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Part One: Locked Doors
9:15: Arrive STH building (realizing just after getting off the train that I meant to go a few stops further to the pharmacy). Went to open door; locked. Realize key to front door is in Salem, on separate key chain removed from bag as unnecessary just before Christmas travel but not yet replaced.
9:20: Arrive CVS pharmacy, pick up prescription with no problem. See announcement of generic equivalent of rival drug; make mental note to talk to doctor. Decide to run further errand since I can't go to work yet.
9:45: Arrive Harvard Square. Make sure there is no "closed for MLK day" sign on "For Eyes" store. There isn't, and I see an employee I recognize entering. Kill time until they open at 10.
10:05: The "For Eyes" door is locked. No employees in sight, and that's not just because my old glasses have an outdated prescription. Proceed to used CD store next door to waste a few minutes before trying again.
10:15: "For Eyes" door still locked, but an employee notices me and lets me in, apologizing. I pick up my swell new glasses. Vision improves.
10:20: I decide to call boss to ask him to meet me at the door around 11 to let me in. I don't have enough change. I remember two aging phone cards. One has expired. The other allows me to connect, but there is no answer. I enter the subway station.
10:40: The 47 bus at Central Square cooperates with a rare timely stop.
10:50-something: Arrive at STH building again, aimlessly trying a couple of doors. A Buildings and Grounds employee reluctantly allows me to enter. My sleeping iMac, left on for backup, has crashed over the weekend and must be restarted. I turn on the lamp next to my desk; the bulb dies in a flash of light.
( Part 2: Incompatibility and unlisted numbers )
9:15: Arrive STH building (realizing just after getting off the train that I meant to go a few stops further to the pharmacy). Went to open door; locked. Realize key to front door is in Salem, on separate key chain removed from bag as unnecessary just before Christmas travel but not yet replaced.
9:20: Arrive CVS pharmacy, pick up prescription with no problem. See announcement of generic equivalent of rival drug; make mental note to talk to doctor. Decide to run further errand since I can't go to work yet.
9:45: Arrive Harvard Square. Make sure there is no "closed for MLK day" sign on "For Eyes" store. There isn't, and I see an employee I recognize entering. Kill time until they open at 10.
10:05: The "For Eyes" door is locked. No employees in sight, and that's not just because my old glasses have an outdated prescription. Proceed to used CD store next door to waste a few minutes before trying again.
10:15: "For Eyes" door still locked, but an employee notices me and lets me in, apologizing. I pick up my swell new glasses. Vision improves.
10:20: I decide to call boss to ask him to meet me at the door around 11 to let me in. I don't have enough change. I remember two aging phone cards. One has expired. The other allows me to connect, but there is no answer. I enter the subway station.
10:40: The 47 bus at Central Square cooperates with a rare timely stop.
10:50-something: Arrive at STH building again, aimlessly trying a couple of doors. A Buildings and Grounds employee reluctantly allows me to enter. My sleeping iMac, left on for backup, has crashed over the weekend and must be restarted. I turn on the lamp next to my desk; the bulb dies in a flash of light.
( Part 2: Incompatibility and unlisted numbers )
