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July 21, 2009

in Personal

I had a bad day at work yesterday, a day in which I sat in my cubicle under a dark storm cloud and made no forward progress on any project at all. After eight hours stewing in hate I drove home in bad traffic and went to bed, completely exhausted.

I dreamed I was at work, and it was a really bad day, but an entirely different bad day from the one I had already actually had. In my dream I went out to have a nice long run, which usually helps to cheer me up. And in my dream the run just utterly sucked because I was still so angry from having such a bad day at work. I woke up completely exhausted.

So I got up and had breakfast and went into town for a real run. When I got there I discovered that I had brought two left running shoes. I went running in my street shoes instead, which felt kind of like running on rocks with my hamstrings tightened up to 11. I lasted a little over three miles before the sparks of pain in my hips forced me to stop, and some kind of bug stung me on the neck. I walked back to the gym in a dark storm cloud and drove home again.

Now I’m here working at home and I’m having a really bad day, making no forward progress on any project at all. I feel completely exhausted.

I would take a nap but I’m afraid I would dream about writing a blog post about having a bad day and then dream about having a bad day and going for a run and then dream about going for a run and writing about it.

What day is it anyway?

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1 Tim July 21, 2009 at 11:28 am

Is this a post to your future self? The next time you think you’re having a bad day you can look back and say “it wasn’t that bad.” Or better yet, “at least it was inspiring!”

“One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.” – Kurt Vonnegut

2 Angie C July 21, 2009 at 11:49 am

Aw jeez Laura. Sucks, sucks, sucks. I’m sorry.

3 Tammy July 21, 2009 at 12:20 pm

Tomorrow’s another (better) day.

4 doppelfish July 25, 2009 at 7:47 am

That kind of day is usually called “monday”. Your calender is one day late (low battery, maybe?)

5 TypeBymmepe December 11, 2009 at 8:49 pm

Sorry for being offtopic – what Word Press theme are you using? It looks stunning!!

6 laura December 12, 2009 at 6:21 pm

It’s a custom design, based on the Thesis theme.

7 Tito Dutta February 25, 2010 at 4:33 am

Hello,
IMHO, Forget all the works for at least two days. Then get back to work with double enthusiasm. Personally I do it. I feel those people who love work will get deeply thirty after full days’ absence of work. And that will encourage him/her to work in a better way after those two days.
I am new to this blog. I’ll try to follow this blog from now if possible.
But where is ’subscribe follow up comments” option here?
I can’t find it!
Anyway, Thank you

8 laura February 25, 2010 at 8:53 pm

That was a while ago, I’m OK now. :)

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I thought I had put in links for these, but you’re right, they’re not easily findable. I’ll add them.

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