I’m feeling bad for myself right now, and even though I know it’s silly, I still do. Maybe I’m just ready to have a day like that.
You see, we’ve hit one of the downsides to being a contractor. Today the company where I’m working is having an ice cream social. They’ve even hired a brass band to play 4th of July-patriotic-type music. Everyone got a ticket to make sundaes, and raffle tickets to win ice cream-related prizes. Well, everyone except the contractors. So I’m sitting here, and as close as I am to the cafeteria, I can hear the crowds, the laughter, and the brass band. But no ice cream for me! See, I told you it was silly. I can go out any time and either buy or make my own sundae. I think it just stresses that when you are doing contract work, you really are not part of the organization. And this is the part of working for a company that I like most. Oh well. That’s life in the big city. I’ll treat myself to something this evening…Junior is spending the night with Daddy so I may go hang out at the mall or something. Maybe I’ll treat myself to an Annie’s pretzel.
