Monday, August 9, 2010

It all started like this: I'm used to getting paid once a month. That's how the Uni did it. I've been getting paid that way for a decade. So all of my bills are due within the first 10 days of the month. Now that I have a Real Job, I get paid biweekly. And that's a big adjustment, because I've spent the past 2 months getting stuff paid ahead, so that I can re-situate what gets paid when. Only I'm a moron, and have automatic deduction set up and forgot to change something, so this morning was spent rushing to an ATM, so that my rent check wouldn't bounce.

I did an experiment last week that I couldn't read on fancy machine, so I read it today, only I forgot to change a setting, so I only got 75% of what I needed, which means I have to read it again. Only the machine is booked. We fucking make the machine, and I can't get time on it. Seriously, I can go down 2 flights of stairs and make the machine myself. Only I have to bump another experiment that I was going to do tomorrow to read the one that I mis-read today.

My Monday meeting got moved until tomorrow, which backs me up again. I had to go to a meeting today which was a WASTE OF MY TIME.

I swear it was cold enough to see my breath in the office.

I didn't wear matching clothes to work today. I forgot to take the trash to the curb today.

My arm is sore for no reason. I have tripped 4 times. I've bitten my lip (not that I got lunch).

So, what do I do when this happens? Well, I let myself wallow while it's happening. Then I suck it up. And then I read everyone else's blog posts and realize it's not me.

Although, days like this make me want to get some of this and one of these and then drop off the face of the earth.