Super Tuesday

today is super tuesday, which for a policy dork like me, it's kinda exciting (thus the self-identification). unfortunately today was anything but super...

• i woke up on time, but rolled out of bed late. wasting your morning staring at the ceiling for 30 mins doesn't get you to work faster.
• had to get my photo taken cuz me and a blurb are being put in an annual report which will be printed, posted, and sent to tons of people around the world. obviously NOT MY IDEA. and it didn't help that my hair was sticking up.
• i got the MILLIONTH phone call today for a girl who took part of my old job back in nov (need i point out it's now FEB). she gave out my work # as her own (don't ask me why), so when i stopped by to kindly ask her to remind these folks of her actual #, she told me "we have different communication styles." evidently hers is to make immediate personal attacks cuz that's what i proceeded to get.
• and as if her unwarranted personal attacks weren't enough, her buddy in the cube next to her was eavesdropping and ripped my head off too. i asked if she had something she'd like to get off her chest, and she yelled at me as she stormed off in a huff. again, no idea where that came from.
• so after i thot it was over and walked away, the first girl called me from someone else's office to continue the conversation. i told her it was an inappropriate time and that i didn't have the luxury of a closed door from my cube farm, so she just talked LOUDER...
• and the most FRUSTRATING part is that i have to be the bigger person and take their bullshit. it doesn't matter how much time i take to listen or defend my position: they will always have petty drama that i will always have to deal with. my old boss even recognizes this, and since he can't change their behavior and i can't kick them, i'm letting him buy be coffee tmrw AM instead.
• and as if it couldn't get any worse, i ran out of gummies today. damnit.

but then again, it is SUPER tuesday...

• post work drama, i had a really good conversation w/a consultant and got invited to a high-level mtg this wk.
• i got the president of a company we work closely with to agree to a conf call w/me so i could pick his brain.
• my friend dane, who i haven't chatted w/in the LONGEST time, happened to txt (impeccable timing!) and i got to spend almost an hour talking to him.
• instead of making a normal dinner tnite, i opted for 2 bowls of cereal and a beer (believe me when i say that's EXACTLY what i wanted).

and i got to caucus cuz again, i'm a policy dork... look at all people!

the only thing that could've made tnite better was if we were caucusing w/the neighboring precinct. discussing party politics is always easier w/a beer in hand.