071108 - Personal Time Off (PTO) Day 1

It is my first day of PTO, yet I get up even earlier than I normally do for work. I leave the house about an hour and forty minutes ahead of my appointment to make sure I'm not late. Fighting the rush hour traffic and the morning drowsiness, I drive fifty miles south, to the city of Irvine.

My appointment lasts three hours. Before I leave, I am told that I will be made an offer shortly. And they suggest that I should reconsider my asking salary--to be higher. Where did I find an "EASY" button to press?

Driving back, I take the 405 freeway instead of the 5. I call my sister to see if I can get free lunch out of her, but she doesn't answer. So I keep on driving, and a while later, I find myself in the office with McDonald's lunch. I figure I will stay 2-3 hours just to tighten up loose ends. By the time I take off, however, the janitor has arrived and I am once again the last person leaving the office. On my day off.

At this moment I am home, lying down on my couch with my laptop sitting on my stomach. In the background, Angela Gheorghiu's Violetta is nearing her inevitable end. And I am thinking about ways to treat myself. Perhaps a weekday matinee is in order. Hmm...I'm thinking either "Lust, Caution", or "Wristcutters: The Love Story".