Eventful day
Feb. 5th, 2008 09:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dickensSince xmas I've been lazy and spendthrift and have driven to work most days. (Spendthrift = parking downtown) Today I actually got my ass out of bed early enough to catch an express bus and got to work at a slightly earlier hour.
The day went well in happy and unexpected ways.
The client extended my contract for an additional month, so I'm gainfully employed through March. (And I have reasonably good prospects at a different client after that.)
Then walking down the hallway to the break room, a familiar voice said my name. It was a friend I've perhaps seen a half dozen times since jr or sr high. Then, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
badger2305 might say, we danced the dance of Minnesotan friends long separated: We expressed our surprise and pleasure at seeing each other after at least 10 years while unconsciously trying to remember if we're handshake or hug friends. A couple false starts and we settled on hug. We have plans to have lunch later this week and catch up properly.
Getting to work at a reasonable hour meant I could leave at a reasonable hour AND not have to work from home this evening. And I actually had time to read, 'cause what else do you do on the bus for 35 minutes?
The day went well in happy and unexpected ways.
The client extended my contract for an additional month, so I'm gainfully employed through March. (And I have reasonably good prospects at a different client after that.)
Then walking down the hallway to the break room, a familiar voice said my name. It was a friend I've perhaps seen a half dozen times since jr or sr high. Then, as
badger2305 might say, we danced the dance of Minnesotan friends long separated: We expressed our surprise and pleasure at seeing each other after at least 10 years while unconsciously trying to remember if we're handshake or hug friends. A couple false starts and we settled on hug. We have plans to have lunch later this week and catch up properly.Getting to work at a reasonable hour meant I could leave at a reasonable hour AND not have to work from home this evening. And I actually had time to read, 'cause what else do you do on the bus for 35 minutes?
