Ok, this is ridiculous.

A second day without my morning Diet Coke. I think it is a conspiracy and they are trying to drive me mad. But the joke would be on them. They DO NOT want a MORE insane me running around this place.

I had planned on bringing my own morning nector from home but, of course, I forgot. I saw something shiney and left for work with that nagging feeling I had forgotten something. As soon as I turned on my office light I remembered what I had forgotten. I hadn't seen the Coke Man the day before but I thought I would look in the cooler just in case and there was a huge gaping diet-coke-less maw where my sodas are supposed to be. But now we are running low on Dr Peppers and that will surely spur someone to action since some of the more "important" people are here drink those.

I drank a diet Dr Pepper but it did not go well with my breakfast of choice this morning; a Hostess Ding Dong. Dr Pepper and chocolate do not taste as good as Coke and chocolate.

Tracy's office Christmas party is tonight at Cheddar's (YEA!!) and I am ordering 4 diet cokes. Not one and 3 refills; 4 separate drinks. And I sure hope we don't have to choose from a limited menu. If the whole menu is open I am getting a steak and maybe a dessert. My work has screwed me for two days and his is going to pay the price.

I don't ask for much.

Really. Just to get by I need a car, a place to live and a job...AND A DAMN COLD DIET COKE WHEN I GET TO THE OFFICE IN THE MORNING..... Is that to much to ask? Apparently so. This morning I reach in the cooler and my grasping, shaking hand grabs air. There is regular coke, caffeine free diet coke, dr pepper, diet dr pepper, TWO FREAKING KINDS OF ROOT BEER, diet and regular (come on. How many people drink that?). BUT NO DIET COKE. So I start my usual mumbling rant as I shuffle back to my office "I only need one thing. That's all.. One damn thing but can I get it...NO. Everyone else gets what they want but they say 'Fuck Karen' "

One of these days I will teach them all a lesson... but for now I don't have the energy because I am drinking FUCKING CAFFEINE FREE diet coke...