Dissed and Carded

Terrible, terrible things happen to me when I forget my hospital ID badge.  Yesterday, I was locked in the stairwell for a good five minutes before someone walked by and heard my pathetic knocks.  And today, the library security man that I'm pretty sure should recognize me by now (just wait until next year, buddy, I'll be there all the time) gave me a hard time.  Usually, I wave my hospital ID (or sometimes Jen's) and all is right with the world.  Sometimes I forget and have to use my library card.  Today, neither option worked:

Security: ID?

Moi: (wave my library card a second time-- he was talking to someone else the first time)

Security: Swipe it here, please.

Moi: (swipe.  though I never had to before.  it comes up red, which really shouldn't happen, but the card is old because the library is cheap even though my account is still good) It's not really expired.  Actually, I came to renew my card. 

Security: This card is expired.  You can't go in.

Moi: No, it isn't.  But I'm here to renew it anyway.  See, here's my application.

Security: Don't give it to me, you need to see the librarian.

Moi: I know.  That's what I'm trying to do. 

And this was after my delight this morning with the admission office.  They needed a transcript from my study abroad program.  So I paid for and requested one.  Yesterday, I get a letter from the program.  Thinking it's a receipt, I open it.  It was the transcript.  So I call up the admission office and ask if they've also received a copy.  And if not, when I could drop it off.  The reply?  "If the letter is unopened, you may drop it off on Monday."  I hate every bureaucrat right now.  Damn the man.  Let's start a revolution.