what the crap

[ikkarus01]

Overslept? Check.
Hangover? Check.
No hot water? Check.
Foggy roads? Check.
Almost hit a deer? Check.
Almost stabbed in the nuts by an umbrella? Check.
Catastrophe waiting in inbox? Check.

I want a new Thursday. This one is broken.

End of Day Addendum: The above list notes the high points of my day. It pretty much all went downhill from

Comments

[ozy_y2k]

Um....part of me REALLY wants to hear more about that umbrella incident, but most of me is just flailing as far away from the thought as possible.

[ikkarus01]

It's not nearly as interesting as one might initially assume. In fact, it's a pretty common occurrence, unfortunately. It goes a little something like this: Rain in forecast + City full of pedestrians = Large number of long, pointy umbrellas. Couple that with jackasses who can't seem to stop swinging their arms in gigantic arcs as they walk and you have yourself a high probability of umbrella-ball contact. I have thus far managed to avoid such an unfortunate incident, but the sheer number of near misses that have occurred is quite staggering.

I fear the day when I fail my saving throw vs. umbrella.

[resk]

It seems like your goal should then be to somehow lower the probability of umbrella-ball contact. I would start with the jackasses who can't seem to stop swinging their arms in gigantic arcs as they walk. WTF, Townshend Wannabes?

[ikkarus01]

I usually try to lower that probability by working from home on days when there are likely to be a large number of carried umbrellas. Unfortunately, one can only play the "work from home" card so often before ones superiors begin to take notice. Once a week is about the limit.

[resk]

Yeah, when I saw the first 4 items on your list, I thought for sure that you'd be staying home today. I wasn't aware that there were limitish factors involved.