And Then
Okay, so it was Sunday morning. I had been out a bit to late, but was up early and feeling pretty good. I was opening at work and was due in by 6. I got myself showered, fed, dressed, and smelling good all with a minimal of fuss. I even made a lunch! Richard was ready earlier and headed out the door, even tho we were both due at our respective jobs at the same time. It wasn’t a carpool day, so I was lagging about 5 minutes behind him. I finally made it down stairs and was at the door balancing my man-bag, waters, lunch, and phone all at once. I opened the door to the garage to put on my shoes that are always sitting just outside that door. As I slipped on the second shoe I lost my balance.
Time stopped.
It was in slow motion that I caught myself and heard the door click shut.
Shut.
And locked.
“This can’t be happening” I thought. I blinked. I tried the door. Locked. I shook my head and tried it again. Harder. Locked.
I was in my garage with my man-bag, waters, lunch, and my phone. I had no keys. My car was locked. I was locked out out of the house. My keys were just inside. I panicked.
You see, even tho this had happened before (to Richard, not ME!!) we had no spare key tucked away. I tried everything I could think of to “break-in"… Not being a pro at that I had no luck. There was no way any of my credit cards were gonna pop the lock. I tried 2 of them, so I know! I was also trying to call Richard. He was not far and could’ve turned around. Well at first. But with each passing moment that he didn’t answer he was further and further away. So I went to plan.. erm… C. Yes, plan C at tis point. I have everyone’s number from my job! Who could I call at 5:20 in the morning? Who could save me?
As I went down the list it slowly occurred to me. I had only one option that could get to my store and let the staff in on time. My boss. So after dreading it and trying with renewed desperation to credit card the door open for 10 minutes I called him. Yes he was up. Yes he would open and wait for me. And he laughed at me the whole time. I was so embarrassed. Ugh. I explained that I had to get ahold of Richard to get him to come back home. He was fine with waiting. He was still laughing. I died a little on the inside.
So after Richard got all the way to work he had to turn around and let me in to get my keys so I could go to work. I was only a half an hour late in all, but humiliated. We now have emergency procedures in place should such an event occur again.
So Did I Mention?
We finally got WiFi in the house. No there’s still no laptop. It’s for the phones. Heh. Erm, yeah. 2 iPhones suddenly justified WiFi. In the form of a Time Capsule. Because that also offers 500 GB of storage. 2 birds one stone and all that. (Can I justify spending or what?)
Anyhoo, it makes me laugh how now there is always one of us at the desktop and another surfing on the phone… Instead of you know, being impatient. LOL. After 12 years together it is clearly the little things that give us joy.
My New Favorite Photo
Link.
What? Of course it’s of me. Like, duh. Also it was taken by Y. I totally have a crush on her. Shh. Don’t tell her husband. 
What You Didn’t See…
This has been flying around the web… Some of the shots are amazing, some are disturbing, and of course some are hilarious! Take a look:
What You Didn’t See At The Olympics (via)
Was I There?
I think I was. Actually, this time I *was* there and remember every detail.
Sadly it’s to close to my bedtime. Actually PAST my bedtime. But I have big news. Big bloggy news. I met 2 internet celebs tonight. At least in my eyes they are celebs… I am so thrilled to have FINALLY met THE Y of Joy Unexpected and THE Kathy of Pink Martinis (and Moxie Design Studios) OMG. OMG. OMG. Oh Em Gee! I love these women already!
Srsly.
What an amazing time and what amazing ladies. I am proud to add them to the list of great people I have met online. I also got to meet some San Diego locals that have been under my nose but have eluded me all this time (@lolagoetz, Rhiannon, Zack, and more) Of course Joelle and Mike were there as well… I am quite sure there are photos to follow eventually, as well as my sordid details, but I do have to wake up and be peppy for work in 5 hours (yes that does mean 4 AM) so next time… But I had to put it out there that I had an AMAZING time.
I Love An Infographic!
What do we sing about, when we sing about the body? The chart, based on a sample of thousands songs, tells the story. The size of a circle corresponds to how often that part is mentioned in each genre. Click on a genre name to see a close-up that shows exactly what words were used.
Fleshmap’s Infographic (body parts mentioned in song lyrics, by genre, kinda NSFW) (via).
