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August 30, 2005
Running Late
It seems that these days I'm always running late. After being in Sweden for a year, where they are "sharp, sharp", I've slacked off. Partly, I've forgotten how atrociously long it takes to get anywhere. And then there's the sorry state of my car--which conked out on me Tuesday morning, as I was dashing out of the house for a meeting. By the time I managed to have it towed to the service station, agree to the charges for fixing it (add another $1,000 to my bill, please), and pick it up this morning, there was a lot of time to spend walking to work (2 miles), walking to the metro, sitting on the metro, taking a cab from the metro to my friend's house (I have little confidence in the bus system), and walking home again. So even though I'm spending a LOT more time in transit, I'm not exacly arriving early. On the other hand, all that walking has burned calories, and the metro has given me a renewed appreciation for the bizarre people-watching opportunities of public transit.
And still, I'm overwhelmed with work. Jess moved into her new apartment this week, which meant that I spent a lot of the weekend helping her move. Because of some mix-up, I was the only one designated to drive the moving van--lots of fun! I think that in another life, I could definitely be a trucker.
But I digress. The website for the Big Idea is coming out on Wednesday, and I'M SO EXCITED!! Of course, between now and then, I need to finish up the final reports for my two clients. That is going to be somewhat problematic, because Jess has borrowed my computer to work on until she gets her own computer. Since she's all alone in her apartment, and I can just use my parent's machine, it seemed like a good compromise. But I forgot about how inconvenient it is not to have all my internet bookmarks, contacts, and the like. But all will be fixed tonight, when the Great Computer Swap of 2005 occurs. This afternoon, I will be moving the entire hard drive (and operating system) from my mom's computer onto my external hard drive. Then, my mom will drive her computer up to Baltimore and give it to Jessica, who will swap it with my laptop. Then, over the next couple of days, my mom will use my computer until we get her a new laptop. If we can pull this off while I'm still able to get my client reports out on time, it will be a miracle.
And to prove I'm so stressed for time, I think I'll drive downtown and meet friends for lunch. It's Ms. Wish To See's birthday, and a special occasion is in order.
Comments
Oh! THAT's why you were late! ;)
Posted by: Mr. Bad Apologies at August 31, 2005 04:42 PM
