One of those days

But we made the best of it.

Started out by slipping and falling on ice in the morning on my way to work. Luckily I didn't damage myself, just pulled a few muscles, which I'm starting to feel now.

Got to work, and the coffee maker wouldn't turn on. Turns out that the circuit breaker that powers the electric socket it was plugged into was turned off. So that was OK. The rest of work was OK, though I had to do the walk-around computer tutor.

After work plans were originally that mashfanficchick and her mother were going to pick me up at 20th ave. I Skyped the FWiB for a brief time before the bus arrived (I had to wait over half an hour), then just before it got there I heard from mashfanficchick. Change of plans, she had had a leak in her bathroom, stuff had gotten soaked, including her shoes, and she needed to do laundry and dry stuff.

So I got myself over. I got bubble tea in Flushing, the brandy flavor, which was nice. Then I discovered that the 7 train wasn't running between Flushing and 111 St and I had to take a shuttle bus, which was slooooow due to bad traffic. Finally got there, and took the train to 74th St where I transfer to the E or F, only to find that the E and F were both running on the local track and making all local stops. The sum total of all of this is that getting out at 5:00 I didn't get to her stop til after 7:00.

Then we went through several permutations of what to have for dinner. The first idea, Indian pizza, fell through because the place was out of large gluten free crusts. We eventually decided on sushi for dinner, as one does. Because nothing says rough day like raw fish on rice.

Then we watched the movie Charade, with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. It's very cute.

And finally we had ice cream, and they brought me home, where I fed the cats and turtle, and had a phone call from the Kid.

And now it's time for bed.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Good movies.

3. Wasn't hurt when I fell.

4. Clear sunny day.

5. Ice cream.

6. The coffee maker wasn't out of order.

Fun and productive day

Didn't sleep as late as I really should have considering how late I was up last night, but I feel OK.

Got up, had a conversation with the Kid by text, then ate breakfast and had coffee. Then I Skyped the FWiB for awhile, but not long because he had to go to lunch. Then I texted [Unknown site tag] to find out if we were going out shoe shopping today. She said we were so I called the Kid, got her voicemail, and told her if she wanted to come to let me know by 1:30. Then I went to take a shower and wash my hair and get dressed.

At about 1:25 the Kid called and said she did want to come too. So after they picked me up, we picked her up, gave her valentines, including the $1 squishy shark I got her, and all went to Roosevelt Field where we ate a late lunch in the food court at the Melt Shop. Then we shopped for shoes for mashfanficchick and for me and for dresses for the Kid. All successful.

Then we went to a Starbucks near the mall, and then we went to Old Navy, where mashfaanfic got a pair of jeans. And then we had dinner at a salad bowl place called Chopt.

Then we took the Kid home, and she gave me the amethyst crystals she had for me as a present, and then they brought me home.

And it has been a fun day.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. The Kid.

3. New shoes.

4. Good food.

5. Friends.

6. Amethyst.