Some days just do not go the way you expect them to. It's 12:15 and I've gotten very little accomplished today. Which is sad, because I started out pretty well. I got to work and immediately started working on my "Things I'll Be Doing This Week" chart. I chatted a while with Meghan, who then moved on to chat with Krishni (I'm like the socialization ante-chamber; people don't come to talk with me, I'm just there to pass the time until Krishni can see them). Then I checked my Hotmail account and got caught up in the fascinating arguments on the Jane Austen listserv. It's mostly people bashing each other, which I find oddly fascinating. However, there were tons of these emails, so it took a while to go through.
Then, of course, it's time for the department staff meeting. Which is very boring and involves people talking too much. Jeff reveals that he's going to be away on the 23rd, but thinks we should have a meeting anyway, with someone else leading it. He suggests we could have a rotating leader and nominates me for the first one. Huh? I don't get it either. I believe it came from the fact that I drove a contest entry to Rockville and we actually won an award (see March 1 entry).
After that, I walked over to the dentist, who wasn't where I thought he would be. I wound up wandering through Bethesda before finding the right place. It was nice-no waiting, but anyway. So he x-rayed my mouth and yup, that hole in my tooth is a bad thing. Apparently it involves the Cavity From Hell. It's so bad that the hole is there because part of my tooth fell out (it recognized that it was part of a sinking ship, I guess). So it looks like I get to have a root canal. Whee, fun. If anyone has had one, please tell me about it. I'm trying not to fear it.
Geez, add that to the fact that my glasses broke the other night, I'm just spending a whole bunch of money I didn't want to. And I still have to go wedding present shopping. Kill me now.
On the positive side, somebody brought fudge in to the office. I'm drowning my sorrows in peanut butter fudge. Mmm.
Current song in my head:
"Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"