Happenstance

this is the earliest i've been in the office thus far - 815 am.
this is the time i usually jolt out of bed and panic about being late for work.

it hasn't been a very good morning - i woke up 10 minutes later than i wanted to, my terrapin shat his tub again and stank up the kitchen, and i had stuff to poop but it just wouldn't come out, which wasted my time on the pearly-white throne in the toilet.

there's going to be a course today which i REALLY don't wanna go to (i'm not one for team-building games and senseless rah-rahing) and waking up early's definitely not a bonus. walking to the office didn't help either - it was a really warm morning and i was sweating buckets (it didn't help that i'm in white either).

what i'm thankful for today is that i've had a really good dream during those lousy 5 hours of sleep - that's more than enough for me to think about and keep me going through the day. i dreamt i met up with a good friend.. and that's it.

just before i typed this, someone who strongly reminds me of an older version of the good friend i dreamed about passed by my makeshift cubible/table and smiled, starting a small, casual conversation. it was a nice random event which just happened to go very well with the dream i had.

it reminded me that there was a good reason to smile. perhaps it was a happy coincidence - but then again everything does have a purpose and a reason, however disconnected from everything else that's happening it may seem.
it was a little good mixed in with the events of the day, like how a cube of sugar can make a whole cup of bitter coffee taste that little bit much sweeter - making that little warm drink ever so much more delectable.

this is just one of the little things in life which can turn a potentially bad day into a good day.