy?
1:17 - Mommy has forgotten about her 1st BORN DAUGHTER.
1:18 - JMARK is not available.
1:19 - Mommy promises to arrange dinner so that Girl doesn't have to suffer through northbound traffic just to turn around.
1:22 - Faced with no date, Girl goes to the CBA to find something to eat.
1:23 - One $5 brown salad remains.
1:24 - Tears of anger and self-pity begin to fall. And girl begins to walk to the Drag.
1:26 - Girl spots Baja Fresh. She hasn't been to one in Texas yet.
1:27 - After teetering across the street girl walks into Baja Fresh and scopes it out. Everyone except one middle-aged sad looking man has a lunch date, however the brave girl presses forward to the front of the line while focusing on keeping her head high and looking very important and capable of having lunch alone.
1:30 - Girl takes her first bite of tortilla soup with chicken added for $.70; a landmark event in that this is the first time she has eaten by herself within the confines of a restaurant setting.
1:30:01 - It tastes good in spite of being alone.
2:20 - Girl stops in library to say hi to an old professor and check email. Professor agrees to write letters of recommendation. Email is MOST EXCELLENT.
2:30 - Work resumes
5:00 - During the hike across campus, girl discovers from mommy that everyone decided to take a nap and she has to drive in traffic.
5:10 - Girl is accosted by strange, sleep-deprived CS major from old job.
5:15 - Girl gets lost in parking garage.
5:20 - Mangled ticket a bit of a problem.
5:30 - FINALLY the Girl reaches the highway only to discover that everyone has decided to park on it today.
5:35 - Girl makes HUGE MISTAKE and turns on radio.
6:10 - Detour through backwoods P-ville a bit of a problem as Girl runs into construction. Several times.
6:30 - Girl reaches home and promptly locks herself in her room. Cries.
6:32 - Girl booted out of room in midst of pity-party because someone needs shower stuff.
6:33 - Undeterred, Girl finds another room to lock herself in and cries.
6:45 - Mommy picks lock and sits on Girl, Sister comes in as well. Girl decides it takes much less effort to stop crying than continue.
7:15 - Daddy decides to not go to his birthday dinner, makes drive pointless, but Girl and Family plus David put 6 people in a 5 person car and set off for Saltgrass.
8:15 - Steak is a wonderful thing.
8:45 - Brother forgets Girl's left-over steak.
9:15 - Girl decides to go to bed and after a reshuffling ends up in the king with a few ambien.
Of course this is not a complete list of the day and I didn't put in all the times I called on the Lord which i'm sure was the goal. :) At some point in the near future I will include an exposition on eating by oneself in a public setting. A little more research is necessary first though. Time to walk, as opposed to riding, down 3 escalators and find the warm, summer sunshine. ciao, ciao.
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