Ugh. It is now just past noon and I can't sleep, and my stomach is communicating a less-than-pleased state. To make this the PERFECT day, I get to go into work at 3 PM for a double. Peachy. O well, I've done it before and I'll survive it... I just ain't gonna LIKE it. Feh.

So much for getting together online for City of Heroes tonight. Have fun, guys.

Saturday, I woke at 3 PM, still kinda sick but feeling better. I was looking forward to just kinda sitting around, trying to get a bit closer to healthy before work. I dragged my tail out of bed, and went to brush my teeth... just after I started, the phone rings, and I run to answer it, mouth full of toothpaste.

Me- Herrowff?
Account Manager (AM)- Mike? Can you come in?
Me- Now? I broffhing moi teef!
AM- As soon as you can- nobody showed up to work for second- as long as you can, and I'll be in to relieve you, so you won't have to work the overnight.
Me- Uh... I gueff. I can be vere avout pffiveish?
AM- Okay, good.
Me- I'll work fil one?
AM- You might as well get some extra hours...
Me- Sthill gettin' over thith cole!
AM- Okay. Thanks!

I hang up, finish brushing, wash my hair and get dressed. I make it into work in less than a half hour from the time of the call, at 4 PM.

As I walk into the office, the fellow I'm relieving is on the phone... Not a good sign.

It turns out that there is a crew scrubbing the lowest level of one of the two parking ramps which are part of the account, and they managed to blow one of the sprinkler heads by parking their compressor-unit with its exhaust directly under the head, thus setting it off as soon as it hit the trigger temp of 160 degrees f. So, the fire system is discharging all over the place from the blown head. Joy.

Note that we're getting NO alarms.

So, I take over, call my supervisor (the fella who had me come in in the first place) and the building on-call engineer and haul ass to the ramp to see what the situation is. I confirm it, realize that I have the wrong number for the engineer, haul ass BACK to the office, tell the engineer what's up, he says hes on his way and I go back to the ramp.

(Pant-pant-pant)

The engineer arrives and looks it over. he sends me back to the office to put the fire system on test, which I do, and then we spend time digging around to try and find the number for the company to repair the damn head.

We had to actually get one of the tags from the sprinkler room, cos it wasn't in either the security office, nor the engineering office. GAH.

Eventually, things got sorted and the night went quietly thereafter- but damn, I'm getting tired of having to deal with morons...

I got home just after one, and basically idled all night thereafter.

On Saturday I had to do a double-shift, because _I_ am GREEDY. (giggle) It wouldn't have been bad, but once again I couldn't sleep. O well, no biggie. It went fine, and was actually productive- Sunday was my alternate game night, and it was my turn to run an adventure- naturally, I had NOTHING on paper.

So, between rounds and such I pounded out the whole thing, save for one room which won't be a combat-encounter anyway. Oof. But, I got it done. Naturally, when i ran it Sunday evening, they got to the first room and we stopped. (grin)

Also, I discovered a strange ability to gain extreme clarity and lucidity- all I have to do is get into a conversation after not sleeping for 30 hours. Eek! Think I'll go with being unclear and confuzzled.

Whee!