I put the package of Swiffer Wet away... Into the refrigerator...

A little over a week ago I checked a book out at the library. On the same trip I returned a book. I walked in, put the book on the returns counter, went to the shelf to get the book I had come for, came back to check out. After checking out, I watched the clerk pick the book I was returning up and put it on the returns cart.

I remember it precisely.

So I was kinda ticked when I logged into my account online and saw the book still on it. I renewed it online so I wouldn't get a fine before the next time I came in. Today I went back, and asked them to check the shelf. Book's not there. I made it clear that I KNOW I returned it, but having renewed it, I said I'd go home and take another look.

5 minutes later it hits me that I had 2 books out and I'd only returned one.

For the last 2 days I can't seem to stop dropping things and knocking things over. I think I dropped and or lost 5 different things in the space of 10 minutes last night.

FVCK. I almost caused an accident this morning. It's official, I've lived in OC too long. I've become an OC zombie driver so utterly accustomed to left turn arrows that when I'm at the 1 in 1000 traffic signal without one I'm at risk of just going on green.

And, of course, not realizing what was going on, I honked and shot dirty looks at the "asshole" who "ran the red" in front of me.

Fortunately I am still in the habit of assuming everyone else is dumb, so I had my eye on the other lane looking for an idiot running the red, so I was able to avoid hitting her. Guess I have to add one more driver to the list of who I assume is dumb.

It gets worse. I've had similar traffic "events" with one of my kids in the car. It brings a entirely new meaning to these things.

And I wore a white shirt on beard-trimming day.

Stellar start to Friday.

At least it's Friday!


The traffic lights by my office have this weird flashing yellow left turn signal to signify left turn yield that starts after the green left turn signal. The green left turn signal lasts less than 15 seconds, barely enough time for cars to get through. If you're behind a couple big-rigs you'll get through faster if you go straight and turn around.

Do you trim your beard after getting dressed or something?

OMG I just realized a detail that makes me even stpider (so of course I'm posting it).

When I got to the intersection, the light was green. There was a car in the left turn lane in front of me. That car, being an OC driver who doesn't understand the "left turn yield on green" rules did not pull into the intersection to wait for the turn, meaning when the light did change to red, I was stuck at the light because I was not in the intersection. I sat there and grumbled to myself about what an idiot that guy was for not knowing how to deal with an intersection w/out a left turn light.

Sigh.


No, but bits of trimmed hair inevitably remain trapped in the beard and fall out during the day.

I often end up waiting weeks longer than preferred to trim my beard until I'm actually aware enough in the morning to remember to trim it before I shower. And then during the shower I well scrub the area in question.

But even then my chin apparently stores some spare clippings behind my ears or something because I'm sure to end up with a shirt that looks like I'm shedding by the end of the day.