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August 22, 2000
So damn tired.
I suck.
I forgot Lee's birthday, in spite of the fact that I emailed her to find out when it was, saved the email, and wrote it down in about eight different places. Agh. I'm sorry, Lee -- and your belated presents are winging their way to you even as I type.
I'm Cranky Angst Girl today -- didn't get much sleep last night, in spite of being really tired. I kept falling asleep, then waking up again every half hour or so, tossing and turning, staring at the clock, waking up the poor cat... who was being very nice about the whole thing, really. She's taken to sleeping on the bed with me, something she never used to do unless she was cold (she likes to burrow under my arm and sleep in the winter). She spent the night against the small of my back, or against my stomach, using my arm for a pillow. It was awfully cute, and I was wishing I had a way to post a photo of it. Usually if I'm too restless, she'll go away and sleep somewhere else in a huff. Last night, for some reason, she didn't seem to mind being woken up and petted all night long. Of course, she can spend all day napping now, while I'm trying to stay awake at work.
We are, as usual, dreadfully understaffed -- two people on vacation, and one person out for family issues. That leaves me and my boss, and the rather odd older man who works the evening shift. This morning, my boss was in meetings, which left just me to man the place. I don't normally mind, because my boss is good about making sure I get a break from the desk, but this morning she was busy. I'd had an enormous cup of coffee, which meant I had to go to the bathroom, and she was too busy to watch the desk for a couple of minutes. Add that to the fact that I hadn't had a cigarette all morning, and you've got the makings for a very bad mood on my part. Once her meeting was over, she came downstairs and told me to take a 40-minute break, so I'm much happier. Hence the during-work entry. I'm still sleepy, though, and I have to watch the reference desk soon... I wonder if I can find a way to nap while looking like I'm doing some actual work...
Posted by Mary Ellen at August 22, 2000 04:23 PM