So I get ready to head out the door this morning only to find that my monthly metropass is nowhere to be found on the side table next to the front door where I normally put it everyday after I come home from work. I thought for a while, looked around the area but came out empty handed. Naturally, I checked the pockets of the pant I was wearing yesterday, but again came out empty handed. In the meanwhile, my gf was waiting and the elevator was coming up quickly. I’m sure she had to send one down while I haphazardly looked all around for that small little plastic card that had “September” written on it.
After a good few minutes of scrounging around to no avail, I gave up and left my home to catch the elevator. By that time I was just as much upset at myself as I was perplexed as to how I could have misplaced my pass. I thought over and over again while descending down multiple levels that it didn’t even occur to me that I should in fact take my car to work today rather than pay my way to work.
Fortunately work was pretty hectic today so that kept my mind off of my stupidness. After coming home, I thoroughly checked again all possible places. Then I thought to myself: If I were a metropass, where would I be? I ran through step by step what I did the previous evening. I did my laundry so the first though was in my laundry bag. I checked there in the morning but no luck; I even patted the bottom of my laundry hamper but no luck. Then it occurred to me that I didn’t actually see with my own eyes the bottom of my laundry hamper. So as I brushed away the laundry bag in the hamper, and sure enough, there it was!
It was a big relief as now I know I don’t have to drive to work next week while the month passes by.
Now, back to normal!