So I was feeling kind of groggy, discombobulated, and lackadaisical about helping students. I thought, “I shall walk to the Circle K and get a Tab Energy. That will pick me up.” I walked briskly, as to not make any students wait if they were to arrive in my absence, yet I enjoyed the cool wind, the sprightly sun on the bricks around the Westcott fountain. Into the store and there is but one girl in line. Just like yesterday, I can see boxes of Tab in the freezer but not stocked. I asked a girl to retrieve this for me yesterday, which she did gladly. Today, I got in line behind said girl and waited my turn. Said girl orders a pack of Marlboro Reds (aren’t those the really unfiltered ones??) and proceeds to pull out her checkbook. For a brief moment I was reminded of the Visa CheckCard commercial with the deli in full swing which is halted by a guy paying cash. Well, soon after I took my spot in line, about 6 other people got in behind me. And we all waited for this check to go through.

A.) Cashier didn’t know how to process it but tried anyway. B.) A cashier on break had to come help; could not do it either. C.) Manager eating in the adjacent mexican place would not help. To make matters worse, the check girl was having a conevrsation with her little ditzy sorority friends about how none of the guys in their major are cute and they’re all “kind of icky.” Basically, after waiting over 5 minutes I said fuck it and walked back to my office, still groggy and now, very cranky.

harumph.