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Saturday, September 23, 2006

Offended

Yesterday after 60 ounces of water and driving for 2 hours, I found myself in desperate need of a bathroom break. Fortunately, I had arrived at my office and not wanting to have a Blackeyed Pea incident, I sprinted quickly into the employee bathroom. Just after arriving in said bathroom, I heard a spitting noise and noticed a mist of chemical spraying into the air. Great! The one thing I had vowed after the Oklahoma bombing and 9/11 was to never work for a govt. agency. Now after 15 years of school (no, I don't have 12 different degrees, I was just on a longer track than most) and enduring comprehensive exams as well as state boards, I was going to die after just over one year into my profession. I had been sprayed by anthrax or something such. Funny, I never knew anthrax had a lilac smell. Wait a minute. After further investigation, I noticed the automated misting air freshner from which the lilac smell originated. Now, I was offended. As soon as I went into the bathroom, the fragrence thingy goes off. I know I had been in the car for 2 hours in 90 plus heat, but I didn't smell. Yep, I am officially offended.