So I had the worst day ever on February 1, 2008!!!! I thought the day was going to be great you know, work 2 hours in the morning then class at 11 AM. Until I get a phone call saying that I had to be at this PR place as a volunteer for fashion week, (which i am so happy to be apart of thanks to my friend Eileen----LOVER HERRRRR ). Mind you now I never come in on Fridays, but the lady tells me oh, we spoke about this you were told to come in every Friday for now on. I was like, did we talk about that? I don't remember that. She goes yeah you are suppose to come in on Fridays to help out, we have lots of work that needs to be down, can you get down here ASAP. Mind you I had class at 11AM, then I have to catch the train with a friend to buy mask for a party that was happening later that night. She sounded distressed and I was like what am I going to do? If i tell her no that can mess up my future chances of getting a REAL internship there! so I tell her yeah i can make it down there by 1-1:30pm. She goes great and hurriedly hangs up the phone. I quickly dial my friends digits as fast as my fingers could move.
Me: Hey I have a huge dilemma!!!!
Friend: Whats the problem?
Me: So the fashion volunteer lady tells me she needs me to come in
Friend: Okay you should go
Me: But i mean i feel so bad because we have to get the mask!
Friend: What this is possibly an internship position, whats more important buying mask or an internship for your future?
Me: internship
Friend: Exactly just go and we can still meet up to take the metro north, (leaving from New Rochelle) where you can give me the directions to the store where to pick up the masks.
Me: okay thanks so much!!!!!!!! got to go class in 10 min. later!
So now i noticed that it had begun to rain. I was like fine I already showered got dress, pulled my hair down and was like I am forgetting my umbrella. It took forever for me to find an umbrella, because I NEVER DID!!!!! I own 3 umbrellas, a little black one, a medium purple one and my favorite the a big M&M one. But on February 1st I couldn't seem to find any of them!!!!
I doubled u and was like, ill just grab my hoody, my coat also has a hood and i said, "it can;t be raining that hard yet" Oh was i completely wrong!!! I had to walk to class in the freezing pouring rain, i tried to run but there was ice beginning to form because of the temperature and i did not want to risk falling!.....so I finally make it to class, i was soaked but it hadn't seeped through my coat and sweater so I was fine. I got out of class had to go and change my shoes because they were soaked (white low cut converse...don't ask Y i wore those).......I put my boots on and i was frantically trying to find an umbrella, but of course i still didn't!!! So I walk out of campus and start walking fast to the train because its already 12:05 and the train comes at 12:33 and i needed to buy a ticket. So now the rain is fully coming down with winds blowing and all, I crank up my IPOD and keep moving not ever slowing down or stopping for anything!......
I finally get to the station at 12:25PM I had to run to the booth, but three people had gotten on line so i bolted for the machines. With my hands so cold and almost near frost bite i had to push the touch screen and feed the machine my money. After i received my ticket, i went back inside to find my friend, found him and he was like what happened to you, where's your umbrella? are you okay. I just stood there in front of him catching my breath and feeling the hot air melt my fingers back to life. I told him my story, he couldn't believe I made it there through all of that.
Finally, the train comes, I relax on y way to grand central. But how can you really relax if your completely soaked from the inside of my coat to the hood and hat on my head....He recommended i take it off for it to dry a bit, which i listened....but i wish i hadn't when i got to grand central and had to put eeveryyyythinggg back on it was freezing and i was PISSED!!! not with him but with the weather!
We split up and went out separate ways. I made it to the train and was jam packed on the 4 like a sardine, but i had jut missed the 6 train and opted to catch it by taking the 4 which gos xpress to 14th st. I made it just in time caught the 6 and got off a t Bleecker st. I was relieved that the rain had finally stopped but i was freezing still. I walked up stairs into the office, as soon as i got there i hadn't even taken off my coat all the way and had to sign for deliveries. Everyone was so busy at work. Then I got my sweater and scarf off hung it up so it could dry, and then i sat for like 2 minutes saw my friend JammY, told her how i was soaked and we explained how our day was going so far. I was not the only one suffering! Then i had did my duties, but was warm and cozy so i didn't really complain. The day went quickly with so much to do. The it was 4:20 and JammY told me she was leaving at 5PM, I said "okay, I gotta leave at 530 to catch the 6 oclock train! she said oh ill take it with you then so we discussed that and got back to work. 5 Pm rolled around and JammY told the lady she was about to leave and she wanted one of the volunteer interns to drop off some invitations. We said okay, there was also a 3rd intern there that left at 5 so she left. JammY was to take the invites, but then told me to do it so i could just leave with her and we could deliver them together, she asked the lady if we could sap and I take them but she said "no you take them". When i walked back over she questioned me if i was staying because I obviously had gotten there in the afternoon and the other interns in the morning so it logically made sense. I said yeah until 6PM, so i could at least catch the 630 train. 6 rolls around and jammY said she would still me meet since she would be in the city dropping the invits off until around 6. I got out after six and the rain started again even heavier then before, i was still soaked because my coat never dried, but I made it to the train (metro north) at 610, JammY still had to drop one last invite nearby so i double checked the train sched. There was no 630 train just a 615 and 645, 710, the 630 train was skipping our stop! I was in a binge, Jammy called me and i told her the times she said we will have to catch the 710 train, so thats wat we caught......but i was so hungry and only had a few singles on me that i said to myself what can i buy....a chicken patty i thought its on 290. and i have $4. (they don't take debit/credit). I buy my my patty, right in front of the train im suppose to be getting on after i pay i look up and see that it says peak, i was pissed, i had already spent my cash and was like wat should i do, so i said ill just buy a new ticket and save the other one, i hope on the line, when i finally get to the stand i look at the touch screen realize that the one way is not available to touch, so i ask the older man behind me if he knows what that means
Me: excuse me do you know if this means i can't buy a 1way ?
Man: I dont know and I dont care im buying a monthly pass so it really doesn't matter to me! are you done and slides to the machine and start to use the touch screen.
Me: wow, i shake my head and head to the next machine which had a longer line it was almost time for the train to pull off, it waas 703. i was so pissed!!!
JammY shows up and is asking me wats up i tell her the situation, she like are you kidding me. Then time is ticking away and JammY's like I have cash lets go. We get on th train pull off and the man comes around and charges us the extra money, where both like it was 1.50? I got charged way more then that before!!! But we ride home smoothly and I still had to rush back because I had the other decorations for the party. I made it though, showered and changed for the party and had a okay time. The only good news is that I haven't gotten sick from being soaked in the rain!!!!
