Snow day!

Or maybe it's a "heat day," since there is most definitely no snow outside...

Yesterday, I arrived at work to discover the front door flung open (normally, everyone needs to be buzzed in by the receptionist -- part of that fancy "security" system) and a faint humming noise. Also, the incredible heat did not stop in the doorway like it normally does when one enters an air conditioned sanctuary.

"Shit," I said, by way of greeting to the receptionist. Which is when I noticed the IT guy standing next to her, looking a bit dismayed and perplexed. I was informed that there was limited electricity, no air conditioning and our servers were down.

I made my way up the four flights of stairs to my windowless office, where I sat around with my coworkers bemoaning the ridiculous amounts of work we needed to get done and our inability to do them. After about 20 minutes, our directory announced the conditions were "unworkable" and we were released.

Normally at 9:30 if I don't have to be at work, I am in bed. However, since I'd already showered, dressed, eaten breakfast, had my large iced coffee and spent a solid 30 minutes waiting on ridiculously hot subway platforms and squished into overcrowded (yet mercifully, air conditioned) subway cars, I was not exactly sleepy.

It was fine -- I killed off some time running errands I'd been meaning to do for a while before heading back to Queens where I spent the rest of the day being mostly useless.

My boss, being the wise person she is, suggested I not hurry into work tomorrow morning, but rather, sleep in a bit, call around 9 to find out if there would, in fact, be work. So this morning, I set my alarm a bit late, showered, dressed and called the office.

I did this without actually considering that there might not be work today. Had I considered it, I probably would've stayed in bed, waited a bit longer, and then called the office.

Because now, it is 9 am and I'm showered, dressed, not yet caffinated but nonetheless feeling pretty wired -- too wired to go back to bed, anyway.

And there is no work.

YAY!