I decided to try and get an oil change, but to no avail. The cars were double parked inside of Mavis's parking lot. If I really want to get the tire rotation and oil change I need at a reasonable price, I'll have to go very early tomorrow morning.
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Last night, I didn't start trying to go to sleep until 2 am or so. And it seemed to take forever for me to fall out. But when I finally woke up, I had blown through 2 alarms, only waking up for a 10 am alarm I had set. This meant that it was going to take some time for me to get moving, and I stayed in the comfort of a warm blanket as long as possible. Eventually, I was up and out of the house around 1 pm, and saw that there was no chance for me to get the oil change I need. So I ended up picking up lunch at the local Mickey D's, then drove home for a while.
Around 4 pm, I looked out the window, and saw that it was raining. Did I really want to drive to Connecticut? I wasn't sure. But I still had a couple of things to take care of. First, I had received a "Canvas Letter" from NYS asking me to express my interest in a position across the river from me. So I ran off a copy of my resume, and enclosed it with a signed copy of the letter, and returned it to Albany to be considered for the position. Then, I found that my printer had run out of ink. So, in addition to the Dermablend foundation I needed to buy, I also needed to buy a new ink cartridge for the printer.
I left my apartment around 5:30, which should have given me enough time to make it to the meetup in Norwalk. Luckily, I allocated the extra 15 minutes, as there was a major backup on Route 95 that I was able to avoid by taking the Merritt. And I got to the restaurant at the same time that the hostess was arriving. Instead of sitting down at our table, we realized that "Happy Hour" ended at 7, and that we could still get a discounted drink at the bar. So we placed our drink orders, had the bartender take the picture above, and then brought our drinks to the table. From there, most of us partook of Monday's $6 burger night. YUM!
All too soon, it was time to depart. The drive home was less of a headache than the drive to the meetup - there was no rush hour start and stops. However, the rain did get in the way of enjoying the drive, as I had to be much more alert than I usually would be. So I was very glad that I didn't take full advantage of Happy Hour....
2 comments:
That meet-up looked like fun. Glad you had a good time!
Mandy -
It was. I don't want to say it too loudly, but I feel that the group in Connecticut may be a little warmer than the one in Beacon. Maybe it's because I have less history, and people are getting to know me.
M
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