My Kingdom for a Diet Pepsi

Nothing is worse than when I walk into work in the mornings and realize that I do not possess any money whatsoever.  This means that I will not be able to purchase anything to drink all day from the vending machine.  Some days I'll walk into work and realize that I don't have any 1 dollar bills, only 5's, 10's, or 20's.  This stinks for the first half of the day, but isn't altogether horrible because I know that I'll be able to break one of the bills when the lunch truck arrives around noon.  Since there isn't an ATM within 3 miles of where I work, I am totally out of luck on 'no money days'.

Today is an 'I don't possess any money whatsoever' occasion.  I hate these days because I always open up the drawer in my desk hoping that I'll find some nickels and dimes that I didn't know existed.  Inevitably I don't and I end up out in the car looking under seats and in ash trays for spare change that will total up to 75 cents.  Of course, if I am lucky enough to find loose change in the car at all, it only ever totals up to 70 cents.

I just took a census of all the change in my drawer.  I have 74 pennies (useless), 1 1963 silver dime (won't spend that), 1 Mexican pesos, and 3 switzerland 20 centimes, and 1 enlongated pressed souvenir penny stamped with Colossal Cave Moutain Park, Tuscon Arizona.

Ok, I just went out to the car and lo and behold I actually had 3 quarters in the ash tray. YES!  I will now nurse this 20oz Diet Pepsi for the rest of the day.