La Vie En Rose for 2006 November 13

Today is one of those days that started off bad & just got worse. My usual solution is just t go back to bed, if at all possible. My French composition wasn't done, so I skipped out from school after the history lecture. Was just getting cosy with a kitten and The Second Battlefield when I got a phone call, someone wanting to see the house. Of course they can't be bothered when I am away all day, but when all I want is to sleep, they come in droves. I considered just staying but decided I wouldn't rather, and came away here. I had a ton of things to mail, despite my ban on the post office, I am poor, and I don't think UPS has media mail. So I stopped at the po, and waited in line for nearly half an hour, yay. I would have been at the end of my rope for the 50th time today but the lady saved me, I think, by not making me pay for forwarding a package that was refused delivery & sent back to me. yay. That is why I took it there (in hopes) instead of elsewhere as I am still doubtful about the usps' capability of actually delivering things...

Anyway here is why my day sucked. I woke up at 7 (3 pm in UK) to try & fax the form again, because it didn't go through last night, I thought because the fax machine over there was turned off. It didn't go though. This is where we last met. After waiting & waiting I decided to just scan it, but at that point someone was on the only kinkos computer with a scanner. I waited for him to leave. He left, but the computer was still waiting for him to come back. I didn't want to wait 8 more minutes so I asked a lady to cancel it out so I could get on. She waited until there was 1 minute of waiting left & then restarted the computer. I waited... finally put in my credit card & it ate it! I asked for help again... it spit out my card but still wasn't working, so I left in a fury, having wasted an hour of my morning. This was supposed to take all of ten minutes so I would have time to do my 250 word French composition... I was up till 1 reading the second battlefield for my meeting which was canceled... (luckily) I went home & got my school stuff & went to school to the computer lab there. Had an email from the lady saying please do send the scan. The scanner didn't work. Switched computers. Finally sent it at 9:01. (5:01 pm Uk.) FAB.

It is all these little things that seem like the end of the world when they happen. I know it isn't the end of the world. But it seems like it. I wish I wasn't so high-strung, I used to be easy going. I wonder if it's all worth it, but that's such a 10th week thought I don't think it's actually valid. I just need a break I guess. (I can tell when it's time for a break because I get irresistible urges to pack my backpack and head for LAX... oh wait, that's all the time...)