Stupid is what Ms. Keeks does...
I had prolly one of the biggest STUPID moments of my life earlier this morning. So, I get up a little late for my internship. I was planning on getting up at 8:30am, leave by 9am and be at Norton by 9:45am and grab a quick breakfast at McDonalds before going in at 10am. Well, I woke up at 9:06am, then got to Manhattan by 9:58am. I grabbed a yogurt parfait and orange juice quickly from McDonalds and headed out. I didnt wanna be too late. Ok, I go into the mega large office building. The lady in the lobby who usually monitors visitors and workers wasnt at her desk. Odd, I thought. I shrugged and proceeded to the elevator. Got off on the sixth floor where Norton's offices are. There's a glass door u have to go through and then u enter a little receptionist area. To the left of the receptionist's desk is another door, which leads u into the maze of Norton offices, mailroom, etc. Well, there were no receptionists at the desk and the lights were dim in that area. Odd again, I thought. I shrugged again and proceeded through the door to my boss's office. Usually when I enter the maze, there's tons of employees bustling about and prancing around like frenzied dogs. There was no one. As I passed offices, the lights were off and empty. There was no one in the mailroom, which is usually busy like a mother. Where is everyone? I thought. Is there like some fire drill that I dont know about? Knowing the idea was preposterous, I dismissed it almost immediately as it came. I proceeded to my boss's office. No one there. Empty. Lights off. I decided to just head to the intern room, and I settled down in the chair and told myself to eat my breakfast. By then, someone would come around, right? Then, as I motioned to eat my yogurt parfait, it hit me!
TODAY IS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S A DAMN HOLIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
I started to laugh. What else could I do? Giggling like a maniac and putting my coat back on, I gathered my stuff and left. I felt so stupid. How could I forget that today was a holiday? The funny thing is that there were signs, even before I entered the office building: On my way to work, the trains were awfully empty when I got on. Usually, at that time on a regular day, it's packed and I usually never get a seat. Today, I got a seat and comfortably read my book. But then again, the reason for the trains being empty could have been because a train had come right before I arrived at the train station. Another sign was that my second mom and another friend said they werent going to work today. I didnt think to ask them why because I thought they might have just wanted to take a day off for some down time. And then there are all the other signs I mentioned above. In situations like this, ur like, dang, I wasted money transporting down here when I could have been in my bed sleeping. Oh well.
I have another possible job in the ropes. My pastor's daughter, Rebekah, teaches high school English, but she's leaving after this quarter because she wants to be at home with her 2 year old daughter. They had a person all scheduled to fill in for her, but that fell through. So they asked her and her husband (his dad has strong connections with the school) if they knew anyone who would be interested in a position like this. They thought of me because of my English history. At first, when they approached me about it, I was a little hesitant because I had already had my internship hours figured out and I was just gonna get a little part-time job on the side. I was so fixed in that little arrangement that I didnt want to shake it up any which way. But then I thought, this teaching job would guarantee money flow throughout June, and I would still be able to do my internship. I'd just have to shift my hours around. The more Rebekah explained to me about her job, the more appealing it became. Plus, it's part-time and it's English! Couldnt be more fitting than that. So I agreed. I sent her my resume yesterday, and she's going to give it to her principal tomorrow. It's not a guaranteed job, she says, because they might find someone more qualified, but she thinks I am a perfect fit and she already told her prinicipal a lot about me. So by the end of this week or early next week I should know if I will get the job.