Thursday, August 28, 2008

Good Morning.

This morning I woke up at 4:30 when Artie's alarm went off for work. Felt very scratchy and congested so I took some aspirin and Defense Plus and went back to sleep.
Next thing I know is that the phone is ringing so I get up to answer it. "Funny," I think. "It's still dark outside."
It was 5:30 and whoever was supposed to open with Art had not showed up so she had me pawing through her files trying to find a phone number of someone that she would deem useful in this situation. None of the numbers that she had were for anyone of enough authority so I hung up and went back to bed.
The phone rings again. She had decided that the minnow that was of no importance just minutes ago is now a shark and must be called. (Really, I had just climbed back into bed!)
I am so good!
I got her the number and just as I'm reading it to her for the 3rd time (I don't know where she put the earpiece to the phone but it wasn't by her ear while she was trying to write down the number.) John, the assistant manager, arrives sayings, "I'm so sorry!" over and over. I am allowed to stumble back to bed and try to sleep of my congested self.
I awoke with a start. It felt late. I did not put the car in the driveway because I have some big pieces of metal there to go the recycling center.
SHIT.
It was 9am. I haven't slept to 9am since, since, a long time ago.
I grabbed some jeans and race out to the car.
Ah, no ticket.
I move the car across the street and return to the kitchen to make a vitamin C cocktail.
Good morning.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

...mmmphhh.

I've been sick. UGH! It's so frustrating to have my momentum been slowed,
s l o w e d,
s l o w e d,
s l o w e d
...you get the point.
When I'm not forcing myself to do something productive I am either sitting on the couch or napping.
Jeeze...to have come this far just to be congested and phlegmy.
That's it, that's my big news for this week.
Oh, and I did want to tell you all that I had no idea how many antique dishes and tea cups we owned. They came out of the basement and it was a big surprise.
Maybe all this sniffling is due to all the mold and dust I've been dealing with....mmmphhh.