morning

Today started off nice for the first time in a long time. I was actually able to sleep until my alarm went off and woke up and had no pressing concerns or situations. I opened my curtains and the sun was trying to shine through (first time in a week) and I felt rested and even semi-energetic. A little cartoon bird animated by Disney landed on my window sill and chirped a happy little song. I quickly threw a load of laundry in the machine and then came back to see what was new in the world. I have a Diction class for the students twice a day at 10:30 and 4:50 and so I took a look at the time and confirmed it was still a ways away. Read some blogs, caught up on Facebook and started talking to a friend in America. Things were going well....my phone was blissfully free of Imperial Summons from Danny or anything else work related and I was glad for the silence. I was sitting at my computer in my boxers and my Chicks Dig Scrawny Pale Guys shirt and doing as little as possible for once. My friend asked "so what are you doing today?"
"Well, I have to teach at..." I looked at the clock on my computer to see what time it was, surely only a few minutes had gone by and I still had serious time to get ready.
10:27
See, there plenty of time....wait, what?
10:27
*All hands! commence panic! This is not a drill! I repeat, full panic!" ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!
I quickly finished the conversation with a "right now!" leaving a few hastily written Internet acronyms and a very confused friend in my wake. Quicker than the speed of light, faster than Clark Kent could ever change to superman, in less time that it takes for spit to freeze in the Arctic, I had changed into nice pants, a button down shirt and slapped on a tie. Finding appropriate socks took valuable seconds so the decision was made to forge on without them, (one that was later much regretted after learning that running in leather dress shoes causes some nasty blisters.) I ran to the classroom just in time to see the previous class facilitator....still teaching.
He finished up within a minute or two and then came out of the class to find me in the hallway.
"Sorry for getting them out late, I had some material that needed to be covered today. Hope you weren't waiting long..."
"No, not at all. Carry on."