February 15th, 10:20 AM

Sat down in the teacher’s lounge and tried signing up for Broad Street. Entered all of my information, hit register button. Site crashed.

Neither surprised nor concerned. Decided to wait a couple hours and try again.

12:45 PM

Spent lunch break filling out registration form (again). Listened to friends talk about their Broad Street plans– they’re going to jog a mile, walk a mile, etc. Are you signed up yet? Are you?

Hit register button, greeted with a “PLEASE WAIT…”

1:00 PM

Walked through hallways with open laptop cradled under elbow. Waited patiently.

2:00 PM

Taught class with open laptop on desk. Checked in periodically. Still patient.

2:50 PM

Patience lost. Closed laptop and went to track practice. Resolved to try again later.

4:00 PM

Stopped for gas on way home. Read text saying that registration for Broad Street is closed.

4:05 PM

Recovered from fit of rage. Adopted philosophical approach to exclusion.

Still bummed.