What A Day!

Let me preface this blog before I continue. I feel Great. This is not a post for sympathy or complaining. It's a post for scratching your head, saying *huh*, and smiling at life and how good it is.

So, I ordered a new flash and remote shutter release for my camera and it got delivered Monday even though it was in Salt Lake on Saturday. (UPS doesn't deliver on weekends) Only to find out I need a voltage adapter for my camera to control it. So I order a new one and accidentally picked the option which delivers it in 5 days instead of 3, which is a difference of 50 cents or so, but it pushed back my camera assignment project to Monday next week when I wanted it done during spring break this week.

At work I'm pretty tired and my first call had a lady determined about talking to someone she talked to before to get tax info. I said I'd e-mail her to call. With her gone, I found out I couldn't find who she was talking about. So I lead her to a dead end and she didn't know it. I then find out I had made some mistakes in processing 2 calls from earlier days. I had to use my breaks to go back and fix them. I then get one of those calls where the person seems to have done all the right things yet they didn't get the right result so it's all your fault even though it's most likely an oversight on their part or the company / function between them and us. Despite a great run with the company they'll drop you simply because we should have fixed it. (even if it would be impossible- they decided we are to blame despite any evidence otherwise) Well, I did get back to the lady from the first call (using my breaks) to figure out what info she needed. Then on the last break I got her, her tax people, and one of our tax people all together to let the information flow. YAY! That was an above and beyond moment that was nice. To catch up in finances I take over time until 9pm which pushes back my taxes, other photo projects, and philosophy paper. Although, the philosophy paper I worked on while at work - between calls. A 12 Hour day.

Finally on my way home just down the street from where I work there was literally a chunk of the road in the middle of the street. I swerved to miss it but ended up hitting it with my newly replace rear left tire. The chunk was seriously 7-10 inches thick, as wide as a torso, and popped up out of the nearby road. This promptly flattens my tier by making a large dent in the wheel rim. The rubber tire may actually be okay but 3-5 inch dented rim will need replacing, which I 'll need to fit in the precious rare evening time that belongs to myself because work needs all hands for tax season, so no day off. Saturday's more overtime too... My wife is feeling ill, my son is sick and not holding food down, and I'm waking up to feed him. Work will be especially busy because of updated tax information notices we're sending out. :D LOL! WOW HUH?!

It's funny! like I said at the beginning- I am smiling and happy! Not because of these things! But Because Life Is Gooooood! I don't know why (perhaps you could explain) but despite aaaallllllll these things life isn't that bad! I know this could totally depress people by reading it but really, just think about it. You smile, shrug, say*huh*, and everything feels great! You just keep on going though it and it just gets done! It's not the end of the world! The world is better because if your experience. Thought you should see how I see life on a day like today. Come see the world through my lens. -Andy