I must be having my period...or just having a horrible day. Work royally sucked. Asshole boss seemed to hone his asshole skills from yesterday to go into an unbridled asshole attempt to break the record for being the biggest asshole today. I think I can accurately quote him when he peaked at 23,000 feet of Mt Asshole altitude in just this series of bipolaresque fired off sentences (one hypocritical sentence after another): "So, even though i asked you if you could get (said project) done next week, i really need it today - not next week - TODAY! I don't want you thinking too hard about this, you just need it done - now! Stop listening to me and get cracking! But seriously hear me out and take me seriously, we need to get this done and listen to what I tell you to do!" I should have just asked him if he was on crack or something. He's a walking heart attack. He fails miserably in his management skills - he's threatened by his staff and he is incoherant as a person, not to mention a total scatterbrain. One minute he changes his mind, the next he changes it back and assumes that everyone is his personal mind reader who can follow his delusional arbitrary trains of thought. As of today, I've started to gather materials, update things to look for a new job. I don't need this kind of bullshit - to work for a meglomaniac with no sense of courtesy nor professionalism. Besides - it was due for me to move on. Today was strike three.
To top it all off today - I was really looking forward to my training session with my bike partner this evening after work. Then came the tornado warnings and flood warnings and whatnot from the hurricane Bonnie & Charlie that hit the coast recently. It poured and poured and lightning, et al. I (more out of habit) got dressed at work for the ride and planned to leave a little early to meet in Vienna - then my training partner called to called saying that "heck no, it's too intense out there". I was still focused on going, but by the time I went to the car, took the bike out of the car, put on the front tire, put on my helmet, gloves, hydration bladder - I was already soaked to the bone. And it wasn't hot out - it was actually a little chilly. I even had on my rain parka. I thought - "OK, this is not meant to be - or happen. I got everything back into the car and drove home with my tail between my legs.