Whenever there's a school holiday, I always have this tiny panicky feeling that I've gotten the day wrong and I'm actually supposed to be at school and man, am I gonna get in trouble for not being there.
Like, what if today is TUESDAY and yesterday was MONDAY--the actual holiday--and I don't remember? Or what if President's Day is NEXT week, and the assistant principal is making a mark on my permanent record RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK? I have to keep a paper bag handy just in case.
Dates don't mean anything to me, so I sort it out--as I always do--based on what was on television last night. Fortunately, that was all my Sunday shows, so I am safe.
I think. No, wait a minute.
Okay, I have no angry voicemails, so I THINK this might be President's Day.
Maybe.
Ms. Mei Flower
- Mei
- I'm a spinster schoolmarm with a degree in English; I watch artsy movies about British people; I knit while watching the History Channel; I listen to NPR in the car; I eat frozen dinners on the couch. Is that stereotypical enough for you? No? Well, then ... and I have a cat.
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Wouldn't you love to be like the guy on "Office Space," and just not worry about showing up to work at all? It would be kinda neat to just NOT CARE! :)
Ha! I WOULD love that!
(What a great movie! My favorite part is when they beat up the printer, because, man, I have been there).
I really think "Office Space" is one of the funniest movies ever. I so often wish I could have the main character's "don't care" attitude and get away with it! And who hasn't tried to hide from the boss at least once in their lives?
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