Status Update

July 23rd, 2009 by Sara

Don’t you hate when a straightforward ‘to-do’ becomes a quagmire of extra steps?

Example A: Do a quick blog post. But I see I need to upgrade my WordPress version. Which means spending some time figuring out how to backup files. And then getting an error message for the upgrade, which is going to require time spent with people who speak PHP SQL and other strange tongues.

Example B: Dry clothes. Damn, they’re still wet! I must have forgotten to turn it on. You know, take clothes out, put clothes in, clean the lint trap, walk away without starting the machine. Another cycle later, still wet. And cold.

Example C: Take car in to figure out why it’s doing the herky jerky. At the end of two days, they think they know why, but it’ll be another two days to wait for the right part.

It’s one of those weeks. I’m trying to channel the patience of Job. The cranky, petulant patience of Job.