Three is an odd number
Back from my trip, and having an…interesting day, to say the least.
1) Bertha, my trustworthy little Corolla, refused to start this morning. I knew she had starter problems at least a month ago, but kept putting off taking her in, to the point where I convinced myself that the starter problems magically resolved themselves somehow (what, you mean to tell me there aren’t car gnomes?). Now I’ll have to get her towed. Whoopsies!
2) Walked to work to find my bike missing from the rack. Again, this problem is self-inflicted. As I sat on the bus in Portland, admiring all the cyclists passing by, it occurred to me that I had left my bicycle on campus – locked, but with a pretty cheap lock – in an area where bike and accessory theft is rampant. Instead of simply wheeling my bike into the safety of my office, of course. Again, whoopsies.
3) Walked into the little restroom next to my office, and surprised an older woman standing outside of one of the stalls – with her pants down, and, uh, yeah. “Oh, I’m just getting a pad,” she said, moving into a stall. “There, it’s all right, you can come in!” No thanks, I thought as I scurried off to hide in my office until she went away. Yeesh. I won’t say “whoopsies” to that one, because dammit, I ought to be able to walk into a public restroom and not be flashed by old lady parts!
Will post about my trip shortly (as well as the rest of my Europe trip, eventually. I’m slow!).
* Posts are down below, according to the date I wrote them in my travel journal!
that third bit is seriously the funniest thing I have read in a while.
I just burst out laughing and scared G a bit, BRILLIANT!
(oh and kudos to your flickr link on the bottom)
krissypoetry
7 Jun 07 at 4:42 pm
Never a dull moment with you is there! No, cars don’t fix themselves and problems don’t go away or fix themselves if we ignore them. Tried it myself, doesn’t work. It sort of chases you and catches up with you eventually.
As for the bike, I hope the thief can’t sleepnights, not on, they used to shoot people for horse stealing many years ago, should be the same for cars, bikes house breaking as well.
And as for the lady?????? in the ladies room…..I’d love to have seen your face. Both of you would have looked a sight, and I agree it wouldn’t have been a nice vision……what’s a woman of that age want with sanitary napkins anyway??? I imagined her to be at least 60-70…but then you are young aren’t you so 40 is old to you.
Priceless you are!
Faye
8 Jun 07 at 7:51 am
[quote comment="36784"]what’s a woman of that age want with sanitary napkins anyway??? I imagined her to be at least 60-70…but then you are young aren’t you so 40 is old to you.
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Hehe. Yeah, I am a youngun (as all my 25 and over friends tell me), but this lady looked to be about late 50′s, early 60′s (completely gray hair and wrinkles). I did think about how odd that was, but much later; at the time I didn’t really want to ask questions!
karenology
8 Jun 07 at 8:56 am
I think your lady frind may have been a bit “simple” if you know what I mean. Seriously though, No normal person would behave in such a manner. My first instincts would have been to offer her assistance.
Faye
8 Jun 07 at 4:46 pm