REALLY. BAD. DAY.

(yesterday)

1. Apply for a fellowship/grant. Don't get it. C'est la vie. There's always next year.

2. Finish work at 7:00, like an insane-in-the-membrane person, decide to try and make Berkman meeting anyway, even though meeting starts at 7:00.

3. Realize as I am driving that I didn't check to see if there was going to be a meeting. Decide have to run errands and can always go to Coop, so continue driving.

4. Realize have ridiculous idea of time: get to Berkman well past eight. Door is locked.

5. Realize on way back to Coop that have forgotten wallet at work.

6. Run to garage, plead with attendant to let car out of garage: "You owe me seven bucks," he says, glumly, as if he knows his kindness will be rebuffed and rejected. I promise him "a thousand" times I will keep my promise.

7. Drive back to work. Garage I am assigned is closed. Where the *&&^$* do people park this time of nite? I usually walk to work....

8. Park illegally, run in door: ask man in front if I can just leave my car outside for a few minutes. "You think I work here", he says. In horror, I realize I just assumed he was the attendant. "You are wearing a blue suit," I say. He is wearing a blue stocking cap, blue jacket, and blue pants, just like the attendants who usually stand at the door. I repeat that he is wearing a blue suit, and that is why I mistook him for working the door, and I apologize. He smiles, and shakes his head.

9. The real attendant raps on the door and says: "You can't park here". I tell him I work here and I have to run into my office to get my wallet. Pleasepleasepleaseplease, sir. He says ok.

10. Run, get wallet, realize have enough cash to pay attendant. Hooray!

11. Drive back, pay attendant. "You didn't think I'd come back, did you?" I say. He thanks me for my kindness. I feel better, but still.

12. Consider new job in new city. It is freezing outside.

(today)

It's a new day. Sun is shining. Feel better......will most definitely not drive to work, though.