There are some days where you figure you might have been better off if you’d just stayed in bed. This was one of those days.
I woke up at around my regular time. I glanced outside my window and things looked dark but I didn’t notice it was raining. When there’s no rain, I bike to work, which means I can leave whenever I’m ready. This morning that was at about 7:10. I got up from my chair…Ooooh! My back wasn’t happy. My back hasn’t been happy for a while now, but it was really grumpy this morning. It usually loosens up fairly quickly though so I pushed on. I went to put my coat on and looked outside…it was raining. Doh! The bus passes at 7:15. No way I’m going to make it. Double Doh! Looks like I’m going to get in to work at 8:30 this morning. I sketched out a comic in the meantime.
At 8 I left to catch the bus. The rain was coming down hard. I do not own an umbrella and there’s no shelter at my bus stop. That’s 15 minutes in the rain. I did not plan this well. At about 8:10 (that’s 10 minutes spent in the rain) I realize, “Hey! That other bus stop down the road is in front of a sheltered terrace. I could be waiting there and not getting wetter than I already am! Well let’s do that then!” So I did.
I wanted to do some extra time at work today. Since I was stuck riding the bus, that meant I’d have to catch the 5:30 bus home. At 5:25 I start getting ready and realize…I don’t have exact change. Most of my section is empty at that time but I managed to find someone with change for my toonie. I got downstairs…just in time to see the bus pull out of the parking lot. I had missed the bus for the second time.
I considered walking home but I didn’t get fifty paces before I realized I REALLY didn’t want to do that. I texted my mom to see if I could get a ride. No answer. Looks like I was going to have to wait an hour for the next bus.
Fortunately, one of my coworkers who finished later than I did and offered me a ride home. I texted my mom to tell her all was well and I’d found a ride. Fifteen minutes later I was home.
Okay, so that’s it for this week’s blog. Have a good week folks!