Wednesday, September 29, 2004
hey, jay?
yeah?
do i look different today?
um, did you get a haircut?
no.
uh, not really, then.
you'd say i look more or less like i've looked for a while.
yeah, i guess. i mean, you look fine, you always look fine, but--
no, no, this isn't like a girl trick question. my damn building pass expired at midnight yesterday. apparently. so i scanned it like i've been doing every single day for the last three years, but i banged right into the little arms that are supposed to go down.
ouch.
yeah, of course my coffee splattered. for once i was glad for the nasty weather, because i was wearing a raincoat and the coffee just got on that. but anyway, i look up at the guard, like i've been doing every single day for the last three years, and i'm like, hey, it's me, can i go through, and he just looks at me like i'm a homeless person trying to break in.
hm.
so i hold up my pass and i'm like, uh, there's a problem with my pass, can you buzz me in? and he's like, i'll need to see some ID. and i'm like, well, this is my building ID. and he asks who i'm going to see. uh, me? my cubicle? then he asks for my extension and starts to dial it!
hm.
shockingly, no one answers. possibly because i'm standing in front of him. so i said, look, i work here. i've been working here forever. i see you every day! and he's like, did you have another form of ID? so for some reason my old driver's license that expired three years ago gets me buzzed into the building. and the guy still has no recollection that i've ever been there.
huh. so what's that sticker?
oh, yeah, and then i got a visitor's pass.
yeah?
do i look different today?
um, did you get a haircut?
no.
uh, not really, then.
you'd say i look more or less like i've looked for a while.
yeah, i guess. i mean, you look fine, you always look fine, but--
no, no, this isn't like a girl trick question. my damn building pass expired at midnight yesterday. apparently. so i scanned it like i've been doing every single day for the last three years, but i banged right into the little arms that are supposed to go down.
ouch.
yeah, of course my coffee splattered. for once i was glad for the nasty weather, because i was wearing a raincoat and the coffee just got on that. but anyway, i look up at the guard, like i've been doing every single day for the last three years, and i'm like, hey, it's me, can i go through, and he just looks at me like i'm a homeless person trying to break in.
hm.
so i hold up my pass and i'm like, uh, there's a problem with my pass, can you buzz me in? and he's like, i'll need to see some ID. and i'm like, well, this is my building ID. and he asks who i'm going to see. uh, me? my cubicle? then he asks for my extension and starts to dial it!
hm.
shockingly, no one answers. possibly because i'm standing in front of him. so i said, look, i work here. i've been working here forever. i see you every day! and he's like, did you have another form of ID? so for some reason my old driver's license that expired three years ago gets me buzzed into the building. and the guy still has no recollection that i've ever been there.
huh. so what's that sticker?
oh, yeah, and then i got a visitor's pass.
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