Dear God, I've become one of THOSE people...
A vital lesson I've learned since embarking into the world of self-employment is the importance of routine. In the past few weeks, I've become the Raymond Babbitt of freelance editors.
6:45--Crawl out of bed.
7:00--Make lunch for Jeff. Make breakfast for myself. Eat breakfast.
7:25--Brew hot tea.
7:30--Write three meaningless journal pages to iron out my morning angst. (More on that some other time...)
8:30--Buns of Steel. (This item, of course, is cancelled more often than not due to lack of interest.)
9:00--Shower. Shave legs if necessary.
9:30--Load CD player with a good blend of music. Hit "Total Random" button and let the good times roll.
9:45--Begin working.
11:45--Prepare lunch.
12:00--Turn CD player off. Turn television on and eat lunch while watching Seventh Heaven on KPLR-TV Channel 11.
1:00--Back to work.
Et cetera...
Yesterday, when I turned the television on, Seventh Heaven had been pre-empted by an informercial for Super Blue Stuff. Pain reliever made from emu oil?! I tried to pretend I wasn't angry about the lack of Seventh Heaven. I'm not a complete creature of habit, right? I can eat my soup and watch local news! After all, news is good for you! Like soup!
Today, when I sat down for lunch, I discovered that the Super Blue Stuff infomercial was on AGAIN. That's when I lost control of my better judgment. I sat my soup down (Garden Vegetable with Mozzarella cheese on top!) and walked to the phone. I flipped through the phone book and found KPLR-TVs telephone number.
KPLR-TV: KPLR-TV, may I help you?
Me (freaking out a bit, because there is no way to sound cool when you're saying what I'm about to say): Um, hi. I'm wondering what's up with this Super Blue Stuff.
KPLR-TV: I'm sorry?
Me (realizing I'm beyond repair at this point): Um, I wonder where Seventh Heaven is, because the Super Blue Stuff has been on for two days now...
KPLR-TV: Ma'am, Seventh Heaven is being pre-empted until Monday. It will be back as scheduled on Monday.
Me (running my fingers through my hair as a schizophrenic would): So, I have to watch Super Blue Stuff every day until Monday?
KPLR-TV: I'm not sure what the schedule for this week entails. May I help you with anything else?
Me (almost crying because there is no way to take back my illogical utterances): No. I shouldn't have called. I mean, thank you.
God, I hope KPLR-TV does not have caller identification...
Damned Emu oil.
A vital lesson I've learned since embarking into the world of self-employment is the importance of routine. In the past few weeks, I've become the Raymond Babbitt of freelance editors.
6:45--Crawl out of bed.
7:00--Make lunch for Jeff. Make breakfast for myself. Eat breakfast.
7:25--Brew hot tea.
7:30--Write three meaningless journal pages to iron out my morning angst. (More on that some other time...)
8:30--Buns of Steel. (This item, of course, is cancelled more often than not due to lack of interest.)
9:00--Shower. Shave legs if necessary.
9:30--Load CD player with a good blend of music. Hit "Total Random" button and let the good times roll.
9:45--Begin working.
11:45--Prepare lunch.
12:00--Turn CD player off. Turn television on and eat lunch while watching Seventh Heaven on KPLR-TV Channel 11.
1:00--Back to work.
Et cetera...
Yesterday, when I turned the television on, Seventh Heaven had been pre-empted by an informercial for Super Blue Stuff. Pain reliever made from emu oil?! I tried to pretend I wasn't angry about the lack of Seventh Heaven. I'm not a complete creature of habit, right? I can eat my soup and watch local news! After all, news is good for you! Like soup!
Today, when I sat down for lunch, I discovered that the Super Blue Stuff infomercial was on AGAIN. That's when I lost control of my better judgment. I sat my soup down (Garden Vegetable with Mozzarella cheese on top!) and walked to the phone. I flipped through the phone book and found KPLR-TVs telephone number.
KPLR-TV: KPLR-TV, may I help you?
Me (freaking out a bit, because there is no way to sound cool when you're saying what I'm about to say): Um, hi. I'm wondering what's up with this Super Blue Stuff.
KPLR-TV: I'm sorry?
Me (realizing I'm beyond repair at this point): Um, I wonder where Seventh Heaven is, because the Super Blue Stuff has been on for two days now...
KPLR-TV: Ma'am, Seventh Heaven is being pre-empted until Monday. It will be back as scheduled on Monday.
Me (running my fingers through my hair as a schizophrenic would): So, I have to watch Super Blue Stuff every day until Monday?
KPLR-TV: I'm not sure what the schedule for this week entails. May I help you with anything else?
Me (almost crying because there is no way to take back my illogical utterances): No. I shouldn't have called. I mean, thank you.
God, I hope KPLR-TV does not have caller identification...
Damned Emu oil.
posted by Angela at
2:56 PM
