my head explodes

April 16th, 2006:

For a few weeks after that last message to Tanya at The District the gate mysteriously remains open.

Then - abruptly - the gate is again locked. Maybe I’m missing something important. Should I be offering up a sacrifice before going to the school, examining the entrails of a sacrificial lamb to see if the gods are smiling on this endeavor? Hmm - if the entrails are propitious, I go down to the school; if not, I go back inside and wait for a sign…

After climbing the gate, I settle down to relaxing session of solo basketball.

After about 45 minutes a young lady (presumably from Facilities) comes to the gate, unlocks it, and locks it again behind her. A short while later when she is leaving I stop her and ask her if she can leave the gate unlocked behind her:

She: “I have to keep the gate locked.”

Me: “I’ve been told that this gate should be unlocked during non-school hours, who tells you to lock it?”

She: “The AP of Facilities.”

Me: “Who is the AP of Facilities?”

She: “Abel R_____”

Me: [sound of head exploding]

I think I may need to make another call on this.