Blogging Outloud

Dinner tonight is in the car.  It consists of a cold egg roll, black coffee, and a bag of cookies from the vending machine.  

My day started at 5:15AM, and that’s because I don’t want it to start at 5:00AM.  I throw coffee down my throat, shower, dress and head out the door by 6:30AM, (earlier if there’s weather).  I have breakfast and lunch in my shoulder bag as well as my text book and notes that I will need for my class tonight.  If all goes well I will have an hour and a half between work and my class. I'll be tidying up my homework during this time. 

I work a full day and head home to find the trash needing to be emptied, the laundry basket overflowing, and the dishwasher needing to be emptied.  I check the mail (mortgage is due this week), and discover that I neglected to call the doctor to have my prescription refilled.  My well laid plans are interrupted by the needs of my household.  I grab dinner and head out again.  It is a bit earlier than I would have liked but at least I will have some time to review my notes in class and let the egg roll settle.  I think I need some floss too. 

When I arrive at Granite State College I see a number of my class mates sitting in the lobby.  I nod a greeting to folks as I pass by and I hear, "Don't go in there!  You can't go in there yet since the previous class is still in there."  In my head I am grumbling, (something like I heard on the early Saturday morning cartoons of my youth when the villain was thwarted in their endeavors) through my smile. 

The professor makes the necessary apologies as we are let into our classroom and settle down.  After the last video we stayed over a half hour beyond our normal ending time, discussing the elements we encountered, comparing them to the points made earlier in the night by the professor and each other.  The night's topic is highly engaging and elicits spirited discussions.  It is a perfect ending to a rather imperfect day.