My First Day Off

For an unemployed person, I sure do work a lot! Friday was my last day of work, and yet, today, Wednesday, is my first day off. I gave tours Saturday through Tuesday. Thank the good lord I had today! So how did I spend my day? Well, let me recap:

4:15 am - Opened eyes and was very dismayed to see that not only did I NOT sleep in, I woke up earlier than usual.

6:45 am - Couldn't keep eyes closed any longer. Decided that I may as well get up.

7:15 am - Wandered around the house trying to figure out what to do with myself.

7:40 am - Showered and washed hair. What a fete!

8:15 am - Ate oatmeal

8:30 am - Watched Today show

8:45 am - Checked email

8:50 am - Dried hair

9:07 am - Realized that I dried hair too long and was late for important phone call at 9.

9:08 am - Dialed number, but couldn't get through.

9:14 am - Dialed another number. Still no dice.

9:21 am - Tried again. Nothing.

9:23 am - Emailed friend in Ireland to say that my calling card was a defective piece of crap.

9:27 am - Surfed the web for information about celebrity dads.

9:35 am - Considered getting dressed.

9:38 am - Called AT&T to disconnect work phone just to find out that I was right in the first place and that it wasn't my responsibility, but my former employer's responsibility, to do that.

9:44 am - Emailed private tour wineries to confirm upcoming tour.

9:47 am - Got IM from friend in Ireland

9:52 am - Panicked because I was chatting with friend, but needed to get dressed and ready for facial appointment.

10:07 am - Got dressed.

10:14 am - Applied mascara.

10:26 am - Left House.

10:31 am - Boarded train toward downtown.

10:33 am - Joked with mother of child that was having a temper tantrum over not being allowed to eat anymore bunny crackers.

10:35 am - Annoyed by the class full of 4th graders that were taking up all of the seats because I wanted to sit...and I AM an elder.

10:36 am - Really annoyed that the teacher did not force the kids to evacuate the handicap seats when a HANDICAPPED person boarded the train.

10:41 am - No longer think temper tantrum is funny. Not the only one either.

10:43 am - Relieved when the embarrassed mother left the train with temper tantrum child.

10:46 am - Waited way too long for 4th graders to exit train.

10:48 am - Waited too long for train to cross 18th St.

10:51 am - Very nervous that facial appointment was in 9 minutes, yet was about 10 minutes away.

10:51:30 am - Very concerned about tardiness.

10:52 am - Getting angry that train is not moving.

10:53 am - Wishing for a time machine of some sort.

11:00 am - Exited train and called salon. Then ran through city to get to appointment.

11:06 am - Entered salon, just to find out that facialist was late too (and was aboard same train).

11:20 am - Began facial

12:15 pm - Purchased products because am sucker.

12:23 pm - Went to restroom and admired clear pores on face.

12:27 pm - Walked over to Macys.

12:35 pm - Wandered around cosmetics section hoping someone would offer to put makeup on naked face.

12:39 pm - Got tired of waiting for someone to offer to apply mascara and went to get food.

12:44 pm - Stood in line at Wolfgang Puck's because wanted Veggie sandwich with Goat Cheese spread.

12:46 pm - Listened as sandwich man told all patrons that tomatoes were inedible in California because they all have salminella.

12:48 pm - Ordered veggie sandwich.

12:48:15 pm - Informed that the veggie sandwich was not available because of the tomatoes.

12:48:17 pm - Confused since tomatoes are a minor ingredient of the veggie sandwich.

12:48:23 pm - Ordered pesto chicken, but really wanted the goat cheese spread.

12:51 pm - Took fully prepared sandwich (sans Goat Cheese Spread) and got iced tea.

12:53 pm - Sat down to eat sandwich

12:53:07 pm - Disappointed in sandwich. Wished there was goat cheese spread.

1:06 pm - Disposed of waste and refilled iced tea.

1:11 pm - Purchased cookie.

1:15 pm - Went to shoe department to search for friend.

1:17 pm - Abandoned search in favor of sitting outside and eating cookie.

1:22 pm - Sat in Union Square, eating cookie.

1:24 pm - Made some phone calls.

1:27 pm - Devised plan to walk the cosmetics section again in hopes that someone would apply makeup to naked, yet unbelievably smooth, face.

1:34 pm - Received phone call.

1:52 pm - Hung up phone

1:52:12 pm - Noticed two people dressed as cows in front of Macy's.

1:52:17 pm - Called the person with whom I'd just spoken to discuss the cows.

1:54 pm - Wondered if they would invite a gorilla into their gang.

1:56 pm - Watched them go into Macy's

1:56:08 pm - Decided to trail them.

1:58 pm - On way back into Macy's, happened upon a video shoot with young girl all done up to appear older and hussy-like walking down street and hailing a trolley.

2:01 pm - Wandered back into Macy's.

2:03 pm - Sauntered around cosmetics area, attempting to look at makeup in hopes that someone would want to apply SOMETHING to my face.

2:06 pm - Circled back around cosmetics area.

2:08 pm - Gave up and went to bathroom in basement.

2:12 pm - Walked by Ben & Jerry's and located the cows. Discovered they worked at the ice cream counter. Suddenly it all made sense--except the weird video shoot, of course.

2:18 pm - Decided to go to Sephora and apply own makeup.

2:22 pm - Got sidetracked by H&M

2:43 pm - Found self in dressing room, naked and dismayed by own appearance....especially from behind.

3:01 pm - Decided to purchase 3 items.

3:06 pm - Received call from shoe department friend.

3:09 pm - Met him while at register.

3:15 pm - Went to lunch with friend.

4:07 pm - Wandered back to Macy's

4:16 pm - Allowed self to get caught up in shoe search with friend.

4:28 pm - Tried on 12 pairs of designer shoes, knowing full well I wasn't going to buy anything because I'm cheap.

4:46 pm - Called another friend to alert her to my planned tardiness to our drinks appointment at 5pm.

4:52 pm - Tried on the full pair of Marc Jacobs shoes that I had no intention of purchasing.

5:04 pm - Purchased the Marc Jacobs shoes.

5:16 pm - Went to board MUNI train toward home.

5:28 pm - After much train drama, finally boarded my train.

5:47 pm - Got off train, feeling totally motion sick.

5:49 pm - Got home and dropped off newly acquired clothes and skincare products.

5:51 pm - Applied mascara.

5:53 pm - Got in car to meet friend for drinks.

6:07 pm - Went to wine bar and drank too much wine, while regaling my friend with all of the reasons why I hate Facebook....starting with the fact that people I don't know keep finding me claiming we were friends in high school....and while we may have attended the same high school, I have no clue who they are...and my memory is good...excellent in fact.

7:48 pm - Went home and tried on Marc Jacobs shoes.

8:02 pm - Decided to make brownies.

8:06 pm - Got sidetracked by IM.

8:34 pm - Decided to write blog.

8:39 pm - Attempted to kill moth in hallway by throwing a cardboard box at the ceiling where it landed. Completely failed at the task.

8:48 pm - Decided to write blog.

9:29 pm - Finished blog...almost.

9:30 pm - Feeling guilty for not having packed up and mailed off computer equipment.

9:31 pm - Decided not to make brownies...and may just go to sleep.

9:38 pm - Reviewed writing and posted blog.

The End.

And that's how I spent my day. Now I have another moth to attempt to murder mercilessly.