Downtime ..... Catching up

The last two weeks when my boss, D was on vacation, where so hectic. And I enjoyed every bit of it. The stress, the excitement, the sense of accomplishment, everything.

I like my work. I truly do. I get to learn new things everyday. I just want to learn more. Besides work, nothing much going on.

The weather is bad, and me being a new driver, I get anxious sometimes. Especially this morning, temperature in teens, with snow last night was a bad combination. I don't mind temperatures even in single digits. Just that it snowed and froze. It dint help that I had a bad case of cold and sore throat. Was up the whole night and my TV was tuned to the weather channel of all things. So many accidents were being reported on the roads I take to work, because even the anti-skid something and salt were put, because of the low temperature it just refreezes. I am no stranger to bad winter weather, having lived in Illinois until recently. But I seem to pay more attention to it now then before.

I was half a mind to take the day off, not as much the cold weather but my cold. Somehow I dint want to stay home.

There is train dock close to my home. I hardly notice it as it hardly makes any noise. But last night at about 10 there was this loud train honk and ambulance sirens. My first thought was someone hit by the train. And I was right, heard it on the news someone was in fact killed, "no foul play suspected". I would like to think I have awesome intuition.

I am still waiting for my degree. It was sent on Jan 25, it has not reached me yet. My dad some papers from India on Jan 31 and I got them on Feb 3rd. He was asking me why would it take so long within US. If only I could understand my University and the repeatedly lamented about, grad school. I called them last week, spoke to this lady Pat who is the main contact person about the certificates.She could not give me anything more than the single syllable answers which is a regular feature of our grad school. Especially when the student who calls happens to have a non-American accent.

The conversion went something like this

Me: There is a typo in my address.

Her: OK

Me: So.... is there a way to track

Her: No

Me: Can you do something about it?

Her: No

Me: Should I just wait and see if it comes?

Her: Yes

Her: 1-2 weeks, if it cannot be delivered it will come back. I saw your email and got you corrected address. We will send it again.

Me: Thanks

I could not believe it she spoke three whole sentences. I could not believe it, it takes 1-2 weeks for it travel from IL - PA (a distance of about 800 miles. Well, I have waited for for so many years and few more days will not kill me .......