Oversleeping is no excuse. You would have appeared fashionably late. So much to gain by gutting up, so much to lose by skipping your rage.
The real joy all comes early though. If I had shown up at 11:30
(the earliest I could've made it), it would've been crowded already,
and mainly playing crap music. I'm usually soused enough, by that time,
that I don't mind so much.
Might be for the best. So far, even when I had work to do,
I'd been UNABLE to avoid going. No great reason now (though
I am still a little sick), but it's been my anchor. Maybe it's time
to cast myself to the winds.