In commute is where I stumble upon inspiration for these things and it is again where I start.
Walking home in the cold I realized that I did not consider today to be a bad day. My standards for such have fallen to an extremely low level to the point that avoiding a puddle would be considered good luck and stepping in it nearly inevitable.
Unfortunately the day did not start off with any sort of good luck. I woke up at 2am because I am/was sick. The flu to be precise. I can always tell when I have the flu, simply because it feels like I was just beaten over every square inch of my body with a baseball bat.
This is where the good luck started. I fell back to sleep and slept for about 10-12 hours total, which I needed. The sickness also had perks. I don't have much of a voice so if I start talking I am not obligated to talk much. This eliminated many awkward encounters on Valentine's . This also killed any guilt or shame I may have possibly obtained from being lazy during the day. For example, "Eh, I don't feel like washing the dishes. I am sick and don't feel like getting the kitchen all germy". In addition, I took enough ibuprofen to keep the beaten feeling to a minimum.
I know why I am sick. This is what happens after about 3-4 cups of coffee and 3-4 mates in one day with most of them happening in the evening. I tried to sleep that night, but whenever I'd close my eyes I would keep hearing the voice of my coworker who recently passed away. Someone had just informed me that night and I was shaken up about it.
Now for the list of why Valentine's Day did not suck
-No one I knew died.
-I did not have the voice of any dead person ringing in my ears.
-No one called me to let me know they are suicidal
-I did not talk anyone down from committing suicide.
-I was not humiliated in public.
-I was not chastised in front of people.
-My intense distaste/hatred of the city was not exacerbated nor extremely prominent today.
-I had two classes that I actually like.
-I did not go to a funeral, which I probably should have gone to.
-Better part about the last one, I didn't have to ride uncomfortably there.
-No one tried talking to me and made me feel really used from that.
-My eyelashes did not freeze.
-I received an email from a close friend of mine and she always knows how to brighten my day.
-There is a possibility of taking a trip to Mexico with two close friends of mine.
-Strawberry jam on crackers.
-No forced awkward interactions or people telling me suggestions of anyone to date.
-I did have a Valentine, even if that doesn't mean anything, I felt special.
-Chocolate, dark chocolate. Even if I couldn't eat much from being sick.
-I did not see couples everywhere doing the cutesy, let's suck face in public bit.
-I heard a "That's what she said" joke, even though it's a day early (I love low brass)
-I did not have jury duty and will not have it until July
-Lastly, I get to look forward to seeing a close friend tomorrow while eating junk food and complaining about the shitty week.
-I almost forgot. I can breathe well right now, before it was being a pain in the ass to breathe.
All I would need would be a piece of tasty cake and I would be happy with Valentine's Day.
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