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Today has been an up-and-down day already. I was up late last night, so I decided to let myself sleep in a bit this morning--I didn't get up early to do yoga or jog, I just slept in. So that was nice, but then the lamp on the timer went off, as we've been trying to get it to do for the past two weeks, but it went off at the early time before I meant to get up, so that was less good. I was still in a good mood as I got ready for work, even though I knew it was raining out--I planned ahead and wore my rain boots. But as soon as I got outside, I discovered that my rain boots and flimsy umbrella and little sweater were not going to be adequate protection against the elements. There was a river of rain all the way down the sidewalk. It was raining sideways, and raining hard. And it turns out I need new rain boots. I may only wear the things a couple times a year, but you know, they should be waterproof when I wear them. So my feet got drenched, my pants got drenched, my shirt and sweater got wet, my purse and tote bag got all wet, and when I called F to let him know to wear boots and crappy pants and bring his work clothes to change into, my crappy umbrella turned inside out. And then the train was late, so I got to stand outside in the windy damp cold for an extra 10-15 minutes.
Here's a picture of the rain fountaining off the roof of the train station:
It's not supposed to be doing that. (When I uploaded this picture, I didn't add a title, so LJ Scrapbook named it "Picture 404". Yeah, pretty much: 404'd!!)
When the train finally did come, I was so uncomfortable and grumpy that I didn't even want to get a book out of my wet bag. I just sat there grumpily. But then my morning started to turn around. I remembered that I had a Starbucks giftcard in my tote bag, and it still had $5 on it. When I got downtown I went to Starbucks and got a grande chai nonfat latte! And the barrista girl spilled some guy's coffee, but it wasn't mine! And whatever wrath of [fill-in-deity] storm was hitting Swarthmore, it wasn't hitting downtown, so I didn't get any wetter, just more windblown.
And then, when I got upstairs, I found a message in my inbox from Jenn Link. Jenn Link is an awesome DC-based wedding photographer, and she is hosting a "Geek Love" free wedding photography contest. The deadline was yesterday, and F and I had been working on our contest entry essay for the past two weeks and had just submitted it, and Jenn wrote back right away and said she loved our story! So that made me really excited.
And while my pants are still all wet, which isn't particularly comfortable, at least I had a bunch of sweaters at the office and could change my sweater. I'm now wearing my ivory "hangover sweater" sweater, which is fuzzy and comforting. Oh, and I made a donation to the MS Society, and I'm going to send the matching gift form today, too, and the matching gift form always makes me happy. So today is looking up!
::edit:: And I forgot to mention that now I have a renewed resolve to find the yellow rain slicker I've been dreaming of, along with rain boots to match it, and a shiny new umbrella. I really really need the new umbrella. I've never spent more than $10 on an umbrella before, but I think it's time. Perhaps a big rainbow one!
::edit #2:: My most wonderful fiance just sent me links to an assortment of yellow rain slickers on ebay. I am considering this one, because I really want a hood.
I'm also considering the Lands' End sun shower raincoat (which is so stylish, but it doesn't have a hood), or the sun shower rain parka (which does have a hood but looks less stylish to me). Also, it looks as though the matching Lands' End wellie boots are on sale. I will consider other suggestions.
Here's a picture of the rain fountaining off the roof of the train station:
It's not supposed to be doing that. (When I uploaded this picture, I didn't add a title, so LJ Scrapbook named it "Picture 404". Yeah, pretty much: 404'd!!)
When the train finally did come, I was so uncomfortable and grumpy that I didn't even want to get a book out of my wet bag. I just sat there grumpily. But then my morning started to turn around. I remembered that I had a Starbucks giftcard in my tote bag, and it still had $5 on it. When I got downtown I went to Starbucks and got a grande chai nonfat latte! And the barrista girl spilled some guy's coffee, but it wasn't mine! And whatever wrath of [fill-in-deity] storm was hitting Swarthmore, it wasn't hitting downtown, so I didn't get any wetter, just more windblown.
And then, when I got upstairs, I found a message in my inbox from Jenn Link. Jenn Link is an awesome DC-based wedding photographer, and she is hosting a "Geek Love" free wedding photography contest. The deadline was yesterday, and F and I had been working on our contest entry essay for the past two weeks and had just submitted it, and Jenn wrote back right away and said she loved our story! So that made me really excited.
And while my pants are still all wet, which isn't particularly comfortable, at least I had a bunch of sweaters at the office and could change my sweater. I'm now wearing my ivory "hangover sweater" sweater, which is fuzzy and comforting. Oh, and I made a donation to the MS Society, and I'm going to send the matching gift form today, too, and the matching gift form always makes me happy. So today is looking up!
::edit:: And I forgot to mention that now I have a renewed resolve to find the yellow rain slicker I've been dreaming of, along with rain boots to match it, and a shiny new umbrella. I really really need the new umbrella. I've never spent more than $10 on an umbrella before, but I think it's time. Perhaps a big rainbow one!
::edit #2:: My most wonderful fiance just sent me links to an assortment of yellow rain slickers on ebay. I am considering this one, because I really want a hood.
I'm also considering the Lands' End sun shower raincoat (which is so stylish, but it doesn't have a hood), or the sun shower rain parka (which does have a hood but looks less stylish to me). Also, it looks as though the matching Lands' End wellie boots are on sale. I will consider other suggestions.
