rough day + beatles = not so bad

today was one of those days. you know, the kind where so many things are going on your head is spinning... one of those days when you put your shirt on backwards and don't realize it until after lunch kind of day. i won't (and shouldn't) go into the details of my day, but i'll say that i felt stressed, upset, and exhausted.

the day was coming to a close and i was getting ready to hide my head in a pillow...or rather a pile of construction paper and crayons (i work in a first grade classroom, you know) when a repairman in the office started blowing into the intercom system. it seems the intercom in our building stops working every other day so i'm always in for a treat when the intercom starts acting up. Usually I hear one person try to make an announcement, someone in the background chiming in, "It didn't go through! Try again!", so the announcer tries again, then I hear someone say, "Why isn't this working?", "Then I hear a crowd of Korean men gather around the microphone, speaking in korean saying, "what's wrong here? Did someone push a button?, etc. etc" It's quite entertaining.

but today was a little bit different. the intercom started having some problems and the secretary got on the mic and said, "excuse the interruption. we are working on repairing the school intercom system." Then I heard the usual muffled "the intercom isn't working. Why isn't this working, etc. etc." But then, the secretary made an announcement that he would relieve us of the all too familiar chatter and play a CD instead.

suddenly i heard john, paul, george, and ringo singing in my classroom. the mood in the whole building was lightened as you could hear people giggling in the hallway, doing little jigs here and there, or singing along. it was a burst of sunshine on a gloomy day. i was a little bummed when the intercom was fixed and the music was turned off. maybe tomorrow...?