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March 13, 2001
Random...
This sort of set the tone for today: there is a retired professor who often comes to the library where I work. He's very sweet and friendly, probably in his mid-80s, and stone-deaf. he has to shout everything at the top of his voice, because even with hearing aids, he can't hear a thing. He came into the library this morning to pick up a book he'd requested -- as I was checking it out to him, he suddenly bellowed "LOOK! IT'S A VIRGIN!!" Luckily, I realized he was referring to the book (which had, apparently, never been borrowed before -- there were no old date due stamps in the back) before I replied "Who? Me? No I'm not!" My coworker and I managed to keep from bursting out laughing until he got outside... he was so loud, I bet there were people all over the library looking around and wondering who was doing the virgin-spotting, and why. (And, you know, hearing this sweet elderly man say anything even remotely sexual was just deeply disturbing...)
I was wide awake and giddy at 5 o'clock this morning -- strange, since I had gotten only about 4 hours sleep at that point. I didn't want to get up, since it was cold and dark and rainy, so I petted my very happy cat for a while, then fell asleep again right before the alarm went off. I have been tired and cranky and headachey ever since.
I took yesterday off work, since I knew I wouldn't want to go in after spending most of Sunday on a Greyhound bus. I wanted the extra day to waste, so I slept in, watched bad daytime TV in my pajamas for an obscene amount of time, and then headed over to the mall -- see, I have this change jar on my dresser. It's huge, and, since May, I have been tossing all of my loose change into it. Initially, i wanted to use it for laundry quarters, but I always end up with eighty pounds of loose coins in my pockets, and in the bottom of my bag, and rattling around in my wallet, so I just sort of started collecting it. I decided that, when the jar was full, I'd take the money and blow it on something fun -- no necessities, something I didn't need and wouldn't ordinarily buy. I counted and rolled the coins on Sunday night (because that's the exciting life I lead. You want to be me.) and found that i had fifty bucks. Woo hoo! So, I went to the mall and blew it on a very, very pretty Swatch watch. It's all aluminum and shiny and lovely -- I had a decent watch, but the band annoyed me (it was plastic, and always either too loose or too tight) and, well, my evil ex gave it to me. I liked it and all, but I hated wearing something he gave me every day, and I can't stand not having a watch on, so I figured it was the perfect thing to shop for. And I love my pretty new watch... go on, ask me what time it is!
Posted by Mary Ellen at March 13, 2001 04:29 PM