Driving into campus today felt downright odd, as I hadn't driven that in to Tempe almost week. Instead I'd been going into Skysong, which is the ASU complex in south Scottsdale. As such I let my my wander and almost missed by exit.
The campus was utterly dead. Hardly anyone is around this week during break. I wonder when the summer session starts, and how busy it will be. I remember at Texas, there hardly seemed to be any difference during the summer. Things just kept moving along. But not every place can be Texas.
I got in super early such that only the campus Starbucks was open. It's open when everything else is closed. So now I have a Starbucks cup on the desk next to me instead of one from the Bagelry, which has moved its opening hours to a later time during the summer break. I thought I would sit at one of the shaded metal tables by the library and enjoy taking some physics notes. I was quickly disabused of this notion in realizing that I had neglected to bring along any of the many pairs of reading glasses I own, in various strengths that suit my eyes at various times in the workday.
No way could I work without reading glasses. It would be torture. What to do? I thought I might have to go back home, but I have been cooped up there all weekend and it felt good to be out in the world again. I wanted to interact with my co-workers. Then I realized that I could just buy a new pair. Where's the nearest Costco? Too far away to be practical I learned. But there's a CVS nearby to campus, on the northwest corner where downtown Tempe starts, so I walked there. I found a pair in a strength I needed. Twenty-seven dollars! I can get a package of three for that at Costco.
As I do in such cases, I fret about my stupidity and think: how can I make sure this never happens again? Leave a pair at my desk, maybe. But not this pair. Some other pair.
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