Today Things Happen

So there have been a few things noteworthy to happen today which, dear reader, I am happy to share if that means that either by positive association or, conversely, schadenfraude, it makes your day all the more happier... yes, I know that was incorrect... I don't care...

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I had a meeting in the Governor's office today. It was not with the Gov himself, but going "to the Gov office" is a lot like "going to the West Wing" - you take meetings with people in the administration rather than the Governor himself. I have been in more than a few meetings with the Gov, but mostly it's with staffers... Today a staffer who has been the administration's point man on the water issue called a meeting of primarily public sector labor and small business representatives to talk about what was going on with the whole mess...

The meeting was scheduled for 11:00, I got there at 10:40, having left the office early to walk in the beautiful sunshine that was out today. When I got there there was already a group of suited men who I assumed would be in the meeting even though none of them looked familiar...

An assistant came and told us that she was putting us in a holding room while the Schwarzeneegger and his Chief of Staff were finishing up with their previous meeting. "Cool, the gov is going to be here" I thought... I then started chit-chatting with the other four men, who it turned out were the CEO, COO and lobbyists for Applied Materials, the largest manufacturer of solar panels in the country... "That's weird, I wonder what they're having to with the water discussion" I thought...

But just as I was about to as them what their interest was, the Governator walked in and asked us all to sit down. Everyone introduced themselves and I excused my boss for not being there... The Gov looked at me funny but didn't say anything, at which point he started talking about solar power and other stuff... And then it dawned on me...

Oh my GOSH, I am in the wrong meeting...

So I went back through the chain of events... I came into the foyer, I told the receptionist why I was there and who I was, I sat on the couch, I was ushered into a meeting, I was listening to a discussion on solar power...

Yep, definitely in the wrong meeting...

So what do you do in that situation? You excuse yourself to the outer office, ask if you are in the right meeting, stand there while they tell you no and look at you like YOU'RE the idiot and then get escorted back to the foyer...

Which is exactly what happened...

Luckily the Governor doesn't really know (or care) who I am and his Chief of Staff, who DOES know who I am wasn't in there yet...

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After my meeting I had a 5-mile pace run to do in continuation of my marathon training... and I'd had the Miley Cyrus song "Party in the USA" in my head for days so I bought it and ran to it... and yes, it was awesome and no, I don't feel ashamed...

You cannot judge someone for their choice of workout music... Do I judge you because of your 1970's chops and matching mustache or because you drive like a 70-year-old who forgot to take her metamucil or because you're a Clippers fan? Well kinda... but still, what you listen to while you workout is a no-judgy-zone as long as it fulfills two of the following criteria:

1. Strong Beat

2. Makes You Happy

3. Makes You Mad

So lay off while I nod my head like 'yeah'

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They say after you run to have a meal that contains an amount of protein and calories in proportion to the amount of time you just spent running... For me, that usually means lean ham and turkey with fat free cheddar and mustard on whole wheat bread... I've started bringing these from home to ensure quality ingredients and save some money...

The thing I make is YUM!

So today after I ran and showered I sat down to eat my sandwich and check email... I was pretty damn hungry so I scarfed the thing a lot faster than I should have all the while thinking, "This sandwich is awesome... I wish I had another one..."

But alas, only one sandwich had I...

So I got caught up reading an email about goodness knows what and I was sad about my sandwich being gone... but then I looked over and I had one bite of sandwich left!

I really can't express the awesomeness that is a surprise bite of sandwich... it's kind of a miracle, like the Channukah oil or the bread that lasted the widow or the loaves and fishes or the Broncos undefeated streak...

So I gave thanks (for the sandwich, not the Broncos) and raised my hands to heaven as I dropped the last of it in my mouth... then started moving my hips like "yeah..."