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May 23, 2003

In which I learn that it's very important to turn the alarm clock on before bed

This morning, I woke up feeling not groggy and cranky, as I normally do, but surprisingly well-rested. I yawned, stretched, looked at the clock... 7:48. Blink. 7:48? It should say 5:30. I normally leave for work at 7 o'clock, so much swearing and flailing around ensued. I got dressed while frantically calling work, hoping a coworker would answer the phone. I'm the one who opens the library, and the only other person there in the morning generally isn't anywhere near the phone -- even when he is, he doesn't answer it if we haven't opened for the day yet. Eventually, he did pick up, and I explained that I was going to be very, very late. I got to work at 10, instead of the usual 8:30, and found my boss waiting for me at the desk. Uh oh. She turned around, saw me slink in, and burst out laughing. She pointed out that I'd never been late before (barring train breakdowns) and that I must have really needed the extra sleep, and that I didn't need to worry about it, she wasn't upset. Whew.

In other news, I've now lost 25 pounds. Happiness! My formerly too-tight jeans are now ridiculously baggy in the legs, and the waistbans is getting loose. I'm glad I never throw anything away, because I can wear some of my old shirts that had gotten too tight. This pleases me. The three-day wekend also makes me very happy, even though it's supposed to be rainy all weekend. Good excuse to spend the majority of it napping, I think.

And now, the Friday Five:

1. What brand of toothpaste do you use?

Crest Multicare Whitening. I like it.

2. What brand of toilet paper do you prefer?

Scott tissue, because it lasts forever. My roommate buys Charmin, which I hate, because it's just too... fluffy, I guess, and the rolls run out in about two days.

3. What brand(s) of shoes do you wear?

I have so many shoes... my favorites are my Doc Martens (black, 12-hole, very comfy), my Dansko clogs, my Dansko sandals (both are deeply comfortable. The sandals really, really make my feet smell, though. I'm sure you're thrilled to know that), and my Converse All-Srats (black, low top). I like my Teva sandals a lot, too.

4. What brand of soda do you drink?

I don't, very often. I'm all about the water lately. When I do, I like Diet Vanilla Coke, or Diet Sprite.

5. What brand of gum do you chew?

Eclipse. That's Wrigley's, I think. I chew a lot of it at work, because I get paranoid about my breath. That's the one brand I've found that has flavor that lasts more than three seconds after I put it in my mouth.

Oh, and this makes me very happy indeed!

Posted by Mary Ellen at May 23, 2003 09:52 PM

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