Anxiously Awaiting the Meltdown

Ah, folks, another Monday, another atrocious mood. I'm not sure where this one has come from. It could be for a variety of reasons, which I shall now present in list form as I am a lover of lists and as I have been very unsucessful at attacking lists as of late.

Possible causes of bad mood:

1. Still reeling from subway incident from Friday.
2. Still reeling from dress issue from Thursday and dreading picking up the dress tonight and scene that might ensue.
3. Being charged for something that the menu indicated came with my meal.
4. Being hit in the head with umbrella a zillion times on Canal Street on Saturday.
5. Nothing fitting on Saturday.
6. The rain.
7. Not trying items on because of a plan that never happened and then having to return said items on Sunday.
8. The rain, oh, the rain.
9. The smallest size being a 6 everywhere.
10. People who do not call when they say they're going to.
11. People who do not have their phones on/with them when they haven't called and you are trying to call them to find out wtf is going on.
12. People who just fall asleep instead of calling you when they're supposed to.
13. People who don't have their phones nearby when they are sleeping when they are supposed to be meeting you.
14. People who have no remorse for not calling you, for not meeting you, and for causing you to carry home all the groceries yourself in torrential downpours.
15. Freezing to death in the rain while carrying soaked groceries.
16. Someone not calling you again as scheduled, this time forcing you to wander around Macy's in the freezing cold air conditioning for over two hours because you don't really know if you should do something else because you're not sure when they're going to call you because they won't answer their phone.
17. Someone saying the cute coat that you've picked out for yourself "looks dirty" and then saying "but don't let me discourage you from buying it..."
18. Someone not liking anything you've picked out.
19. The flights being way less frequent or nonexistent and the tickets being way more expensive than anticipated, most likely because of waiting until the last minute.
20. Not being able to have keys made which means coordinating and more coordinating and dragging around luggage for hours and not being able to be free while on vacation.
21. Being sick before going on vacation.
22. Dreading being sick while on vacation.
23. Being unable to take time to go to the doctor.
24. Coming to terms with getting up insanely early while sick to go to the doctor and then the doctor won't call you back.
25. Putting a hole in the new dress you bought for London.
26. Not having thread (or the know-how) to sew it.
27. Trying to find someone to sew it last minute.
28. Looking for a bag during lunch, knowing that they won't have the one you want.
29. Being tired after a weekend.
30. Being stressed about vacation.
31. Only being able to eat 1/4 cup cooked risotto.
32. Being stressed and wanting nothing more than a cookie.
33. Wanting to cry but not being able to because you will be judged.
34. NYC in general.
35. My bedroom is too hot.
36. Not sleeping together because of A/C and temperature issues.
37. Nobody sleeping well at all because of A/C and temperature issues and the cushions are not comfortable enough and "This apartment is ridiculous because we cannot open windows!" and wanting to make the living room the bedroom but that makes no sense.
38. Nobody sleeping well and therefore being in bad moods on Monday morning.
39. Planning a night of crying and laundry and thinking that this will actually be fun.
40. Parents who want to plan Italy this minute but dear god I haven't even planned the trip I'm going on in two days and really, is there anything to plan this far in advance or really at all? and starting to dread having a conversation with Mother along the lines of "Look, please do not stress me out in Italy and if this means we have to be separate during the days you have to respect that."

Although there are good things:

1. Going on vacation! Soon! Sun! Beach! Stonehenge!
2. NR is moving to NYC and I can't contain my excitement.
3. Being told that you have a happy face.
4. Strangers telling the truth.
5. Warming of former roommate's house.
6. Meeting new people.
7. Reminding someone of someone.
8. Giving dating advice, having something to root for, holding out hope for the nice guy.
9. Snuggling on rainy days.
10. Avocado.
11. $600 shoes for $60!
13. Potential good news this week.
14. Great data.
15. Good stress at work, but stress nonetheless.
16. Finally reading a magazine from April.
17. Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
18. Getting out of the city, soon, and then getting out again in August.
19. And maybe once and for all in less than a year.
20. And maybe a new bag in a few minutes.
21. And laundry tonight.
22. And hopefully sleep tonight.
23. And tomorrow.
24. And hopefully antibiotics.
25. And no jet lag.
26. And no rain.
27. Toys!
28. Buying a ViewMaster and Play Dough restaurant (for kids who have never seen Play Dough!) and being way too excited about playing with them.
29. Asking "Can we please have a baby soon?" if only to buy it a tube o' dinosaurs or pink miniature mermaid sets.
30. Mary Poppins, and you better believe I am going to be singing "Portobello Road," Bedknobs-style, NONSTOP.