16 January 2009

Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This

So you know those days when nothing disasterous happens but it still feels like every little thing goes wrong?  In spite of a couple BIG reliefs, it's been one of those days.  After several nights of insomnia, I slept really well last night and woke up a little before eight.  But there was no water coming out of any of the taps--I was certain my pipes had frozen, although I had left the heat running last night.  I called my heater guys.  Well, it turns out the pipes hadn't frozen--it was no big deal.  But it was still really stressful.  At that point, I decided I'd go into campus for a couple hours.  I intended to wear my snow boots, but about half way there, I realized I was wearing these old Birkenstock clogs.  I've had them for about 13 years, and the sole is all worn down--not good for walking across the icy parking lot.  Also, I forgot to take my lunch with me.  Once I got to work, I got an e-mail from the bookstore that one of the books I'd ordered was unavaliable; it was out of stock at the publisher.  This would be no big deal except that classes start Tuesday.  This was all especially annoying because moths ago when I picked books, I had all kinds of confusion over the particular edition / translation.  The publisher's materials were incorrect, and it was a big pain just figuring out which translation was the one I really wanted.  Oh, and I'm having cramps, so I feel just generally icky physically.  And I have, like, zero appetite, which isn't necessarily bad--just weird.  Anyway, although I'm so thankful that my water pipes didn't freeze (and subsequently burst!), it's still been one of those days.

1 comment:

gocarcarcar said...

sounds like a macaroni and cheese day to me!