As someone who was a teenager when N*Sync was a thing and, even then, I was like, "What the hell is he singing about May for?" It was me. He was singing about me. Well, not ME...but himself. You know?
There was a department meeting today, which was really more of a check-in, which really means that we all wind up "picking" at the same co-worker because...well, if I were to explain it we'd sound like serious assholes but really, it's not like that.
One of our co-workers asks a lot of questions. A lot of the time they're perfectly good questions. He also takes things incredibly literally so today someone asked him for a house tour. I'm dying laughing as I think about how he was all "Oh, okay..." and looking for ways to be accommodating while everyone laughed. Then co-worker came back onto the screen wearing a seriously bedazzled sombrero and we laughed even harder. And even harder still when we heard about how some of the football coaches got lost WITHIN an apartment complex and couldn't find their truck. Being stuck at home clearly lowers the threshold of comedy.
After the meeting and flopping on the couch for a while I decided I needed to get out for a while so I went for a drive. I drove over to my new apartment then subconsciously drove like I was driving to school while I talked to my mom. I called my dad on the way home and then walked through my condo and out the back door to the track behind my house. As I circled the track, talking to my dad, it just felt so peaceful. Windy...but peaceful. Do I have other things to do? Yes. I have 34 more notes to write to add to envelopes of materials before I stamp them and send them to the last of my AP kids. I have a house to finish packing before I get my keys next week. But instead I just wanted to be outside...so I did that.
While I was out there I firmed up a social distancing coffee date with my work bestie (I CANNOT WAIT) and fielded another request for a tour tomorrow. My landlord has the condo available for sale or for rent so realtors show it for sales and I've been doing FaceTime tours and stuff for my landlord because I am entirely too nice. He offered me $100 of my last month's rent for my trouble but let me just tell you...it's been a whole lot more trouble than that. It's annoying and so much of an inconvenience.
There's a student I usually hear from daily and I haven't heard from her in about a week, to the point where I was genuinely concerned...so I started tracking her down. She didn't answer. Her brother didn't answer. So I started reaching out to friends. They said she posted on Instagram so I knew she was okay but then I get a message: "My sister took my phone because I've been procrastinating...I'm sorry I worried you...I love you, dubs."
Part of me is baffled by how baffled they are that someone who doesn't have to care actually cares. It's such a different mindset for me and I often forget that it's not what they're used to and sometimes they just need a reminder.
Luckily, I'm annoying like that. 😉
Aubs
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