tonight i had a horrible headache. i mean treacherous. i'm certain it was muscle tension-related, but honestly, no brain pain that bad has hit me in a long time. very disconcerting, and nothing would help for hours on end. finally, i took some advil migraine and within 30 minutes, the pain was virtually gone. still twinges here and there, but such marked improvement, i cannot complain at this point. what is up with my head these days? must be stress....

the highlight of my rather pitiful day was interacting with the verizon man who came to install another jack in sammie joy's apartment. he was a truly cordial individual and did an excellent job. i must say that it was the most pleasant of the interactions i've had with service men in quite some time. normally, i wind up feeling uncomfortable being alone with the individual; a year or so ago, i was actually sexually harassed by the cable guy. thankfully, michael came to the rescue when he dropped over and almost immediately the man backed off. i just could NOT believe his audacity; i wondered how many people he did that to and whether they reported him. i know i did. to pay money for someone to come to your house and then treat you that way? no thank you! and the saddest thing was that no one from the cable company even apologized for his behavior, and i certainly never received any information back that they had followed up on my complaint.

if there is one thing that aggravates me these days, it's people in positions of authority who, when confronted with the mistakes of their employees, make excuses and try to make the customer feel guilty somehow. i'm sorry - wrong is wrong, and no person who has a legitimate grievance should be made to feel badly for receiving poor treatment. i am always so impressed when managers take FULL responsibility for things. that, to me, is a sign of maturity and professionalism. i wish it weren't such incredibly rare behavior.....

anyway, enough of my rant.....tomorrow i go to g'burg to chill with michael and then go to small group. it'll be good to hang out with the people from church again. it's been awhile for me....

so that's it. nothing profound tonight. i'm watching 'the naked chef' and then am off to bed. my eyes do not need coaxing to close tonight. sleep will come easy and soft, the air conditioner's rumble singing me into unconsciousness.

sweet dreams....