Have you ever had one of those days where you felt good when you woke up, but then everything seems to fall apart?

Today is that day for me.

I woke up, not willingly, but I did.  I ate breakfast.  The sun was shining, the birds were chirping.  I was in rhythm with the world, or so I thought.  Before I realized that the day was destined for disaster, I got finished with my morning routine in time to fill up my car with gas and get a car wash before heading off to class.  The radio was slow to get through the commercials, but rewarded my wait with some good tunes that continued until I arrived on campus.

This is where things begin to slide down into oblivion. 

I walk into the office where I work, but my best friend isn't there yet.  Which is odd, considering his workday starts earlier than mine.  But my thoughts quickly change due to seeing a familiar face.  I go over and chat until we need to walk across campus to our class.  The professor walks in late, but she did this at the last meeting. 

When she did show up, I thought she had made a deal with father time to keep us in there with her for an abnormally long time.  However, it was just the fact that the content of the lecture was that boring!  Moving on.

We were out for lunch (finally), but I went straight back to the office because my sweetie was at an interview and I couldn't get anyone to go out with me.  

The office is eerily quiet, and few of the other employees that are supposed to be on the clock with me are in.  All of a sudden, I hear Broc say that he was off the clock an hour ago and I was the only person working.  Great.  Not only am I hungry, but I will also be alone. 

As soon as he left, a group of students came in for help.  I didn't panic on the outside.  On the inside, I was screaming, "Where the hell is everyone!  If only the Boss where here, it wouldn't be so bad.  This day is beginning to suck."

While all of that was going on in my head, I had a smile on my face and attempted to figure out a lab question.

Once I made it through all the questions, I tried calling Flash on more time.  SUCCESS!  He had been asleep...a habit he's picked up since the week break we had.  I must have sounded panicky, because he said he'd get to work as soon as he could.  (Thank God!)

In the mean time, more students are coming in.  All I want to do is get in the corner and suck my thumb.  I feel so unmotivated now.  I don't want to do anything.  I don't want to write my essays or tutor or even write this (but I am). 

I am still hungry, despite eating the peanut bar.  The office is still quiet.  Flash had to leave for a class, but he should be back shortly.  Oh.  And did I mention I have a meeting to discuss my directed research and gradschool interviews later today that I should be preparing for? 

I pray that my sweetie's interview this morning went better than my day is trying to be.

I don't know.  Despite the strange feeling of wanting to do something but not wanting to, I have done a lot today.  And I still feel like the day isn't over, so it can end up like it started.  Right?  Of course it can.