why are you so sweaty
A friend several years ago informed me that the 26th of each month was my day. Really?! I never knew I was entitled to 12 full days of the year, 13 counting my birthday. That’s a significant deed on time; I would hate to pay a mortgage of those days if I’m not using them to the maxx.
So, I decided that today would be a good day. A Super Good Day, at that. And it began with a drive to work.
Well, work wasn’t very exhilarating. Actually, it was a normal Tuesday - people taking calls, me ignoring the people talking loudly on the phones, and me taking care of my tasks and projects or at least taking care of one day’s worth of tasks and projects. Ok, so work was as mediocre as it could be, but something has to happen that just blows my mind. I mean… it’s the 26th!
On the drive home, the skies begin to darken. There will be a thunderstorm tonight. Probably just a threat of gloom and a minimal spatter of rain, but the heavens looked bleaker than they could have on MY DAY. Since the weather seemed doomed for precip, I thought it best to take a run the instant I got home.
My run was nice, if you ignored the winds that continually pummeled me diagonally. Alright, something fantastic will happen on this run, I hoped. I’m running and running. Just a typical run so far.
Then it happened. It happened. To my consternation, “it” was less than exciting and rather horrifying but more so just bewildering. You know those cartoon graphics of roadkill where the animal is squashed perfectly horizontal and flat and there are tire tracks embedded into its back? Yeah. So… um.. my run was on the disturbing front to my finish.
But still, there was nothing worthwhile on my 26th. Nothing! And I’ve been at it for… 13 hours so far. This is ridiculous.
Chance was waiting when I returned, however, and I checked my email. Let me just say that I love my sister because she sent me a wonderful link to a wonderful Idaho state government resolution. Then, I found out that a professor of mine sent a letter of recommendation for me for a math department position next fall. Woah! Two-fer. That’s a Walmart deal if I ever heard of one.
Email is a lovely thing.
April 27th, 2005 at 3:06 pm
I just have to say the part in the resolution about anyone voting “Nay” being “FREAKING IDIOTS” made Mike laugh really hard.
April 27th, 2005 at 4:43 pm
My favorite part was the “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we, the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the State of Idaho, advocate always following your heart…” So good.
Summer is getting closer, I need to pick up some boondoggle keychains soon; I tipped that they were “a must for the season’s fashion”.