I’m talking about adjusting the time.
You know, moving the hour hand forward or backward.
Or, not.
In my case… Not.
The clocks changed on Saturday night. I dutifully changed all the clocks that didn’t self adjust and all was well.
I realized on Sunday that, oops, I’d left my cell phone at work. Black blends into a black computer, so naturally, I left the damn thing sitting there.
Not to worry.
I got in on Monday, pocketed my phone and carried it home with me at the end of the day.
This morning I got up when the alarm went, showered, had coffee, got dressed… you know. The normal routine.
I walked to work, snow (!!) crunching under my feet, when promptly I slipped and landed in a puddle of mucky water, splashing my jeans.
Luckily it wasn’t too bad, but hey…
It was really quiet on the road and I trudged on.
I get to work and promptly drop my walkman, then, bending to pick it up, kick it across the room for good measure, where it slams into a storage shelf.
It didn’t sustain damage, despite the punishment.
By this time I’m thinking this isn’t a good start to the day.
So I say good morning to my co-workers, round the counter and go into the office, where I realize they are all giving me funny looks.
"What are you doing here?" my boss asks.
Immediately I think oh shit, do I have the wrong day? (I work part time)
"It’s Wednesday," I say. "I work Wednesdays."
"Yes, but…" He looks at his watch. "It’s 8 o’clock."
I start work at 9 o’clock…
I checked my watch, and yes, it was. Could I work out why I was an hour early? Hell no. It made no sense.
Then it dawned on me.
I use my cell phone as my alarm.
Since it was trying to merge with my desktop at work when the clocks went back, I didn’t change the time, and on Monday, when I picked it up, the clock change was far from my mind. After all… I’d changed all the clocks, right? I woke up at the right time on Monday, using the other alarm, so why would I think about it? It’s not like anything was wrong.
I felt like a complete idiot lol.
Especially since my morning routine includes checking my mail — and I usually use the computer time to see how long before I have to go.
There is a brightly lit screensaver showing 4 timezones on my PDA.
There are 2 clocks in the kitchen.
I wear a wrist watch.
And I still didn’t know what time it was!
So the moral of the story: The one day you don’t want to forget your phone at work, is when the time "Falls Back" or "Springs Forward"
