We accidentally sent someone from a remote office to Chicago on the wrong day. Let me rephrase that. I booked the flights and made the hotel reservations based on an initial directive (which I have in writing, thank goodness) and then the trip was approved and the itinerary sent by me. Ample opportunity for someone to realize that the flight was a day early.

So there was my coworker, sitting in Chicago, calling me from the airport, wondering where the guys from our office were. I calmly asked him to hold and then a frantic conversation ensued between me and the two guys he was expecting to deplane momentarily in Chicago who were standing in front of my desk. "Do you guys want to talk to him? What, you want me to tell him? Are you kidding me??" So with as much sweetness and apology as I could summon, I took the call off hold and carefully explained to him that he suddenly had a day and night at the company's expense in which to find his own entertainment in Chicago. Hey, I can think of a lot worse situations than that.

Thankfully, our guy is very good natured and instead of freaking out, started to laugh in reaction to my news. This morning I got an email from him asking what time the other guys were expected in today and then he wrote "P.S., if you liked the first one, Spiderman 2 is an excellent movie." I have to concur. So at least we know he had a good time.  ¶ 5:21 PM