weak week

forgot my phone at work today.
i realized when i was walking (walking because my bike was stolen a couple days ago) home from bart. too late to turn around, poor taxi (who i found out this week will probably have to go back to utah) was patiently waiting at home for a walk and a pee. but maybe, just maybe, i could catch denise before she left the office and ask her to bring it to the city with her, then i could get it from her tomorrow. i asked a few people if i could use their phone. one guy holding an iphone, looking right at it, "sir, do you have a phone i can use?"
"no."
another man with a bluetooth cancer pod in his ear "sir, can i please use your phone?"
"no."
one more try.
"no."
each one looking at me like i'm a leper, or asking for change (which we all know by now comes from within), or trying to sell them a street sheet.
after probably the third worst week ever, i couldn't take it, i was on the verge of tears, i walked home to my pup. i'm not supposed to go to work tomorrow, i'm busy and really don't have time for it (impending doomy weekend from hell has me missing two days of work). looks like i'm going in anyway.

other things that made the past week less than stellar: dreams of eating spiders and getting the stink eye from my parent's neighbors, not enough running, regular old, poorly-timed lady woes, angry people calling me at work because my project is ruining their lives.

things that made this week ok: jackie was awesome at counting money and she's super excited to see my halloween costume, good fruit at work on tuesday, probably twice as much chocolate as necessary, a lady telling me i'm wonderful despite not being able to fix the problem she called to complain to me about.

p.s. after this weekend, everything will be better, i promise! back to happy, stress-free tara....just a few more days...