At least that's what Steph called it so thanks for the headline! Do you ever have one of those days where there are so many random stories that you just need to spill it all to someone? Well, today is turning out to be one of those days. While these little gems might not seem that great to any of you readers out there, they are odd to me to I'm writing them down. A list of little tid-bits. . .
1. Ticket-free. . . and do not emphasize the FREE part of that! I got a ticket for driving on a closed road a while back. An unwarranted ticket I might add since my house in in the middle of the construction. So, needless to say, the boxer in me came out and I decided to fight it. OK, my dad made me want to fight it. Well, three weeks and a trip to the clerk's office later and you know what I have? A court date for today at 3:30 to meet with a traffic referee. Yeah, that's actually what it's called. Sidenote: I may look into becoming one of those. I think it sounds fun.
Anyway, after some discussions with the city prosecutor (don't ask, it's a long, long story that any one of my co-workers could recite by heart, I'm sure), I no longer have to go to court nor do I have to take traffic school which would have been mandatory with this citation. BUT, I do have to pay a nice little $75 fine so that the ticket doesn't go on my record. Justice? Nope, not even close. But, we may call it injustice with a 50% discount. . .
The real irony here is that the very road that was closed was re-opened this very morning after 3 months, the morning of my date with the second district court. I hate 'em.
2. Did you ever recommend a restaurant to someone and all they got from the restaurant was food poisoning? Well I did. And it's like a double whammy because now not only do you feel bad for what may now be your former friend, but you start questioning the validity of what was once a recommendation-worthy dining experience. Yes, I do have a heart and I do care more about the sickness than loosing an eating establishment from my lunchtime repertoire. But still. . .
3. Conversation that happened yesterday about needing to reschedule a meeting for today. For future reference - yesterday was Tuesday. The names in this conversation have been changed to protect the innocent although maybe they shouldn't have been so you can avoid this at all costs:
Joe: We need to reschedule the meeting for tomorrow.
Barbie: I already checked your schedule and you are completely booked on Monday.
Joe: That's why I don't want to do it on Monday - I want to do it tomorrow.
Barbie: But tomorrow IS Monday.
Timeout. I understand skipping A day, but six? Really? You missed an entire week? And in addition, we wouldn't be at work if tomorrow was Monday, correct? Does anyone else see the major, major flaw in this? This is no little thing. This is a tragedy that this can even take place. How do you come to work and take the company's money on good conscience when you can miss six whole days? I'm at a loss. . .
That ought to do it. Three good stories for the day. . . ok, good to me.
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