the thoughtlessness of thoughtfulness
i decided to do myself a favor and go to bed early the other night.... after about an hour of counting sheep, i realized that my brain was not about to shut down. actually, the constant mind-churning was due to 'thank-you notes' that i had not yet sent out to some faculty that wrote my letters of rec for grad school. with a sigh and grumbling, i rolled out of bed thinking, "if i just write them now, maybe i can fall asleep".
i distinctly remember seeing this package of stationary somewhere in my apartment. i only recall their presence because of the nagging feeling i got everytime i looked at them. now, my apartment is what researchers would call an 'enriched environment', so i was not the least bit surprised when i had trouble locating the 3"x5" container. with no avail, 30 minutes later, all i found was my lack of patience. ('slow to anger' just isn't my cup of tea.)
so then, i got this fabulous idea.... lightbulb turning on like i had never experienced... "i'll MAKE the cards". (must i remind you: this was 1am). for those who know me best, i generally get great ideas and then quit half-way through, so i'm not really sure how i even thought this would work.
anyway, there i was, 3am, still cutting and pasting cardstock. at this point, the thought occurs to me, "what the hell am i doing? it's 3am, and i'm MAKING CARDS FOR MY FACULTY!" making cards for daddy when you're 6 = cute; making cards for faculty at 22 = borderline tacky. well, i had put so much effort into it already, i pushed through.
finally, after hours of slaving, i completed the cards. then i was hit with a large brick inscribed with the word "envelope". most intelligent people would have thought of the envelope process BEFORE making the cards, thus making sure they would fit in an already assembled device....(must i remind you: i'm not that intelligent).
well, why the hell not?..... i made the damn envelopes too!! running short on paper and using only an elmer's glue-stick my 'lovely' envelopes were on the verge of falling apart by the time i got the cards in them.
needless to say, i was to prideful to just go to walgreens and buy cards the next day.... i sacrificed way too much sleep on those puppies!! i sheepishly handed them to the faculty IN PERSON, hoping my letters of rec wouldn't be withdrawn. and this ends the story of the most moronic thing i've ever done!!..... (well, maybe not EVER.)
i distinctly remember seeing this package of stationary somewhere in my apartment. i only recall their presence because of the nagging feeling i got everytime i looked at them. now, my apartment is what researchers would call an 'enriched environment', so i was not the least bit surprised when i had trouble locating the 3"x5" container. with no avail, 30 minutes later, all i found was my lack of patience. ('slow to anger' just isn't my cup of tea.)
so then, i got this fabulous idea.... lightbulb turning on like i had never experienced... "i'll MAKE the cards". (must i remind you: this was 1am). for those who know me best, i generally get great ideas and then quit half-way through, so i'm not really sure how i even thought this would work.
anyway, there i was, 3am, still cutting and pasting cardstock. at this point, the thought occurs to me, "what the hell am i doing? it's 3am, and i'm MAKING CARDS FOR MY FACULTY!" making cards for daddy when you're 6 = cute; making cards for faculty at 22 = borderline tacky. well, i had put so much effort into it already, i pushed through.
finally, after hours of slaving, i completed the cards. then i was hit with a large brick inscribed with the word "envelope". most intelligent people would have thought of the envelope process BEFORE making the cards, thus making sure they would fit in an already assembled device....(must i remind you: i'm not that intelligent).
well, why the hell not?..... i made the damn envelopes too!! running short on paper and using only an elmer's glue-stick my 'lovely' envelopes were on the verge of falling apart by the time i got the cards in them.
needless to say, i was to prideful to just go to walgreens and buy cards the next day.... i sacrificed way too much sleep on those puppies!! i sheepishly handed them to the faculty IN PERSON, hoping my letters of rec wouldn't be withdrawn. and this ends the story of the most moronic thing i've ever done!!..... (well, maybe not EVER.)
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