Falling Is Like This

Sometimes, every once in a while, I think I'm cool. Then, I realize I'm not. Tonight after work Nick asked if I wanted to go get a beer with him. I said, sure why not? I'm not much of a beer chugger, but the night was nice and its been a long week. So we went down to this little place across the street and sat with our drinks telling some stories but mostly venting about work and Korea. After about an hour of that we decided we were hungry, so we walked to the Korean BBQ place and ate and vented some more. Then we walked back to the little place where we got beer, and sat outside because it was a really nice night, and we still needed to vent. We were lounging around outside telling great stories, laughing loudly and had quite a few people checking us out as we were the only foreigners around (that's when I momentarily thought I was cool). After nearly 4 hours of eating and talking, I was headed back to my apartment when I noticed I didn't have my key - I left it on my desk at school, which was now vacant AND locked. Crap, crap, crap. I have locked myself out of my car before (more than once), but thanks to a nifty little key pad on our garage door at home, I have yet to lock myself out of the house. So first I tried the security guy at the building who doesn't have a key; then the security guy at my building doesn't have a key either, so then I call Shannon, who tells me I have to call Colleen (the principle). I thought maybe the receptionist would have a key, but she doesn't, AND I thought she lived next to my apartment building, but she doesn't anymore which I did not know until now. Good thing I didn't start knocking on what I thought was her door.......So the principal had to come back to the school, to unlock it and let me get my key, because even though its the school's apartment they don't keep an extra key (whatever). I apologized profusely but didn't get so much as an "it's ok" or "don't worry about it." My coworkes did get a kick out of it though, and I'm sure I'll be all the talk at school tomorrow, and then for a couple of minutes maybe I'll be cool again.