Wednesday, August 24, 2011

An Earthquake? Really?

This morning I got out of bed on the wrong side.  I didn't get 'up on the wrong side of the bed', meaning that I still woke up in a good mood, but I just decided to get out of bed from a different direction.  Somehow, this caused my entire day to unfold in a series of events that made it feel like "Opposite Day", like the kids' game where no means yes, or you do the opposite of what you would normally do.
I have a lot of evidence that today was Opposite Day.  For example, there was an earthquake that hit the East Coast instead of the West Coast.
Actually, as far as examples go, I feel like this one really makes its point.  I was sitting on my couch, working on the computer, with the TV on but sound muted (taking the advice from friends about how to work full-time from a home office!) and suddenly I thought my television was going to tip over and my house collapse.  Happily, neither happened.
Later in the day, I tried, unsuccessfully to find a Kettlebell exercise group.  I got lost (the only 'normal' thing that happened today) and missed the class.  Instead, I went for a run and then grocery shopping.  I did my food shopping because my lunch had consisted of nacho chips and salsa and I had nothing to eat for dinner.  Despite buying healthy choices, I found myself scarfing down an ice cream car in the grocery store parking lot.  Yes, my dinner was an ice cream bar and some watermelon.  My defense is that I did exercise.  However, when I got in my car and turned on the radio, Bon Jovi was belting out "I'm going down in a blaze of glory"  Yikes.  Between the horrible eating, the earthquake and other random events that had me flummoxed today, I felt like this song could be a warning.  But, because it's Opposite Day, I just belted out the lyrics and resolved to get out of bed on the right side tomorrow morning.  Wish me luck.

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