Bad Omens

It's 6am and the train has just pulled away from Manchester Piccadilly station. The sun shines through the window, making it slightly more difficult to see the screen, but also suggesting it's going to be a lovely day. I hope the sun tells the truth, a number of other things are suggesting today's mammoth trip to Bristol could be a mistake.

It started this morning. The alarm screamed at 4.30am and I began to get organised. I know I should have done it yesterday or during the week, but I really just haven't had time or inkling. In most part, that's due to the organiser of the course got getting in touch until yesterday. So,

1. I'm unpreprared - we're supposed to take a part of a script or a small demo. If I was actually performing shows these days it wouldn't be a problem, but I'm not and it is. I'd prefer more than 12hrs to prepare something to "bring". I got nothing!
   
   
2. I couldn't find my train ticket details. I _know_ I booked this train and the one at 18:00 to come home but I cannot find any documentation that supports my claim. Maybe it ended up in the 'junk mail' folder, but I wouldn't expect that, especially when I booked another train for the weekend and it is in my inbox. Two things could have happened - it went through but the details didn't (so I've paid twice!) OR it didn't go through at all. I guess I'll find out when I have a chance to look at my bank statements. It could be that this trip costs me way more than it's worth..
   
   
3. I missed the 5am bus. I didn't miss it by much, in fact I saw it go past the end of the road. Unfortunately it had no reason to stop, so I missed it. It took me a while to realise that it was Saturday (feels like another work day), but that meant the next bus wouldn't get me to the station on time. The taxi driving past was a fortunate thing.
   
   
4. There was nothing open at the station. I didn't have time for breakfast or even a drink, so I could have done with a hot chocolate or a muffin or something. The taxi ride meant I had half-an-hour to kill before the departure time but there wasn't anywhere to buy something to eat (except a couple of vending machines and I really didn't feel like crisps at 5.30am!)

Since beginning this, the sun has gone behind a cloud and I'm wondering if I should have brought my rain coat. The course today sounded like a bit of fun - theatre skills for science communicators, I hope it IS fun and I'm not just wasting my time (and money).

Please be a decent day!!

Public transport sucks!

08:45
How am i meant to figure out how long it takes to get to work if the
buses are so god-damned erratic?! I catch a bus @ 8am and can be at
work by half-past. Fifteen minutes later and I'm lucky to be at work
by 9am. Some buses go straight through, others pause for 5min because
they're apparently early. It's rare that buses appear at the time
indicated on the timetable, so why is it always the random one i get
on conscientious?!

17:10
A manic day, late for my own meeting, tied up in other meetings.
Nightmare! And to top it off I'm running late to let exterminators in
to my flat. There are mice in the flats and i had every intention of
being home in time. But of course that didn't happen. A bus pulled
away just as I arrived at it. I'm on the way now. I just hope that
"after 5pm" has a little leeway, otherwise I'll definitely be making
use of the traps. Today has not been a good day!