Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Highs and Lows
High: Plane to New York is on time.
Low: Plane seems to be populated by participants in an obesity convention.
High: Am accidentally given partner office to work in, and it is bigger than my house.
Low: No tape flags! I mean, come on, who doesn't love tape flags?!
High: Hotel is cute and has about 300 cable channels, including some I've never even heard of.
Low: Hotel's wake up call service gets confused and calls at 6:30 instead of 7:30.
High: Free continental breakfast!
Low: Someone has cut all the bagels into quarter slices. And the milk is warm.
High: Friends call to meet for dinner on the Lower East Side.
Low: I realize the Lower East Side is about as far from Midtown as Wrigleyville is from France.
High: Deposition ends early.
Low: All flights are delayed about two hours anyway.
High: Order Baconator at Wendy's.
Low: Somehow accidentally leave counter without said Baconator and end up dining on small fries and Diet Coke.
High: Flight attendant has ridiculously pronounced New York accent.
Low: Accent does not remain enjoyable for the duration of fifteen-plane wait to take off.
High: Make it back to Chicago safely.
Low: I cannot be sure that I will never have to leave here again.
High: Plane to New York is on time.
Low: Plane seems to be populated by participants in an obesity convention.
High: Am accidentally given partner office to work in, and it is bigger than my house.
Low: No tape flags! I mean, come on, who doesn't love tape flags?!
High: Hotel is cute and has about 300 cable channels, including some I've never even heard of.
Low: Hotel's wake up call service gets confused and calls at 6:30 instead of 7:30.
High: Free continental breakfast!
Low: Someone has cut all the bagels into quarter slices. And the milk is warm.
High: Friends call to meet for dinner on the Lower East Side.
Low: I realize the Lower East Side is about as far from Midtown as Wrigleyville is from France.
High: Deposition ends early.
Low: All flights are delayed about two hours anyway.
High: Order Baconator at Wendy's.
Low: Somehow accidentally leave counter without said Baconator and end up dining on small fries and Diet Coke.
High: Flight attendant has ridiculously pronounced New York accent.
Low: Accent does not remain enjoyable for the duration of fifteen-plane wait to take off.
High: Make it back to Chicago safely.
Low: I cannot be sure that I will never have to leave here again.
