3 February
So, yesterday morning after I got up, I had five blackouts!
O, that sounds like I'm having alcoholic blackouts, ain't, I meant that the electricity went off five times! The first four times it came back on in about thirty seconds, but the fifth time it went off and stayed off, and, because it was dark and rainy outside, I had to dress by candlelight. I felt like Laura Ingalls Wilder!
Except for the fact that I could use my laptop, as it has a battery. But besides the computer, I was Prairie Girl all the way!
So it was raining and I sloshed sloshed sloshed to work, and I do mean sloshed, because when I got there my socks and shoes were completely soaked, so. rather than wearing wet shoes and socks all day, I took them off and went barefoot.
Well, you'd have thought that no-one had ever seen a foot before! Everyone who saw me (which, I think, was everyone in the company) laughed or looked shocked and said "You're barefoot! Why are you barefoot? Why are you not wearing shoes? What is going on?!"
By the end of the day, I had stopped explaining it at length, and started just snapping "My shoes are wet!"
I was Spoken To yesterday.
The subject of this Talk was my hours, as per usual, but this time it wasn't :For God's sake, you have got to start coming in at nine!" but instead "Pick a time and stick with it." The Raccoon told me that I wasn't being singled out, that The Evil Overlord told her and Liza the same thing.
I guess it isn't unreasonable to come in at the same time every day, like everyone else on the planet earth, but I was like "What if I need to leave early one day? Can't I just come in early like I've always done?" and she said yes, if I told her ahead of time.
So honestly, nothing much is changing--I'm working 11-7 (or usually 8), and if I need to be at a rehearsal or something, I'll come in earlier, the only thing that is changing is that I am now officially coming in at 11a, not trying to come in at 10a and failing miserably every day.
Of course, I had best continue to shoot for 10a, because if I try to come in at 11a on purpose, God only knows when I'll show up! 6.30p would not be surprising!
Now I'm going to get to listen to Bear and Luna sing the goodbye song every morning, without feeling guilty! Hooray!
After that, I was under orders to clear my Pile of Shame yesterday or die trying, and I ended up staying till midnight, but I did, in fact, vanquish it.
Nothing like working a 13 hour day to make you feel virtuous, thrifty and hardworking, I'll tell ya!
Ah, good things yesterday. Renee came out from the password protection, deciding to fuck 'em if they can't take a joke, and Beth finally updated, proving herself not actually dead, so I'm happy!
I'm a Mr. Benchley. What are you?
Today's horoscope:
If others aren't prepared to give you what you deserve, reach out and take it yourself. Mercury fills your life with clarity and volatility. Celebrate your genius, even if you have to do it alone.
One year ago today:
Which is funny because most people would find the lack of a hand more distracting that the presence of it!
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