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There's a big snowstorm today and it was getting worse as the day went on -- not so much freezing temperatures, but lots of it coming down and lots of wind blowing it around. Schools actually closed in lots of places. And most offices downtown closed early. Including mine. They did not, however, bother to notify me of this fact. I knew it would probably happen and I even came prepared, yet, it still really hurt. It sucks to trudge through lots of snow and leave the warmth and comfort of home to be ignored, forgotten and overlooked. And I can't turn around and go back home because 1) I need the money and 2) I told DYA she could have the house. So I clocked in and I'm sitting here and I've done two tasks, one for each of the two ridiculous attorneys still here, that both required approximately 15 seconds and didn't really need to be done tonight. (Its possible they just felt pity on me for being here.) And feeling shitty means I'm not thinking clearly so I'm doing really badly at puzzles, which is my favorite way to pass the time. I'm cranky, so I don't want to write e-mails or letters to friends I've been meaning to do, because they would just be negative crankfests. So I'm stuck in the fluoresent lights, not wanting to stare at a monitor, not wanting to be in a cubicle or office building miles from home, knowing that the journey home will be cold and strenuous, and I could really go for either some kava kava or a shot of whiskey, but I have neither. I suppose I will settle for mint tea. And maybe I'll go find a couch in another office and lie down.