Happy Endings

I locked my keys in the damn car. I hate that. I left my cell phone and ipod in there too. Thank god I grabbed my wallet before locking the door. So naturally, I was pissed. But let's start at the beginning because I'm getting ahead of myself. Things started out much worse than all this, it was just one of those days I will be happy to laugh at come tomorrow. I went to work at 6 like every Thursday to teach my favourite program about how to be home alone and safe. The kids are cool, they bring me pictures of concerts they go to, laugh at my stupid jokes and they even humor me by reading stories aloud and doing the various voices like it's a play. My boss left a note for me to call her. This is never a good thing. I have yet to be told to call for a pat on the back, it's not how things work. No news is good news, end of story. So I called right away, not wanting to make the situation any worse than it could potentially be. Even though I had no idea what it was about, you just never know what to expect. Apparently I've been signing in for too much set up and take down time. I've been doing this since September and they're just noticing? I didn't do it on purpose, it's a completely legitimate use of time and I was under the impression I could use it. I can dispute this and submit a list of all the things I do in the time span but I feel like that would be a waste of time. The hours are almost not worth it at all anymore. For example, the rental I was supposed to cover tonight didn't show up and so I got even less hours than usual. It's almost not worth the gas money to drive there anymore. I could have been studying. I love my job but when does experience and fulfilment become overshadowed by the money? I used to swear that working was never about the money, it wasn't at all. It was money that would help me, I didn't depend on it like I do now. I need to support my school debts, text books, credit card and phone bill. The school is fucking me over, so are the text books, the phone company, and now my job that I used to look forward to.

After all that I went to the gas station and locked my keys in the car. The gas station doesn't let you use their phone, and the pay phone takes 50 cents now, 50 cents I did not have. The girl at the counter was nice enough to let me use her cell phone but everyone in my family was at my sisters fashion show. There was literally no one I could call to bring me my extra key. Luckily, (i'm pretty sure nothing about this story is lucky) .... my car was not at the pump so I ran back to work and got a ride, from a co worker, to the local golden arches where I met a friend. Unfortunately, my friend was trying to study and probably not too impressed I was stranded with them until my mom came to bring me my spare key. (I finally called her from my friend's phone). So aside from being a nuisance and distraction I was also a pain to my mother who had to drive 25 minutes to bring me a key. I know she was angry because we went through drive through for coffee and the girl on the speaker asked her if she wanted anything else twice, both times she said no, without asking me if I wanted something. lol She must have been really mad. Sorry again mom.

So after that the vices are back. Kinda.

I guess I should just be thankful I have an extra key, last time I didn't. That's another debacle altogether. The really funny thing is that about an hour ago a friend called to say she lost her car keys (the same one who loves her tea). It's very natural that we would both have similar things happen to us and then freak about how we are such dunces over the phone. It's one of those things where you are complete opposites but exactly the same. So you always surprise each other with your differences but theres so much in common that there's no way you couldn't be friends. It's one of the healthier relationships I've found.

Tomorrow morning I'm getting up early to go to the library to try and finish some of my take home exam and visit my aunt who might be able to help. I really hope I can do it and not freak out the day before. I need to not stress. If I stress I will freeze up and I only have myself to drive crazy. And I'm already there. lol I will be so happy on Tuesday! I can't wait to feel sooooooo good. Like summer, like daycamp, like your favourite music coming on the radio randomly on the most beautiful day you can imagine, and butterflies and beer and cigars!

Sleep time. I'm going to dream about my drummer love. OOOhhhhh Today has a happy ending after all.....

Much love