i've had an old royals cup at work for like ever. i fill it up at the water machine instead of buying bottled water. i want to say it's to save the earth but the truth is it's just closer to my desk than the cafe.

i get so pissed though bc it never just fills up in a steady stream. i have to manipulate it. like move the cup back and forth. up and down. side to side. and it just stops. like it's tricking me. after a few cuss words, i walk away in complete frustration. every single time.

i mean, why won't the damn thing work?

so i got a new cup. the other one was old and i don't even like the royals.

the new one is orange. with polk-a-dots. pink polk-a-dots. and a lid. and a straw.

and guess what? the water machine miraculously works now. evidently the sensor can't sense clear cups. just colored cups.

it took me 11 years to figure that out.