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[mbarrick]

Today is probably going to be a good day. How can I tell? Because generally when my morning run as far afoul as it did this morning and I leave the apartment in as pissed-off as I did this morning everything else is just a step up.

This morning:

1. My server failed to come up properly after a scheduled reboot (the same thing happened earlier this week with my other server - I hate it when installing patches to fix one thing breaks another!)
2. My SSL certificate expired and I haven't heard squat from Soltrus/CIBC/Verisign/Whatever-the-fuck-they-are-calling-themselves-today about the status of my renewal.
3. I completely forgot about my student loan payment and have several hundred dollars less than I thought I did
4. I have a hole in my coat pocket and there was a bunch of change inside the lining (I hate that)
5. And, in general, I have more to do than time to do it.

So, I fixed the server, installed a self-signed certificate that will suffice until Soltrus gets off the pot, juggled money I don't really have from one account to another, fished the change out of the lining, downed a mug of espresso, and got out the damn door. Things started looking up immediately. There was notification of a package in my mailbox which I assume is my housewarming gift from Elisabeth.

Tonight I am going to cook myself something simple and yummy. I'm going to sew my coat and a couple other things that desperately need repair. I'm going to finish off the drawing I am doing for Elaine so I can give it to her tomorrow. And I am going to clean up as much of the still-disorganized-from-moving clutter in the apartment as possible.

Comments

Poo on my shoe

[sovietnimrod.livejournal.com]

Hey, I stepped in dogshit on my way to work. I'm hoping that's a sign of a good day.

Re: Poo on my shoe

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Given that hypotheical glass at 50% of its capacity, it seems you and I would focus on opposing aspects.

Re: Poo on my shoe

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

it could've been worse, it could've been elephant shit...now that would do a number on your shoes...

Re: Poo on my shoe

[sovietnimrod.livejournal.com]

The upside is that it does keep people from casually wandering through my vast department space. Blarg!

Re: Poo on my shoe

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

yeh that would be a plus for me...a little smell for some peace and quiet...

Third Horseman of the Apocalypse

[sovietnimrod.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was kind of amazed myself - I go for about 20 years without stepping in the poo-goo even once and then >!!spludge!!< it's been twice in less than a month and three times this calendar year.

[mediavictim.livejournal.com]

I have noticed for me ... bad luck comes on suddenly , violently with complete precision and devistation. It usually effect the
most dire ciumstances on my life at that moment. It is usually a chain reaction that snowballs into a complete meltdown. The only
option I have usually is to seek shelter and let the situation blow over.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't qualify this a bad luck, per se. Just a collection of minor annoyances, nothing insurmountable or particularly critical. I find, as a general rule, that when my day starts out with a flurry of such things it generally ends up on a high note. Perhaps each day has a fixed number of annoyances and it is best to get them all overwith first thing in the morning.

[bitogoth.livejournal.com]

speaking as someone whose favourite coat pockets are particularly shredded despite repeated mendings, i completely commiserate with the change-in-the-coat-lingin thing. in fact, i have also fished out: gloves, bus tickets, train tickets, keys, marbles (you thought i'd lost them, hadn't you?!), a phone number on a matchbook (four months after i thought i'd lost it and never summoned the courage to call after such a long period of time), and various other miscellany.

(of course, my coat wouldn't be in nearly such bad shape if i didn't occasionally carry a bottle of mt. dew in my pockets... it's so convenient! lol!)

i hope it is your package!