I missed my event!

Just got back from the Short Course Spring Champs this past weekend. This meet was different. For the first time ever, I missed my event. I had the heat number wrong, and by the time I figured it out, I ran to the blocks, with everyone else ready to go...
The timer saw me running up and yelled to the starter to wait. Coach Sharlene was yelling "wait!" But the starter didn't wait and sent everyone off as I stood there. I now have a permanent NS on my record. A No-Show.

• I ran to the judge and asked if I could swim in a later heat, since everyone had seen what had happened, and he answered a sharp "no." I then got mad but remembered the words I wrote for my book, "They don't delay the meet for anyone's tardiness." It was my responsibility to be where I was supposed to be. My friend told me you're allowed to whine about it for 5 minutes, then you have to let it go. She's right, I know, but I guess I'm still whining.
• I won my next event, the 100 back and did 3 seconds faster than my seeded time on my 50 free, clocking a 32.79, which made me very happy. Sharlene said I was redeemed and I should get mad more often.