2004-06-04 - 1:48 p.m.

Two entries in one day, go back and read about my ignorant bosses if you'd like to feel better about your own job.

T'any rate: I was sorting through the back room, putting books in boxes to go home and figuring out what could go to recycling and what could be trashed. There is a stack of specimen buckets in front of one of the bookshelves, so I started to move the buckets.

The bucket of sheep eyes wasn't closed properly, and it slipped from my hands and landed upside-down on the floor. Eyeballs and preservative were everywhere. I was wearing sandals today.

I'm not squeamish. I can dissect anything without batting an eye, but there were eyeball bits and preservative all over my feet.

EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fortunately, one of my students was more than happy to run down and get me a mop, and the sandals are mostly plastic and elastic straps, so I swished those around in soapy water. They're hanging off the faucet drying right now.

At least it wasn't my bucket of eyeballs, so I can blame someone else for the mess.