The best reason to be late to work

[corvi]

I have finally concluded my decades-long research into work-related tardiness. After arriving late at work hundreds of times for various reasons, repeating each several times (SCIENCE!), I can finally say, p < .0001, that I have conclusively determined the single best reason to be late to work:

The Best Reason is that the ferry had to turn off its motors and coast for a long while, due to orcas being too close to it. And also it was in the soft blue and gold predawn, with the light-that-would-be filtering around the islands and clouds. And also orcas are sleek and gleaming and curved and they reflect every part of the scene and you could see golden dawn-that-would-be and the blue slate clouds and the ferry's running lights and the dark shadows of the islands gleaming on their flanks, every one an entire dawn sky surging out of the blue-black sea and vanishing again.



(Perhaps this is what Lisa Frank was trying to show us all along.)

Comments

[yam]

Oh my goodness that sounds amazing. I hope you have some photos that capture 1/100th of the splendour.

[randomdreams]

I was going to suggest a personal ekranoplan would avoid the specific problem, but that does seem to miss the point.

[juli]

Ground-effect vehicles are not the best solution to many problems, and yet. I certainly wouldn't turn one down!

[eeyorerin]

Yes, that.

[shadesofmauve]

My jaw was hanging open and I was gettting misty-eyed with wonder.

...and then I read the last line and burst out giggling.

[jasra]

That IS the best reason! My ex was often late when a tractor would be driving down the 2 lane road ahead of him (where 2 != tractor + most other cars). But you win.

[wordweaverlynn]

Now I have these beautiful images in my mind. Thank you.

[artsyhonker]

Oh, that is wondrous. Even better than this excuse.

[beaq]

Oh man.

[maribou]

I am in love with this post.

<3 <3 <3