Bad Day

So essentially this past week, I've experienced one of the worst days possible.
It's always just my luck too. Okay, so lets start off with the morning.

So the day started with an abnormally early morning. About two hours earlier than usual. It also takes me about 30 mins to commute to work. So lets just say I was not happy to wake up that early. I was getting ready for a long 4 hour safety seminar. But before I could do that I had to call Canada Post because they had lost a package of mine in the mail that was to have been delivered 3 days earlier. My sister tried to send a formal dress of mine through the mail (express post - so that should take 2-3 days) so that I could wear it in time for my friend's Christmas Party. It did not arrive and at this point it had been 5 days. As well, according to the tracking number... it was in Stoney Creek, ON waiting to be picked up. What does that mean? NO idea. So I had to call them, wasting the majority of my daytime minutes. They also put me on hold for 25 minutes and at this time I'm just about to miss my seminar. But, I was lucky that the lecturer waited for me. In the end they essentially said, we'll search for it... but the most you can get back is your postage. If the package is lost, we won't replace it. My package was an expensive brand name cocktail dress I've never worn before...*sigh* I hope they find it. They will be in contact with me in 5-7 days...

After that, I went to work. I started a culture of yeast cells for growth, but as I was putting it into the incubator to shake, it broke. Of course it shatters and a piece of glass breaks my glove. Blood starts pouring out of my hand. As I search for a band-aid in the first aid kit, I find nothing. After asking around I finally find ONE. But as I'm fumbling around to put on the band-aid, my non-fitted glove messes up my application... so the wound is really poorly covered. Afterwards, I'm working with some 7% acetic acid solution and follow to spill it on me and my cut. I also break my gel that I was waiting to take a picture of.

So a bad day indeed. What else went bad? Poor communication led to failed dinner plans and weekend plans. I also went into a raging rant, one which my friend defines as a "rage blackout".

Final thought: I hope they find my dress, and my lab gets better glassware... or at least band-aids.

In the meantime I found a decent cocktail dress. Will post a picture later. For now, still trying to calm down.