woke up at 8:24, groaned, showered, dressed in something kind of acceptable, makeup, contacts, hair, drank a little oj, packed up purse, grabbed father's day gift to mail out, grabbed paycheck to deposit, grabbed bikini top to perhaps exchange. had big list of to-dos.
walked to train, only had to wait 1.5 minutes for F to come, got in second car (front) and sat in seats for handicapped and disabled. got lucky and no one sat in the middle seat. tried to read my new york magazine but was too tired. shut eyes for a little while. arrived at 42nd street/bryant park stop 30 minutes later, walked upstairs and one avenue. walked into work and took elevator to 17. it was 10:10. swiped myself in, logged into computer, emailed my boss saying i was there. made maple and brown sugar cream of wheat via microwaved cup of water. ate it, did some work (minimal). burned some cds for boss, took some pictures of showroom, edited and proofread store training manual for australia. at noon, went out and deposited check at bank, bought wrapping paper and father's day card for dad. came back to office and learned there was free lunch. ate part of a turkey/brie sandwich and some salad and random dessert cookies/cakes. learned minutes later of market lunch a few floors below. went down there with workmate and got some weak thai food. picked at it. wrapped father's day gift and did a little more work. typed up work invoice to submit to boss and accounts payable. got stuff together and logged off computer (left early today at 2). took elevator down and walked outside towards post office on 38th street. waited in line for about 10 minutes. postal worker was pleasant. shipped package priority with insurance and delivery confirmation. left post office and headed to lord and taylor to try to exchange bathing suit top. tried on alternate top and it was worse than first top. kept first top. looked at their dresses again and tried two more on. they were hideous. wandered to the first floor and bought some flip flops, ankle socks (black) and a thong for my foot? (pic later maybe). tried on 25 different hats and liked none. left lord and taylor and walked uptown towards aveda to get free birthday perfume (20 dollar gift because they love me?). it started to pour for all of 10 minutes. aveda guy is nice and i get 2 shampoo samples and scent #5. walk to banana republic to look for dress for wedding. futile. walk to ann taylor and find the perfect dress for only $60. saved! decided i'm tired of being in manhattan and take the E at 53rd street to queens. still need pedicure and am hoping my neighborhood nail place will still be open when i get home. there are no seats on the train so i stand until roosevelt ave. i get to sit down next to a very obese african american man. he seems nice. i get off at union turnpike to get the F. i get off at my stop and have gotten on the right car because it lets me off right at the front of the station. i walk upstairs and contemplate getting some kind of energy bar because i'm famished. takes too much effort to find one so i give up after 2 minutes. walk to nail salon and it's open until 8 so i have an hour to spare. i choose a burgundy color with gold flecks. the nail place is busy so it takes about an hour. there is a lady with ticklish feet and a lady with a baby who's afraid of the masks the nail technicians wear and so she's crying a little. people come in to get their moustaches waxed. one lady does my toes and another does my hands because they are just that busy. i leave and head to the pizza place for a slice with fresh mozzarella and roasted peppers and garlic. the pizza guys behind the counter flirt with me and ask me if i have a boyfriend. bryan runs into me as he is on his way to buy bunny bedding. i walk home balancing the slice of pizza and my purse and bags wondering how i'll be able to reach into my purse for my keys to open the door without ruining my nails. i manage it somehow. i get home and take off my jeans and wash my hands and eat my pizza sitting on the living room floor in my underwear. there's nothing remarkable on tv, i just turn it on for company. i hang up the dress i bought and then i shower because i smell. i clean angel (the bunny) and try to straighten up the apartment because i don't like to return to a mess after a vacation. bryan did laundry today so now i need to pack for our trip. we have to wake up at 4:30 because our cab comes to drive us to laguardia at 5:30. we're going to hilton head island, sc for my girlfriend joni's wedding. i'll be back on monday night with pictures and stories.