i was saved by the pope

yes, it is true. even a rabbi's daughter can be saved. this is how it happened:

7:45 a.m.: awakened by alarm on cell phone. sleepwalk to bathroom to turn it off.

7:55 a.m.: awakened by alarm on cell phone. sleepwalk to bathroom to turn it off, bring phone into bed.

8:00 a.m.: awakened by alarm on cell phone. must have turned it off.

8:22 a.m.: awakened by sheer luck.

8:22 - 8:36: jump out of bed. jump in the shower, rinse hair, put in anti-frizz, brush teeth, throw on some clothes. begin to accept the fact that i am going to miss the 8:31 bus and will have to walk to work or be 20 mins late.

8:36 a.m.: run out of my apartment to start the trek to work, but find the usual cast of characters waiting on the bus, which is unusually late.

8:58 a.m.: after a trip to dean & deluca for my cereal, yogurt, and red-eye, arrive at work to find the office locked and dark--i am not late!!

WHY? because thanks to the papal visit and the traffic nightmares it is causing, i was SAVED! saved from being late to work.

thanks, man...