I had I long day today, admittedly. I got less than three hours of sleep last night and worked nearly 12 hours at the office today, after a similar stint yesterday. As one of my coworkers and I were leaving the site, another man, unknown to either of us, came up from behind us and felt compelled to comment on my backpack, in which I carry my laptops.
"that's the biggest backpack I've seen around here," he declared. Hmmm... really? I think it's pretty small...you should SEE my big one, I was thinking, but I just laughed and told him my laptops needed "their space." My coworker, for reasons unknown to me, told the guy to be careful, not to mess with me, because I am an auditor....LOL...the guy made some quick small talk about people carrying huge bags on the plane and trying to stuff them in the overhead bin, and then he was on his way. I still have no idea why he felt compelled to comment on my backpack....
Back at the hotel, I declined a dinner invitation from my two co-workers who are out here with me, opting instead to stay here in the room and get some "regular" work done. Well, thirty minutes into my "relaxation email exchanges" the fire alarm started blaring, and I had no choice but to exit the building. It was a false alarm, and we were quickly allowed back to our rooms. I was feeling a little sleepy, so I decided to lie down, for "just a few minutes".... that was at 7:33 PM PDT...
Some time later I awoke from my little nap, and knew immediately that MUCH time had elapsed. I headed over to my computer and sure enough, my computer clock assured me, it was approaching 2AM! Good grief...and I still have a ton of work left to do...
I fired off an email to a friend, bemoaning my lazy self, and noting my extended nap had taken me to almost 2 AM....my friend responded that it was not quite 11 PM! I checked the clock in my room and sure enough, my friend was correct....I am SOOO time-zone conflicted! I have my BlackBerry set to PDT but my laptops are still set to EDT....and I just float along on a wing and a prayer that the forces of nature will prevail upon me, allowing me to be where I need to be "on time" understanding that I am incapable of keeping track of what time that might be!
Still, it feels good to be well rested...and soon, very soon, I will return to the work I set out to tend to at 7:00 PM PDT....but, just for now, I think I'll enjoy a little break...and a nice bottle of water.
And ponder what that dude would have thought had I been carrying my laptops in my BIG backpack....
Typical "small" backpack....
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