This morning I woke up and I was POSITIVE a tiny gremlin had crawled in my stomach in the middle of the night and was now trying to escape using an ice pick. No, it was just cramps, how I love having that feeling for two days straight. I started getting ready for work, I felt pretty awful but I've never once called out of work and I've gone in spite of much worse ailments. I got about half way through straightening my hair before I realized that work could not happen today. I quickly IMed a few of my male friends and called my boyfriend and said, "hello good morning, do men know what cramps are??" The men I've dated usually grew up only around women and know what cramps are, but I don't know if a regular guy does! I found out they did, and proceeded with the awkward task of e-mailing my boss to tell him I cannot come in today because I have cramps. I told him I would work from home, and that he could call or e-mail me, and I took my half straightened hair back to bed.
I woke up a few hours later after the aspirin had worn off. I still felt pretty guilty about not going to work today, but my boss e-mailed me and told me he understood (I don't think he does, but it was a nice touch) and to feel better. So I took it easy, watched a bad movie on HBO, and caught up on some work. Then the A&R called me. I thought I was seeing things when his name came up on my caller ID, I told myself I'd lay off on the aspirin for a while. Our conversation went like this:
Me: Hello? (In that awkward, am I in trouble, voice)
A&R: You don't SOUND sick
Me: What??????
A&R: Vin told me you were sick today, you sure don't sound sick.
Me: Oh, I have really bad cramps. I felt horrible this morning
A&R: Oh, I see. Well thats too bad you're sick today, I told Vin after we talked yesterday that I was going to steal you today. I need to be in two places at once and I can't do that, so I was gonna have you go somewhere for me.
Me: (thinking: OMG, is this what I get for calling out? What a dirty trick God! I've never skipped work once in my life and the first time I do, this is what I miss?!?) Ohh wow, are you serious??
A&R: Yea, but I mean if you're sick....can't you take some aspirin and get up?
Me: Yea, I can do that. I felt pretty bad this morning, but I'm doing a little better (totally lying because I still felt pretty horrible, and this phone conversation was making me nauseous as well)
A&R: Well not if you're sick, are you really laid up like that?
Me: No, no its fine. Where do you want me to meet you???
A&R: Well actually, I've got a couple of errands to run downtown, so I'll call you, BYE!
Whoa...what do I do first? Do I shower? Do I do a little dance? Maybe a cartwheel? How much time do I have? Knowing my luck, if I rush, he won't call for hours, if I don't rush, he'll call back in ten minutes. So I started to get dressed and finished up what I was working on. I was pretty sure my boss was going to be slightly annoyed that I was too sick to go work for him, but that I jump up when this guy asks me. But I just spent 45 minutes talking to this guy yesterday about how bad I want to A&R!! So I waited, and waited. And waited...
I called him about an hour and a half after he called me, no answer. So I laid down; I hate waiting by the phone. I fell asleep and woke up just a little while ago, he never called. Was this a test to see if I'd be willing to go work? I doubt it, he's too busy for nonsense. Did I do something wrong, besides not go into work today? I feel so let down, like its my birthday party and no one showed up.
