Thanksgiving: Why ME?!!

Has something ever happened to you, and you think to yourself, "Why does this stupidity have to happen to ME?!" I had that happen to me this morning, and is the reason I'm missing work.

At work, we are having this "Thanksgiving Lunch" thing, where every teacher either prepared or bought a dish. I said I'd make apricot chicken (yah... i know... gay!). So yesterday, I went to the store, bought everything I needed, and left to a wedding. When I came back, it was late, but I made it anyway. I put it in the oven and planned to wait 2 hours; I even set an alarm in case I fell asleep. Well, next thing I know it's 5 hours later, and almost time to go to work! I freaked out; I was frozen in disbelief, staring at my burnt chicken for minutes.

I decided playing hookie was the best way to go. I could not have showed up empty-handed, or with my burnt apricot chicken!

Sometimes I think these crazy things only happen to me. What was I supposed to do???