Wednesday, April 30, 2008
By Cruelest Count
Here is a lineup of April tallies that could explain why I woke up this morning feeling like a bulldozer rolled over me two or three times in the night. And no, I'm not saying I'm the only one feeling a little bit roughshod.
No. of nights spent away from home: 8/30
No. of cities visited (more than two hours): 5 (Kansas City, Detroit, New Orleans, Buffalo, New York City)
No. of miles by plane: 3,300
No. of miles by car: 3,000
No. of times our refrigerator went out: 2
No. of funerals: 1
No. of hours in the Writing Center: 34.5
No. of dead car batteries in a single day: 2
No. of diss. chapters revised: 1
No. of new diss. pages: 0
No. of viruses I hosted in my lungs so you wouldn't have to: 1
Did it snow today in Syracuse?: Yes, light flurries.
Hello, May. Here's to continuing the slow ascent up Mt. Sappedtheeffout.
Posted by Derek Mueller at April 30, 2008 2:15 PM to Slouching TowardOuch. Hope May brings better times. In any case, these are some impressive suffering numbers. Glad you survived.
Posted by: Robert at May 3, 2008 8:59 AM