Aerin and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

aerinpegadrak

Wake up this morning.  Still bloody raining.  DH gets a call, he has to cover a route today.  Someone got a doctor's note saying that he could miss a week of work because he "wasn't feeling well."  Also, out of lunch stuff, so I'll have to buy.

Train.  Some douchebag is listening to his hiphop on headphones loud enough that I can hear it halfway across the car.  Left mine at home.  In no kind of headspace for writing, which I really wanted to do.

Get to work.  Stressing on how I'm going to work everything out, because Mom is in town (with very little notice) today and the apartment is a disaster.  Have permission to leave work once my cases are done.  Can't get hold of users.  Shuttles run once an hour and trains less frequently, timing is crucial.

Finally get up to my first case, need to install our software distribution client so I can install CS5.  Takes 20 minutes to reboot computer.  11:00 shuttle leaves without me.  Mom is just leaving San Diego.  Finally get client installed, only to discover that he only has 32-bit Windows, needs 64-bit to install CS5.  Peachy.  Will deal with it after break.

Next case doesn't want to see me until Wednesday.  Huzzah!  Grab my stuff and schlep up to my last case.  Making good time.

Last case is a noisy printer.  Call my boss and try to describe the part that's having issues.  Send him a picture from my phone, which takes forever to upload.  Wait on the phone while he looks stuff up.  Finally decides what part it is and orders a new one.  Check my phone.  12:00 straight up.  I'm right next to the second shuttle stop, should be able to grab it.

Run outside, wait in rain.  12:20.  No shuttle.  Call the transit office; it was on time, the clock on my phone is slow.  Go catch city bus toward train station, which requires a subway transfer.  Consult train schedules, then call Mom.  Just missed my chance at the 12:45 train, next one isn't until 2:00, which means not getting home until 3:00.  And using vacation hours the whole time.

Stand outside subway station, call DH.  He doesn't know how much longer he's going to be.  Some debate, decide fucck it, going back to work.  Subway to train station, arrive just in time for shuttle back to campus.  In meantime, call customer service to find out why DH's Christmas gift hasn't arrived even though it was ordered two weeks ago.  20 minutes on hold, worst music ever.  Finally get someone, find out that the cameras are on backorder and won't arrive until after Christmas.  No estimated date, just after Christmas.  Knew I should have ordered from Amazon.

At work, killing some time on a side project.  DH texts to say that his truck died on him.  45-60 minutes until the tow truck can get there.  Still pouring rain.  Mom is also stuck in traffic.  Since DH took me to work today, I currently have no idea how I'm getting home.

Seriously, short of finding out that someone in my family has just died, I don't see how this day can get any worse.  I just want to crawl back into bed.  Maybe with a good stiff drink in hand.  Still haven't eaten lunch yet, I'm too stressed out.

CN:  I want to stab everything.

trix1223

Have a raspberritini and send the bill to me. 

I hope tomorrow's a better day for you.  You'll be in my pocket for a good day.

The preschool teacher in me LOVED the title of your post. It seriously made me smile!

lalap69

Poor Aerin!  That is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I hope it gets better.  Try a glass of wine?

Licia&Wayne

Just don't go to Australia. I hear they have bad days there, too. What a bummer of a day, Aerin. Hopefully, that gets weeks worth if bad stuff out of the way all in one sitting, and you don't have a day like that for a very long time.

trix1223

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_aerin-terrible-horrible-good-very-bad-day?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:37Discussion:2e595a77-f19e-45e7-8214-3f60a39fd8cePost:09d8c6b4-14e6-42a1-8f50-73fae3e2f7d7">Re: Aerin and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</a>:
[QUOTE]<strong>Just don't go to Australia. I hear they have bad days there, too.</strong> What a bummer of a day, Aerin. Hopefully, that gets weeks worth if bad stuff out of the way all in one sitting, and you don't have a day like that for a very long time.
Posted by Licia&Wayne[/QUOTE]

=)

tldh

Oh honey.  The only thing that could have made it worse would have been if you had to leave work for a part time job in retail.  Customers are just lovely this time of year.

DH has discovered that egg nog is really good with a shot or two of Jameson whiskey.  You might want to give that a try.

AutumnFair

Oh man Aerin, that definitely is sucky.

Where did you order your camera from? I know bhvideo you can still order stuff and get before Christmas (and they usually have stuff in stock).

Definitely grab some nice a warm to eat and a nice drink.

Side note, I just notice you completed you word thingy, congrats!

saxy414

Aw, Aeirin, I'm so sorry.  Hopefully all the bad is already out of the way for this week, and it can only go up.  Definitely have a nice stiff drink when you get home (if you haven't yet).

The teacher in me also enjoyed the title of this post. :-)

tldh

Aerin - you need to keep this title tucked away in case you are ever inspired to write a children's book.

jaimed99

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_aerin-terrible-horrible-good-very-bad-day?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:37Discussion:2e595a77-f19e-45e7-8214-3f60a39fd8cePost:56624466-4166-476d-b935-82959054b908">Re: Aerin and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</a>:
[QUOTE]DH has discovered that egg nog is really good with a shot or two of Jameson whiskey.  You might want to give that a try.
Posted by tldh[/QUOTE]

<div>Captain works quite nicely, also :)</div><div>
</div><div>Aerin, all I can say is *HUGS*...hopefully tomorrow will be better!</div>

frogurt814

Sorry you had such a crappy day.  Hopefully today is much better!!

megk8oz

I'm really sorry yesterday sucked. But on the bright side: yesterday is over, and today you get a fresh start.

aerinpegadrak

I love you guys, I really do.

It got worse after I left work.  DH had to wait over two hours for the tow truck, so I ended up taking a bus down to him (standing room only, stuck in traffic) and then spent nearly an hour sitting in the rain waiting to get picked up.  I finally just started crying, I couldn't take it anymore.  Then I had to go back to work with him so he could finish up some stuff, and then we FINALLY headed home.  Miraculously, traffic was moving pretty well, so we actually made it to dinner before they closed.

But dinner made it all better.  We went to Mrs. Knott's, the restaurant just outside Knott's Berry Farm that is absolutely amazing, and my mom and stepdad met us there.  They didn't have much in the way of booze, but I ordered a beer.  It was nice to be able to relax and unwind.

Autumn, I ordered the camera from a place called Butterfly Photo.  The girl said that they're actually backordered from the manufacturer, so I'm not sure I could get it anywhere else.  I had thought they'd already charged my credit card, but I guess they haven't yet, so if I can find it somewhere else in stock, I might just cancel the order with them and spend a little more elsewhere.  That'll teach me to support small business, I guess.

Thanks again for the warm fuzzies, girls.

tldh

I'm glad the night at least ended on a high note.

megk8oz

Isn't it amazing how a good meal can make everything feel all better?

After the holiday chaos ends, I say you and your DH need to go have a nice restaurant that has a good martini selection. You deserve it!

AutumnFair

Good to hear you got to unwind.

Yeah, I usually buy from local businesses, my brother on the other hand loves the internet. So he usually recommends me to sites if the store I usually go to doesn't have it.

I guess things not being in stock isn't a huge surprise with the holidays, unless it's a pretty big store that can afford to care large bulk of cameras you only can get lucky if a small local store still has hot holiday items such as cameras. Well, hope today and the rest of the weekend treats you much better.